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such a step would have subjected him to harsh criticism, but no 
doubt too it would eventually have gained acceptance and savel 
the generation to come from a confusion and war of words from | 
which we still trust they may be exempt. 
As the author states in his preface, there are not wanting the 
usual accompaniments of such a catalogue —“ magazine” genera; 
but he has specified these and they are fortunately few in number, 
The species of each genus are numbered and classed according to 
the author’s views of their affinities, certainly an undertaking vety 
difficult of accomplishment, which only the fortunate ability of the 
- compiler to consult the large English collections cou'd render fea “ 
sible ; those which are unclassed are placed separately at the end 
of each group; more intimate relationships are designated by a 
peated numbers followed by a letter, on'y the first descriptions 
and those of iconographs are cited, excepting where 2 species has : 
been described under more than one name, and the dates an invase 
riably added ; it is, however, to be regretted that the speci.e RO 
menclature commences only from the twelfth edition of the ah ; 
tema Naturæ.* Regional distribution is marked in 4 distinc 7 
` column for more ready reference. 
In the appendix, corrections are made, the work is brought : 
down to March 1871, and the author has taken the opportunity Ke 
alter some generic names. The index is very full and pa 
Having already had occasion to use it some thousands ob ue 
: vs isprint 
we have chanced to discover but one omission and no M nm : 
whatever. The synonymie words are printed in the same baba 
the others but the genera are distinguished by capitals ; the pis 
merit of the index consists in its condensation, it bewg f e 
_ in small type and in quadruple columns, so that each w 
alphabet hardly averages over a page of names. As p hi 
one wholly of reference it will be seen how yaluable is such 
ture. : ; 
With regard to our own species, the author states in ae jee 
that he has been in correspondence with American pes pars 
the subject, so that the catalogue is quite complete. a n 
point out a few errors into which he has fallen and mistaken t 
