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Ores, and the Hungarian Gold, (efteem'd the beft in the 
World) wl)ich is generally found pure, fometimes mixt 
in a white Stone, and often with other Metals. As for 
Marchajites and other Minerals^ he fays there is a rich 
colleftion of them in his Mufeufn at Bononia. In this 
Tomej the Author defigns a Charta. Metallographica^ in 
.order to explain all the Mines he hath feen with their 
Jlchnography, 
Volume 4th will be employ'd wholly upon the Fifh,as 
well the Finn'd as the Cruftaceous and Teftaceous kinds,, 
the^ Indigenous as well as Strangers, that come only at 
certain feafons, with their manner of Breeding 5 their 
-external and internal parts will be defcrib'd, and the 
whole digefted into many Tribes or Clafles, and Illu- 
ftrated with Elegant Icons. The method appears but 
' little different from that delivered in the Ichthyography of 
Mr Willoughhj.and Mr Raji 5 yet many particulars maybe 
fet in a better light by the Authors having opportunities 
of viewing, fome Fifties, never feen bq^ the fore-mentioned 
Writers. Some Anatomies are promised by Signior Mar- 
figli, efpecially of the Hufo^s^ and fome Amphibious 
Quadrupeds, that frequent the Danube. 
Tome 5th is to contain the Birds, whofe diftribution. 
in this Prodromus varies not much from that of Mr WH'- 
loughby and Mr Ray in their Ornithology 5 the fame may 
be faid of this part as of the immediately foregoing. 
The Author promifes Elegant Figures of the Nom 
dejcripts^ efpecially the Heron kind^ as the Ardea cinerea 
fl:ivefcens^ Di Ardea viridE-flavefcens^ N.- D. Ardea 
fhfca, N.D. The Himantopus^ never feen by Mr Ray. At 
the end of this Volume there will be large Paralip$mna 
upon Neils, Eggs, and the Ventricles of Birds, with 
ieveral compleat Anatomies. 
Tome 6th is to corsprehend the Plants, but what Im- 
provements will be made to Bellonius^ Clnfius^ and Mr 
ii^, tHi"^ ?rodrQmHs dox]\ not mention. However, in 
this 
