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“ Entomologischer Versuch uber die 
Jurineschen Gattungen der Linneis- 
cben Hymenoptern,” 1 vol. 12mo. 
Nuremberg, 1806. 
“ Index Entomologicus, pars prima, 
Eleutherata,” 1 vol. 12mo. Nurem- 
bergse, 1813. 
He has also published several other 
works on Insects, which I have not 
had occasion to quote. 
Park. — Parkinson (James), an 
English naturalist. 
“ Outlines of Oryctology,” 1 vol. 8vo. 
with plates. 
“ Organic Remains of a Former World,” 
3 vols. 4to. London. 1811. 
Parra (Don Antonio), an Ame- 
rican naturalist. 
Author of a “ Description of various 
portions of Natural History,” and 
chiefly of marine productions, written 
in Spanish, 4to. Havanna, 1784. 
In this work the author describes and 
figures many fishes and Crustacea. 
Passer. — Passerini (Charles). 
“ Observations on the sound produced 
by the Sphinx Atropos,” in Italian, 
from which M. Dufronches has given 
an extract. 
Paykull (Gustavus), Counsellor 
to the King of Sweden, and mem- 
ber of the Academy of Stockholm. 
“ Fauna Suecica” (Insecta), 3 vols. 8vo. 
Upsal, 1800. 
These three volumes refer exclusively to 
the Coleoptera; his descriptions are 
carefully and completely given. 
He has also published good Monographs 
of the genera Carabus, Curculio and 
Staphylinus, but they are incorporated 
with the Fauna. 
“ Monographia Histeroideum,” with 
plates of all the species, 1 vol. 8vo. 
Upsal, 1811. This Monograph is su- 
perior to the preceding ones, and is in- 
dispensably requisite for the study of 
these Insects. 
He has published certain Memoirs on 
Birds. 
Peck (William), Professor of 
Botany at the university of Har- 
vard. 
Author of a Memoir inserted in the 
fourth volume of the Agricultural 
Journal of Massachusetts, relative to 
a species of Rhynchsenus, that attacks 
the Pine. 
Penn. Pennt. — Pennant (Tho- 
mas), a Welchman, born in 1726, 
died in 1798. A laborious natu- 
ralist. The works we chiefly quote 
are his 
“ History of Quadrupeds,” 2 vols. 4to. 
“ British Zoology,” 1 vol. folio. 
“ British Zoology,” 4to. and8vo. 4 vols. 
“ Arctic Zoology,” 2 vols. 4to. 
“ Indian Zoology,” 1 vol. 4to. 
Pernetty, a Benedictine who 
accompanied Bougainville to the 
Falkland Islands; he was after- 
wards librarian to Frederick II. of 
Prussia. 
“Voyage aux lies Malouines,” 2 vols. 
8vo. Paris, 1770. It contains some 
valuable details on Natural History, 
and useful figures. 
Per. — Peron (Francois), bom 
at Cerilly in 1775, died in 1810, 
a zealous traveller, prematurely 
snatched from the sciences, and 
one of those who have most contri- 
buted to enrich the Museum of 
Paris. 
“ He edited the first volume of the 
“Voyage de decouverte aux Terres 
Australes en 1800 — 1804,” 1 vol. 
4to. with an atlas. Paris, 1807. 
He was also the author of various Me- 
moirs published in the Annales du 
Museum. 
Perrault, (Claude), a naturalist, 
architect of the Louvre and Obser- 
vatory of Paris, born 1613, died 
1688. 
He published, from the dissections of 
Duverney, the “ Memoires pour servir 
a l’Histoire Naturelle des Animaux,” 
which form the third volume of the 
Mem. de l’Acad. des Sciences, pre- 
vious to 1699. 
Petag. — Petagna, (V.), of 
Naples. 
“ Specimen Insectorum Ulterioris Cala- 
brise,” 4to. with one plate. Franco- 
furti, 1787. 
“Elements of Entomology,” 2 vols. 
8 vo. 
Petersb. or Petrop. Mem., or 
Comment., or Nov. Comment., or 
Act., or Nov. Act. 
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