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Show 438 CATALOGUE OF AUTHORS. BRIT· ZooL. Under this title we quote the large anonymous folio with fine plates, called " British Zoology," printed in London in 1766. It is by Pennant~ and bas been reproduced by him under the same title in 4 vols 8vo. See Pennant. BRoooHI (G.), a military engineer, died 1828 at Syria, in the service of the Pacha of Egypt. " Conchiologis Fossilis Subappernina," 2 vols 4to. Milan, 1814. BRoNGN.-BnoNGNIART (Alexander), member of the Academie des Sciences, and professor of the Faculte des Sciences de Paris, and of the Jardin du Roi, born 1770. "Essai d' une Classification Naturelle des Reptiles," 4to. Paris, 1805, I also quote his w01ks on the Fossil Shells-" Coquilles Fossiles"-botb in the Annales du Museum, and our joint publication on the geography of the environs of Paris. I also refer to his " Histoire des Crustacea Fossiles," 4to, published by him and M. Desmaret. Paris, 1812. BRouss.-BnoussoNNET (Pierre-Marie-Au guste ), perpetual secretary to the Societe d' Agriculture, and member of the Academie des Sciences; born 1761, died 1807. I quote his "Memoire sur les Chiens de Mer,'' in the Memoires de l'Academie des Sciences, 1780. Also his "Icthyologia, 4to, o( which but one decade was published. London and Paris, 1782. BRoWN JAM.-BRoWN (Patrick), an Irish physician, resident in Jamaica. "The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica,'' 1 vol. folio. London, 1756. BROWN or Bn.-BRoWN (Peter), an English llainter. "New Illustrations of Zoology,'' 1 vol. 4to, London, 1776, with fifty coloured plates of animals of various classes-all of them indifferently executed. BRUOE (James), the celebrated Scotch traveller, born 17301 died 1794. " Travels in Abyssinia and to the Sources of the Nile." I quote the French translation, 5 vols 4to. Pads, 1790. BnuG.-BnuGIERES (Jean-Guillaume), a physician at Montpellier, and a traveller, born 17 so, and died at Ancona on his return from Persia, 1799. I quote his " Dictionnaire des Vers," published in the Encyclopedia Metbodique. But one volume, 4to, hae appeared. Paris, 1792. I also quote his "Figures deVers," for the same work, of which there are four. BRuN.-Bnu:NNIOK (Martin Thomas), a Danish naturalist, Profes· sor at Copenhagen. "lcthyologia Massiliensis," &c., 1 vo\. Svo. Copenhagen and Leipsic, 176S. "Entomologia sistena Insectorum Tabulas Systematicas," Svo. Copenhagen, CATALOGUE OF AUTHORS 1764. Also v I M • 439 d ar ous emoirs publish d an of the Society of Natural Historye /cmong those of the Society of Sciences, 0 opcnbagen. BuoHAN.-B UOHANAN (Dr Francis H . at Bengal, died 1829 • amdton), a Scotch Ph. ys.ic.i an Author of certain Memoirs in tb T . • a Journey from Madras tbrou e ransacbons of the Linnean S , valuable observations. W gh the. Mysore, Canary, &c., whic octe~y, and of cc A Natural H ' t e are particularly indebted to h' ~ h contam several ts ory of the Fishes of th G tm •Or ber of excellent plates. Edinburgh, 1822~ anges," I vol. 4to, with a great num- theB uoKLAND (Willl' am) ' professor of Geology at 0 xford, author of " Reliquire Dil uv·t ane, 4to, London, 1825' an d o f numerous Memoirs o•n . BuFF.-BuFFON (G . fossils. f eorges-Louis-Lecl C o the Jardin du Roi and T ere, omte de) Inte d b ' reasurer of th A d ' n ant orn "1a70·7 , .d ied 1788. e ca ernie des Scie nces, du Roit s"t otrIe N aturelle ' generale et particuliere av I three a,re gennlw:ys quote the Paris edition of 17~9-;;8~ ~e8scription du Cabinet era 'twel'De relate to Q d , ln 6 vols 4to of b' h raJ obset·vations and to the Quad rupe :as, mr~npeed str,e 6ate voef nB airrdes s uppdl.efim ents t o' h'ts wge ntce - I ' an ve of Minerals. BuF. ENL. or ENLU.M:. Se e p LANOHEs ENLUMINEEs. BuLLET. DEs So. " Bulletin des Sciences pour Ia . . • appeared monthly since 179 . Soctete Phtlomatique," a 'ourn . observations relative to Nat~;a~hHt~ht contains a multitude of abrfrlgell a~n wd htclh hu IS ory. va uable Bu~~~!LL,. an English traveller. els ID the Interior of Southern Africa." CARENA (Gi ac.m to) ' professor at T . "Monograph of the Genus Hir " urm. of Turin, 4to, 1820. udo, vol. XXV of the Memoirs 0 f t h e Academy CARMIOH.. -CA RMIOHAEL, an En lish 0 I quote h•s Memoir on th F' h g fficer. e 18 es of Tristan d'Acunba . L't n. T rans., XII. CARus (Charles-Gustavus) . Author of several works on ' Prof~ssor at Dresden • cnculation in the Larvre of the ~mepuarorpathevrae, pArninatteodm iyn. G I quote his Mem ot.r on the CAT erman, 41o. Leipsic, 1827. • CATESB.-CATESBY (M born 1680, died 1749 ark), a traveller in North A . "Th • mer1ca, , eNatural History of CaYolina . ~~~8 an Appendix and two hundred' :;:;r~dwae, natnd thel Bahama Islands," 2 vols folio • Y co oured pi a t es. London, 1731,' |