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island, who died in 1778, author of a 
“ Journey in Iceland,” printed in 1772. 
I quote the French translation, 5 
vols. 8vo. with an atlas. Paris, 1802. 
Olivi (The Abbe Joseph). 
“Zoologia Adriatica,” 1 vol. 8vo. with 
plates. Bassano, 1792. 
It contains excellent observations on the 
Mollusca and Crustacea. 
Oliv. — Olivier (Antoine- Guil- 
laume), member of the Academie 
des Sciences, Professor of Zoology 
to the Ecole Veterinaire of Alfort, 
&c., born at Draguignan 1756, died 
1814. 
“ Entomologie, ou Histoire Naturelle 
des Insectes” (Coleoptera), 5 vols. 
folio, with coloured plates. Paris, 
1789 — 1808. 
Insects of the Encyclopedic Methodi- 
que, from the fourth volume of the 
Natural History to the eighth inclu- 
sively. 
“Voyage dans 1’ Empire Ottoman, 
l’Egypte et la Perse,” 3 vols. 4to. 
with plates. Paris, 1807. It contains 
interesting species of several classes of 
animals. 
Omalius de Halloy, governor 
of the province of Namur, and a 
learned geologist. 
Oppel (Michael), a Bavarian 
naturalist, who died in 18 — . 
“ Sur la Classification des Reptiles.” 
The first Memoir is on the Ophidia, 
the second on the Batrachia, published 
in the Annales du Museum. 
“ The Orders, Families and Genera of 
Reptiles” (in German), 4to. Munich, 
I also quote his Memoir on the Tany- 
pus, inserted in the Memoirs of the 
Academy of Munich, 1812. 
In conjunction with Messrs. Tiedeman 
and Liboschitz, he commenced a work 
on Reptiles, with numerous plates, of 
which the Crocodiles only were pub- 
lished. Heidelberg, folio, 1817. 
Osbeck (Peter), a pupil of Lin- 
naeus, and chaplain of a Swedish 
vessel that went to China in 1750. 
His narrative was printed in the Swedish 
language in 8vo. Stockholm, 1757, and 
translated into German by G. Rostock, 
Svo. 1765. 
Otto (A. W.), a German natu- 
ralist, Professor at Breslau. 
Author of several Memoirs among 
those of the Academy of Sc., of Na- 
ture, and other collections. 
“ Conspectus Animalium quorundam,” 
&c. Breslau, 1821. 
“ De Stermaspide Thalassemoides et 
Siphostomate Diplochaito,” 4to. Bres- 
lau, 1820. 
Palis, de Beauv. — Palisot, 
Baron de Beauvois (A. M. F. 
J.), member of the Academie des 
Sciences, born 1755, died 1820. 
“ Insectes recuellis en Afrique et en 
Amerique,” &c., folio, with coloured 
plates. Paris, 1805 et seq. 
Pall. — Pallas (P. S.), one of 
the great Zoologists of modern times, 
born at Berlin 1741, died 1812. I 
quote his 
Glir. 
“ Novae Species Quadrupedum e Glirium 
Ordine,” 4to. with thirty-nine coloured 
plates. Erlang, 1778. 
Spic. or Spic. Zool. 
“Spicilegia Zoologica,” fourteen num- 
bers, 4to. Berlin, 1767 — 1780. 
Miscel. 
“Miscellanea Zoologica,” 1 No. 4to. 
Haga, 1766. 
Voy. 
“ Voyage dans plusieurs provinces de 
1’ Empire de Russie,” French Tr., 8vo. 
with an atlas. Paris. 
Nord. Beytr. 
“ Neue Nordische Beytraege,” &c. (or 
New Materials from the North for 
Geography, &c.), 7 vols. 8vo. Peters- 
burg and Leipzic, 1781 — 1796. 
“Zoographia Russo- Adriatica,” 3 vols. 
4to. Some of the plates of this work 
having been mislaid, it has not yet 
been published, though the Academy 
of St. Petersburg have granted the 
use of the MSS. to certain naturalists. 
Several of his Memoirs inserted among 
those of the Academy last mentioned. 
Panz. — Panzer (G. W. F.), a 
physician of Nuremberg, born in 
1755. 
“ Faunae Insectorum Germanicae initia, 
or Deutschlands Insecten,” one hun- 
dred and nine numbers, 12mo. each 
consisting of twenty-four coloured 
plates. Nuremberg, 1796, et seq. 
One of the most useful entomological 
works we possess, on account of the 
accuracy of the figures. 
