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LIST OP ABBREVIATIONS. 
The consecutive order of the words of the title is maintained in the 
abbreviation, except in a few cases where the arrangement of the words 
in the title is very unusual or faulty. 
As an example of the form of abbreviation that is aimed at, we may 
take Bull. Soc. Moscou. The name of the locality is given at greater 
length than the more frequently used portions of the abbreviation. 
After the titles, the place of publication is given, and this is followed 
by letters indicating the principal libraries in which the works may be 
consulted. The explanation of these letters is as follows : — 
N. = British Museum Natural History : general library. 
Nz. = „ „ library, zoological department. 
Ng. = „ „ „ geological „ 
K. ss Science and Education library ; South Kensington Museum. 
R. s= Royal Society library. 
Z. = Zoological Society library. 
L. = Linnean „ „ 
C. = Cambridge University library. 
C, p or (C) p = Cambridge Philosophical Society library. 
b, or g, or y, after C, or (C) = Cambridge Balfour, or Wood wardian 
Museum, or Physiological libraries respectively. 
§ is appended to titles added since the last list. 
Abeille — L’Abeille : Journal d’entomologie public par la Societe entomo- 
logique de France. (Paris, 8vo.) Nz. 
Abh. Ah. Berlin — Abhandlungen der koniglichen Akademie der Wissen- 
schaften zu Berlin. (Berlin, 4to.) N. K. R. Z. L. C, p. 
Abh. Bayer. Ah. — Abhandlungen der mathematisch-physikalischen Classe 
der koniglichen Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. (Miin- 
chen, 4to.) N. K. R. Z. L. C, p. 
Abh. Bohm. Ges. — Abhandlungen der mathematisch-naturwissenschaft- 
lichen Classe der k. Bohmischen Gcsellschaft. [Called also] 
Rozpravy tridy mathematicko-prirodvecke kralovske Ceske spolec- 
nosti Nauk. (Prag, 4to.) N. K. R. L. C, p. 
Abh. geol.Karte JElsass — Abhandlungen zur geologischen Spezial-Karte 
von Elsass-Lothringen. (Strassburg, 8vo.) Ng. 
Abh. geol. Landesanst. Darmstadt — Abhandlungen der grossherzoglich 
Hessischen geologischen Landesanstalt zu Darmstadt. (Darmstadt, 
8vo.) Ng. 
A bh. geol. Reichsanst. — Abhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Koniglichen goolo- 
gischen Reichsanstalt. (Vienna, 4to.) Ng. R. L. C, p. 
Abh. Ges. Gorlitz — Abhandlungen der naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu 
Gorlitz. (Gorlitz, 8vo.) N, K. R. 
