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III. SOUTH AMERICA.-(Continued.)

DARWIN, (C.) Geological Observations on South America. Being the Third Part of the Geology of the Voyage of the "Beagle," under the command of Capt. Fitzroy, R. N., during the years 1832-36. 8vo, 128. (Reprinted N. Y., H. Bros.) London, 1846 SURVEY OF THE ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC: Executed, in the years 1842 and 1843, with the Intent of Establishing a Communication between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. 8vo, 5 plans, 5s.

London, 1844

See also ULLOA's Voyage, WATERTON'S Wanderings, BASIL HALL'S Travels,
Capt. W. SMYTH's Narrative, HEAD's Rough Notes, ALEXANDER'S Trans.
Sketches, Cox's Adven. on Columbia River.

(b) HISTORY.

There are no general Histories of South America of any value. The Histories of the different States will be found arranged under the respective heads.

See HUMBOLDT's Researches, ROBERTSON's Letters on S. A., NAVARRETE'S
Coleccion de viages, etc.

IV. BRITISH AMERICA.

(Edin. Cab. Lib.)

BRITISH AMERICA; comprehending Canada, Upper and Lower, Nova
Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, the Ber-
mudas, and the Fur Countries: their History from the Earliest Settle-
ment; the Statistics and Topography of each District; their Commerce,
Agriculture, and Fisheries; their Social and Political Condition; as also
an Account of the Manners and Present State of the Aboriginal Tribes.
By Hugh Murray. With Illustrations of the Natural History, by James
Wilson, R. K. Greville, and Professor Traill. 3 vols. fcp. 8vo, 158.
Edinburgh, 1839
BUCKINGHAM, (J. S.) Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the
other British Provinces in North America; with a Plan of National
Colonization. 8vo, 15s.
London, 1843
BOUCHETTE, (COL.) Topog. and Statist. Description of the British Do-
minions in N. America; including Upper and Lower Canada, New
Brunswick, Nova Scotia, the Islands of Newfoundland, Cape Breton,
Prince Edward, &c. &c. 3 vols. 4to, plates, £1 58. London, 1831-2
ALCEDO, (A.) Geogr. and Histor. Dictionary of America and the West
Indies: transl. from the Spanish by G. A. Thompson. 5 vols. 4to, £2 10s.
London, 1812

TYTLER, (P. F.) Historical View of the Progress of Discovery on the
more Northern Coasts of America, from the Earliest Period to the Present
Time. With Descriptive Sketches of the Natural History of the North
American Regions, by James Wilson. Fcp. 8vo, 58. Edin., 1833

SIMPSON, (T.) Narrative of the Discoveries on the North Coast of
America, effected by the Officers of the Hudson's Bay Company during
the Years 1836-39. 8vo, 148.
London, 1843

MCGREGOR, (J.) Account of British North America.
maps, 128.

2 vols. 8vo, London, 1832

V. NATURAL HISTORY.—(1) ANIMAL KINGDOM.—(2) Vegetable KingDOM. (3) MINERAL KINGDOM.-(4) MAN.

1. ANIMAL KINGDOM.

AUDUBON, (J. J.) The Quadrupeds of N. America. Folio.

New-York, 1843

V. NATURAL HISTORY.-(Continued.)

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AUDUBON AND BACHMAN. The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North
America. By John James Audubon, and the Rev. John Bachman. Vol.
1, imp. 8vo.
New-York, 1846
AUDUBON, (J. J.) Ornithological Biography: or an Account of the
Habits of the Birds of the United States. 5 vols. 8vo. Philada., 1831-39
The Birds of America, from Original Drawings. 4 vols. folio.

The Birds of America. 7 vols. 8vo.
Synopsis of the Birds of America. 8vo.

London, 1827-38 New-York, 1840-45 Edinburgh, 1839

WILSON, (ALEXR.) American Ornithology. 4 vols. 4to, col. plates.

Do.

Philadelphia & London, 1832

Do., to which is added a Synopsis

of American Birds, including those described by Bonaparte, Audubon, Nuttall, and Richardson. By T. M. Brewer. 8vo, plates. Boston, 1840 BONAPARTE, (CHAS.) American Ornithology. 4 vols. 4to.

Philadelphia, 1825-33

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A Geographical and Comparative List of the Birds of Europe and North America. 8vo. London, 1838 NUTTALL, (THOS.) Manual of the Ornithology of the United States and Canada. 2 vols. post 8vo. . Boston, 1834 HOLBROOK, (J. E.) North American Herpetology: or a Description of the Reptiles inhabiting the United States, 5 vols. 4to. Philad., 1842 CONRAD, (T. A.) Monograph of the Family Unionidæ, or Naides of Lamarck, of North America. Plates. Nos. 1 to have appeared. Philadelphia.

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FAUNA BOREALI-AMERICANA: or the Zoology of the Northern
Parts of British America. 3 vols. 4to.
London, 1829-32

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278.

" 4. Insects; by W. Kirby, GOSSE, (P. H.) The Canadian Naturalist: a Series of Conversations on the Natural History of Lower Canada. 1 vol. 8vo, 12s. London, 1842 HALDEMAN, (S. S.) A Monograph of the Limniades, or Fresh Water Univalve Shells of North America. Nos. 1 to plates. Philadelphia. SMITH, (J. V. C.) Natural History of the Fishes of Massachusetts. 12mo. Boston, 1833

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See also GOULD on the Invertebrata of Massachusetts; HARRIS on the Insects of
New England Injurious to Vegetation; Legislative Reports of the Various
States, &c.

2. VEGETABLE KINGDOM.

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FLORA OF NORTH AMERICA: comprising an account of all the
Indigenous and Cultivated Plants growing North of Mexico, by Jno.
Torrey and Asa Gray. 3 vols. 8vo.
New-York, 1838-
NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA; or a description of the Forest Trees
of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia, by And. Michaux, and
Tho. Nuttall. 6 vols. imp. 8vo, coloured plates. Philadelphia, 1843
BROWNE, (D. J.) The Trees of America, Native and Foreign, Picto-
rially and Botanically delineated, and Scientifically and Popularly de-
scribed; being considered principally with reference to their Geography
and History, Soil and Situation, Propagation and Culture, Accidents and
Diseases, &c., &c. Superroyal 8vo.
New-York, 1846

V. NATURAL HISTORY.-(Continued.)

Sylva Americana; or American Forest Trees. 8vo, plates,

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Boston, 1832
DOWNING, (A. J.) The Fruit and Fruit Trees of America. 6th ed.
$150.
New-York, 1846
NATURAL HISTORY OF NEW-YORK (BY AUTHORITY).
Mollusca and Crustacæa. By James E. de Kay. 1 vol. roy. 4to, 53
coloured plates.

Geology: Fourth District. By James Hall.
19 plates, maps.
Geology: First District. By William W. Mather. 44 plates, maps.
Zoology; By James E. de Kay. 141 coloured plates.

Flora. By John Torrey.

See also BIGELOW's Plants of Boston, &c.; EATON & WRIGHT'S N. A. Botany.
ELLIOTT'S Botany of the Southern States.

3. MINERAL KINGDOM.

CLIMATE.

See Legislative Reports on the Geology of the Various States.

FORRY, (S.) The Climate of the United States, and its Endemic Influences. 8vo.

4. MAN.

New-York, 1842

MORTON, (S. G.) Crania Americana; or a Comparative View of the
Skulls of various Aboriginal Nations of North and South America. Fol.
Philad., 1839
ORBIGNY, (D'.) L'Homme Américain (de l'Amérique méridionale),
consideré sous les rapports physiologiques et moraux. 2 vols. 8vo, et At-
las, f.18.
Paris, 1839
PRICHARD, (J. C.) Natural History of Man. 2d ed. 1 vol. roy. 8vo,
plates, £1 11s. 6d.
London, 1845

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See also PRICHARD's Researches into the Physical History of Mankind, Vol. 5,
WILKES'S Exploring Expedition, Ethnography by HOR. HALE.

VI. LANGUAGE.

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PICKERING, (J.) Remarks on the Indian Languages of North America. 8vo. Boston, 1836 DUPONCEAU, (P. E.) Mémoires sur le système grammatical des langues de quelques nations indiennes de l'Amérique du Nord. 8vo. Paris, 1828 ZEISBERGER, (D) Grammar of the language of the Lenni Lenape of the Delaware Indians. 4to. Philad., 1827 EDWARDS, (J.) Observations on the Muhhekaneew Indians. 8vo.

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Boston, 1823

HOWSE, (J.) A Grammar of the Cree Language: with which is com-
bined an Analysis of the Chippewa Dialect. 8vo, 98. 6d. London, 1844
MOLINA, (A. DE.) Arte de la lingua mexicana y castellana. 8vo.
Mexico, 1571

AMERICAN INDIANS.

COLDEN, (C.) History of the Five Indian Nations of Canada :—their Religion, Manners and Customs, Battles with the Europeans, &c. 8vo, 68. London, 1747

ADAIR, (JAS.) History of the American Indians, with an Account of their Origin, Language, Customs, Productions, &c. 4to, map, £1 18.

Lond., 1775

AMERICAN INDIANS.-(Continued.)

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BUCHANAN, (J.) Sketches of the N. A. Indians. 8vo. London, 1824
HALKETT, (J.) Historical Notes on the Indians of North America.
8vo, 8s.
Lond., 1827
CATLIN, (GEO.) Letters and Notes on the North American Indians.
2 vols. 8vo, with 400 illustrations.
London, 1841
The N. A. Indian Portfolio. A series of 25 Lithographic Plates,
illustrating the Manners and Customs of the N. A. Indians, with descrip-
tive letter-press. Coloured in imitation of Drawings, Folio, £7 78.

MCKINNEY, (THOS. L.) and HALL, (JAS.)
Tribes of North America; with Biographical
the Principal Chiefs. 3 vols. folio.

London, 1845 History of the Indian Sketches and Portraits of Philad., 1838-44

STONE, (WM. L.) The Life of Joseph Brandt. 2 vols. 8vo.

N. Y., 1838

66 1841

The Life and Times of Red Jacket. 8vo. VAIL. Notice sur les Indiens de l'Amérique du Nord. 8vo, map and plates, f.6.

AMPHIBIA.

ΑΝΑ.

Paris, 1840

SCHLEGEL, (DR. H.) Abbildungen neuer oder unvollständig bekannter
Amphibien. Nach dem Leben entworfen. Parts I-IV. 4to, with 25
col. plates, £2.
Dusseldorf, 1842
WAGLER, (J.) Natürliches System der Amphibien mit Vorangehender
Classification der Saügthiere und Vögel. 8vo, with plates, 88.

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München, 1830

Descriptiones et Icones amphibiorum. Pars 1-3. Folio, with 36 col. plates, £2 88. Manachii, 1836

See SWAINSON's Fishes, Amphibia, &c.

ENCYCLOPÉDIANA: ou Dictionaire Encyclopédique des Ana. 4to.

Paris, 1791

See Articles under this head in PENNY CYCLOPEDIA, and ENCYCLO. BRITANNICA.

ANALYSIS.-See CHEMISTRY.

ANATOMY.-See MEDICINE.

ANGLING.

BIBLIOGRAPHY.

ELLIS, (H.) Catalogue of Books on Angling. 8vo.
WILSON, (J.)

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The Rod and the Gun: reprinted from the Encyclo. Britannica. 8vo, 10s. 6d.

Edin., 1840

WALTON & COTTON. The Complete Angler, or the Contemplative
Man's Recreation: (best edition,) edited by John Major. Illustrated with
Engravings, from designs by Absolon. sm. 8vo, 12s.

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London, 1844

The same with Notes by Sir Harris Nicolas, and Illustrations by
Stothard and Inskipp. 2 vols. large 8vo, £6 68.
DAVY, (SIR H.) Salmonia, or days of Fly-fishing.

WILSON, (J.) The Rod and the Gun.

ut supra.

London, 1835-9 12mo, 12s.

London, 1830

ANGLING. (Continued.)

PENN, (G.) Maxims and Hints for Anglers. 18mo, 7s. 6d. London, 1841
HOFLAND, (T.) The British Angler's Guide. 8vo, 218.
1839
PISCATORIAL REMINISCENCES and Gleanings, by an Old Angler:
with a Catalogue of Books on Angling. 12mo, 7s. 6d. London, 1827
BERNERS, (JULIANA.) A Treatise of Fysshinge with an Angle: re-
printed from the Book of St. Albans', with fac simile wood cuts.
8vo, 5s.
London, 1827
A HAND-BOOK OF ANGLING: Teaching Fly-fishing, Trolling, Bot-
tom-fishing, Salmon-fishing, &c. By "Ephemera." 12mo, cuts, 78.
London, 1847

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ANGLO-NORMAN LITERATURE. BIBLIOGRAPHY.-(BRUNET's Manuel du Libraire, Vol. V.) WRIGHT, (THOS.) Biographia Britannica Literaria; or Biography of Literary Characters of Great Britain and Ireland, arranged in Chronological Order. Vol. 2, Anglo-Norman Period. 8vo, 12s. . London, 1846 DE LA RUE, (ABBE.) Essais Historiques sur les Bards, les Jongleurs et les Trouvères Normands et Anglo-Normands. 3 vols. 8vo. Caen, 1834. BARBAZAN, (E.) Fabliaux et contes des poètes français de 12, 13, 14e et 15e siècles. 4 vols. 8vo, £1 88. Paris, 1808 CHATEAUNEUF, (BONOISTON DE.) Essai sur la poésie et les poètes français, aux 12, 13o, et 14° siècles. 8vo. Paris, 1815 LE GRAND D'AUSSY. Fabliaux ou Contes des 12 et 13° siècles, trad. 5 vols. 8vo, 458.

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Paris, 1829 MEON, (D. M.) Nouv. recueil de fabliaux. 2 vols. 8vo, 18s. Paris, 1824 JUBINAL, (A.) Nouv. recueil de contes dits fabliaux, etc. 2 vols. 8vo. 18s. Paris, 1839-42 DINAUX, (A.) Trouvéres, jongleurs et ménestrels du nord de la France et du midi de la Belgique. 3 vols. 8vo, 278. Valenciennes, 1837-43 MARIE DE FRANCE. Poète Anglo-Normande du 13eme, Poésies de, pub. par Roquefort. 2 tom, 8vo, 158. . Paris, 1828

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MASTER WACE, his Chronicle of the Norman Conquest, from the Roman de Rou, by Edgar Taylor, with wood cuts from the Bayeaux Tapestry, &c. 8vo, £1 88. London, 1837 WACE, (ROBERT.) Le Roman du Brut, publié pour la première fois, d'aprés les manuscrits des diverses bibliothèques de Paris, avec un commentaire et des notes par Leroux de Lincy. 2 vols. 8vo, f.20, ornés de gravures et de fac-simile, etc.

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Rouen, 1838

Le Roman de Rou et des Ducs de Normandie. 2 vols. 8vo, f.20.

Rouen, 1827

MICHEL (F.) Chroniques Anglo-Normandes, recueil publié d'après les
manuscrits inédits de Londres, Cambridge, Douai, Bruxelles et Paris.
3 vols. 8vo, f.18.
Rouen, 1836-40
THE POETICAL ROMANCES OF TRISTAN, in French, in Anglo-
Norman, and in Greek. Composed in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Cen-
turies. Edited by Francisque Michel. In 2 vols. fcp. 8vo, £1 10s.

London, 1835
CHARLEMAGNE. An Anglo-Norman Poem of the 12th Century, with
Introduction, &c., by Michel. 12mo.
London, 1836

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See Miss COSTELLO's Early French Poetry. CARY'S French Poets. Publication
of the Surtees Society, Abbotsford Club, Blackwood's Mag., June, 1836.
Baron TAYLOR's Voyages Pittoresques dans l'ancienne France, ELLIS's Early
English Romances.

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