m P R E F A C E. 
confcriptis tranflationem in Idiomate An- 
glico addere decreveram. Terminorum 
vero artis in noftram linguam redditionem 
nimiis difficultatibus fubjici, ftatim percepi; 
nec mirum, dum fubje&um hoc, lin¬ 
gua vernacula numquam fcientifice trac¬ 
tatum fuerit: nec multum intereft, nam 
Studium Hiftorise Naturalis rariffime, fi 
unquam, ab aliis, quam qui Latinam Lin¬ 
guam callent, cultivatur: Si vero quidam 
hnt, qui cognitione linguarum deftitnti, 
deledtamento hujus lludii abripiantur, eo¬ 
rum in gratiam praefamen hoc Anglice 
eonfcriptum praefixi, illilque Figuras has 
naturam accuratiffime imitantes, fatisfacere 
poffe fpero. 
Londini^ 
.1766. . 
many Dijfculties in the giving a liter adi Tran~ 
Jlation of the learned Ternis ; and as the 
Study of Natural Hijlory in generat , is rarely 
attempted , but by fuch as are in fome degree 
acquainted with the Latin , I thought this 
Preface in the Vulgar T'angue , and the Accu- 
racy of the Drawings might be fujficiently 
fatisfaclcry to thofe who are wanting in that 
particular. 
fA' Guftavus Brandei:; 
