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Show 478 CATALOGUE OF AUTIIORS. PnEv.-PnEVOST (Benedict). "Memoire sur le Chiroc6phale," published at the end of the Histoire des Mono~ cles of Jurine. See Jurine. PnEYs.-PnEnLER (J.D.). "Werzeichniss Bochm\scher Insecten," 1 vol. 4to. Prague, 1790. Pn. MAx.-MAXIMIJ.IAN PnrNoE, DE WxEn~NEuWIED· His "VoyAge to Brazil,"' 2 vols 4to, with an atlas, Franckf., 1820 and 1821, his "Natural History of Brazil," of which two vols 8vo were published at Wei· mar, 1826, and several numbers of coloured plates, in folio, are among the number of those productions of modern times which are richest in novelties. PnuNN .-PnuNNER (Leonard de). "Lepidoptera Pedemontana,"' 1 vol. 8vo. Turin, 1798. Q. and G. or QuoY and GAYM·, or GAxM.-QuoY and GAYMARD, fellow travellers who have already made two great voyages. They have published the" Zoologic du Voyage de l'Uranie,'' 1 vol. Paris,1824, with one volume folio of plates. They are at present occupied with that of the ' "Voyage de l' Astrolabe," of which several numbers have already appeared. RAFFLES (Sir Stamford), an English general and Governor of Su- · matra, who has greatly contributed to our knowledge of the produc-tions of that island. I quote his paper on this subject in the thirteenth volume of the Linnean Trans· actions. RAF.-RAFINES~UE SoHl\lALTZ (C. S.), naturalist, long a resident in Sicily, and at present established in the United States. Author of numerous little works on new species, genera and systems. " Caratteri di alcuni nuovi Generi et nuove Specie di Animali e Plante della Si· cilia," 8vo. Palermo, 1810. " Iodice d'Ittiologia Siciliana," 8vo. Palermo, 1810. " Principes Fondamentaux de Semiologie." Palermo, 1814. " Analyse de l'Univers, ou Tableau de la Nature," 8vo. P-.ris, 1815. " Icthyologia Ohiensis, or Natural History of the Fishes inhabiting th~ river Ohio," &c. 8vo. Lexington, Kentucky, 1820. RAY (John), an English theologian, born 1628, died 1704; the first true methodiser of the animal kingdom, and the principal guide of Linnreus in that department of the natural sciences. " Synopsis Methodica Animalium Quadrupedum et Serpentum," 8vo. London, 1683. "Synopsis Methodica Avium et Piscium," Svo. London, 1783. "Historia Insectorum," 4to. London, 1710. CATALOGUE OF AUTIIOltS. 479 :RANDOHR (C . A •) 'a German natur 1' ' Author of a tl'eatise " 0 n the D1. gestive a0 1st. ~age, 4~~; Halle, 1811 ; and of " Mat . rna of Insects," in the German Ian· onocul•, 4to. Ibid. 1805. erta s for the History of certain German RANG (Sander), an officer of th C an able naturalist. e orps Royal of the French Navy1 Pa"r iMs, a1n8u2e9l. de l'Histoil'e Naturell e d es Mollusques et de leurs Coquille• " 12 .. "Et bl' • mo. a Jssement de Ia famille d BL . 1 M es erotdcs " bl' h . t 16 em. de Ia Soc. d'Hlst. N t II ' pu IS ed 10 the fourth vol r " H' . a ure e. ume o JStoare Naturelle des Aplysies " 4t p . ' 0 • ans, 1828. BoRlAoNgnZaA,N I& c(.T he Abbe Cam1'l l 0 ) ' Professor of Natural History at "Elements of Zoology" (in Italian). Bol lames, 8vo, have already appeared all I f ., 1819, et seq., of which thirteen vo· "Memoirs on Natural History" '(als;~: ;ng. to Quadrupeds and Birds. tahan), 4to. Bologna, 1820. RAPP (William), Professor at T b' " o th p 1 · · u mgen. 0 e 0 YPl m general and the Acti D·lr o 1n parti. cular)" 4to. Weimar, 1829. .R EAUM.-REAUMUR (R• A · F ereh ault de) b mie des Sciences born 1683 d. d , mem er of the Acade t 11 h ' ' te 1 7 57 • his lab - o a t e sciences. We h · fl . ' ours were directed "M' . c le Y quote Ius • emoues pour servlr a l'Histoire des In t , 1734-1742. The seventh volume . se~ es, 6 vols4to, with plates. Paris menc e d · An admirable work. remams m MS ''· th e th ' 0 ers were uot com- REn.-REDI (F.), a celebrated literar . Arez~?· bor.n 1626, died l69i. y character and physician of Experamenta circa Generationem 1 stelodami, 1671, 1686, 1712. nsectorum," 8 vols12.mo, with plates. Am .. RE~~H.-REIOHENBAOH (H. T. L. ). Mooographia Pselaphorum," 1 vol • 8vo ' Wl' th P1 a tes. Lipsi~e, 1816. REINW .- REI NWARDT, a German nat r p who travelled through the A h' ura Ist, rofessor at Leyden splendid collection. rc lpelago of India where he made ~ RENARD (Louis), editor of a coli . other marine animals execu;ed in elct~~n ~f drawings of Fishes and uonder a barbarous appearance exh'b~t ~~ y nat!ve painters, which, ne vo] ~ l' ' 1 • o lo. Amsterdam, 1754. 1 s mterestmg an d true species. RENIMERI ' ..... n I taI 't an naturalist, p1. o ,re ssor at Padua. |