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Ruschenberger.-Natural History, by W. S. W. Ruschenberger. 2 vols. 12mo. Philadelphia. £1 4s. Ruschenberger.-A Lexicon of Terms used in Natural History; prepared for Schools, Colleges, and Families, by W. S. W. Ruschenberger, M.D. 12mo. Philadelphia, 1850. half bound. Ruschenberger.-A Notice of the Origin, Progress, and Present Condition of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, by W. S. W. Ruschenberger, M.D., U.S.N. Read February 10th, 1852. 8vo. Philadelphia, 1852. Smellie. Philosophy of Natural History, by William Smellie. 18mo.

Boston.

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Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. See under Collections and Publications of Learned Societies.

Transactions of the Albany Institute. See under Collections and Publications of Learned Societies.

Transactions of the American Geologists' and Naturalists' Association. Svo. New York, 1840-1842.

Transactions of the American Philosophical Society of Philadelphia. See under Collections and Publications of Learned Societies.

Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New York. See under Collections and Publications of Learned Societies.

Williams. Natural and Civil History of Vermont, by S. Williams. 2 vols. 8vo. Burlington, Vt., 1809.

Williams. Sketches of the Topography and of the Civil and Natural
History of Florida, by J. L. Williams. 8vo. New York, 1837.
Wythes. The Microscopist; or, a Complete Manual on the Use of the
Microscope, for Physicians, Students, and all Lovers of Natural Science.
New edition, improved and enlarged, with Illustrations, by Joseph H.
Wythes, M.D. 12mo. pp. 212. Philadelphia, 1850. cloth.
6s.
Wythes. Curiosities of the Microscope; or, Illustrations of the Minute
Parts of Creation, adapted to the Capacity of the Young; with coloured
Illustrations, by Rev. Joseph H. Wythes, M.D. 16mo. Philadelphia, 1852.
cloth, gilt edges.

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2. NATURAL HISTORY OF MAN-ETHNOLOGY.

See also under " American Antiquities, Languages, and Indians.” Agassiz.-The Diversity of Origin of Human Races, by L. Agassiz (from Christian Examiner and Religious Miscellany; No. 160, July, 1850). 8vo, Boston. pp. 36. Bachman. The Doctrine of the Origin of the Human Race, examined on the principle of Science, by John Bachman, D.D. 8vo. Charleston, S. C., 1850. Bachman. Two Letters on Hybridity, by J. Bachman. 8vo. Charleston, 1850.

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Bachman.-A Notice of the "Types of Mankind," with an Examination of the Charges contained in the Biography of Dr. Morton, published by Nott and Gliddon, by John Bachman, D.D. 8vo. Charleston, 1854. Bachman. An Examination of Prof. Agassiz's Sketch of the Natural Provinces of the Animal World, and their Relation to the different Types of Men, by the Rev. John Bachman, D.D. 8vo. Charleston, S. C., 1855. Bartlett. The Progress of Ethnology; an Account of recent Archæological, Philological, and Geographical Researches in various parts of the Globe, tending to elucidate the Physical History of Man, by John Russell Bartlett. 8vo. New York, 1847.

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Burmeister. The Black Man; the Comparative Anatomy and Psychology of the African Negro, by Hermann Burmeister, Professor of Zoology at the University of Halle. Translated by J. Friedlander, Dr. Phil. of Berlin, and Rob. Tomes, M.D., of New York. 8vo, pp. 24. New York, 1853. sewed. Is. Caldwell. Thoughts on the Original Unity of the Human Race, by Charles Caldwell, M.D. Philadelphia, 1831. 2nd edition. 8vo. Cincinnati, 1852. Campbell.-Negro-Mania; being an Examination of the falsely-assumed Equality of the various Races of Men; demonstrated by the Investigations of Champollion, Wilkinson, Rosellini, Van-Amringe, Gliddon, Young, Morton, Knox, Lawrence, Gen. J. H. Hamond, Murray, Smith, W. Gilmore Simms, English, Conrad, Elder, Prichard, Blumenbach, Cuvier, Brown, Le Vaillant, Carlyle, Cardinal Wiseman, Burckhardt, and Jefferson; together with a concluding Chapter, presenting a Comparative Statement of the Condition of the Negroes in the West Indies before and since Emancipation, by John Campbell. 8vo. pp. 552. Philadelphia, 1851. cloth. De Gobineau.-The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races; with particular Reference to their respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind. From the French of Count A. de Gobineau; with an Analytical Introduction and Copious Historical Notes, by H. Hotz. To which is added, an Appendix containing a Summary of the latest Scientific Facts bearing upon the Question of Unity or Plurality of Species, by J. C. Nott, M.D., of Mobile. crown 8vo, pp. 516. Philadelphia, 1856. cloth. 8s. Garnett. The Ammi (My People) Sought and Identified with the Chinese, by D. J. Garnett. 8vo. New York, 1850. Guyot. The Earth and Man: Lectures on Comparative Physical Geography in its Relations to the History of Mankind, by Arnold Guyot. Translated from the French, by C. C. Felton. 8vo. Boston, 1849. 7s. 6d. Jones.-A Candid Examination into the Origin of the Difference of Colour in the Human Family, by Charles Jones. 8vo. Philadelphia, 1822. Kinmont. Twelve Lectures on the Natural History of Man, and the Rise and Progress of Philosophy, by Alex. Kinmont. 8vo. Cincinnati, 1839. 12s. Meigs. Catalogue of Human Crania in the Collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia: based upon the Third Edition of Dr. Morton's "Catalogue of Skulls," &c., by Aitken Meigs, M.D. 8vo, pp. 112. Philadelphia, 1857.

3s. 6d. Morton.-Crania Americana; or, a Comparative View of the Skulls of various Aboriginal Nations of North and South America: to which is prefixed an Essay on the Varieties of the Human Species, by Samuel G. Morton, M.D. Illustrated by 78 Plates and a coloured Map. folio, pp. vi. and 298. Philadelphia, 1839. £8 8s.

Morton.-Crania Ægyptiaca; or, Observations on Egyptian Ethnography, . derived from Anatomy, History, and the Monuments (from the Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. IX.), by Samuel George Morton, M.D. 14 litho. Plates. 4to, pp. 68. Philadelphia, 1844.

"Les richesses craniologiques que vous avez été assez heureux de réunir, ont trouvé en vous un digne interprète. Votre Ouvrage, Monsieur, est également remarquable par la profondeur des vues anatomiques, par le détail numérique des rapports de conformation organique, par l'absence des rêveries poétiques, qui sont les mythes de la physiologie moderne, par les généralités dont votre Introductory Essay' abonde. Rédigeant, dans ce moment, le plus important de mes Ouvrages, qui sera publié sous le titre imprudent de Kosmos, je saurai profiter de tant d'excellents apperçus sur la distribution des races humaines, qui se trouvent épars dans votre beau Volume.-Que de sacrifices pécuniaires n'avez-vous pas dû faire, pour atteindre une si grande perfection artistique, et produire un Ouvrage qui rivalise avec tout ce qu'on a fait de plus beau en Angleterre et en France."-Extract from a Letter addressed by Mr. A. de Humboldt to Dr. Morton, Jan., 1844.

"The magnificent publication of Dr. Morton, which far exceeds in its comprehensiveness, and in the number and beauty of its engravings, any European work that has yet appeared on National Varieties of the Skull, comprises nearly the sum of our information on the distinctive characters of the head and skeleton in the several tribes of the New World.”—Prichard, Nat. Hist. of Man, 4th ed. ii. 502.

Morton.-Remarks on the Diversities of the Human Species; an Introductory Lecture, by Samuel G. Morton, M.D. 8vo. Philadelphia, 1842. Morton.-Hybridity in Men and Animals; in reference to the Unity of the Human Species, by S. G. Morton, M.D. 8vo. New Haven, 1847. Morton. Catalogue of Skulls of Man and the Inferior Animals, in the Collection of Samuel George Morton, M.D. 3rd edition. 8vo. Philadelphia, 1849.

Morton.-Letter to the Rev. John Bachman, on the question of Hybridity in Animals, considered in reference to the Unity of the Human Species, by S. G. Morton, M.D. 8vo. Charleston, 1850.

Morton. Additional Observations on Hybridity in Animals, and on some Collected Subjects; being a Reply to the Objections of the Rev. John Bachman, D.D.; with an Appendix and a Second Letter, by S. G. Morton, M.D. 8vo. Charleston, 1850.

Newman.-Natural History of Man, by J. B. Newman. 12mo. New York. sewed.

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Nott.-Chronology, Ancient and Scriptural; being a Reply to an Article in the Southern Presbyterian Review, reviewing his Lectures on the Connection between the Biblical and Physical History of Man, by J. C. Nott. 8vo. Charleston, 1850.

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Nott. Two Lectures on the Connection between the Biblical and Physical History of Man, by J. C. Nott. Curious Map. 8vo. New York, 1849. 5s. Nott. The Physical History of the Jewish Race, by Josiah C. Nott, M.D. 8vo. Charleston, 1850.

Nott and Gliddon.-Types of Mankind; or, Ethnological Researches based upon the Ancient Monuments, Paintings, Sculptures, and Crania of Races, and upon their Natural, Geographical, Philological, and Biblical History, by J. C. Nott, M.D., Mobile, Alabama; and Geo. R. Gliddon, formerly U. S. Consul at Cairo. Plates. royal 8vo, pp. 738. Philadelphia, 1854, cloth. £1 5s.

£1 16s.

The same, in 4to.
Nott and Gliddon.-Indigenous Races of the Earth; or, New Chapters of
Ethnological Inquiry: including Monographs on Special Departments of
Philology, Iconography, Cranioscopy, Paleontology, Pathology, Archæology,
Comparative Geography, and Natural History, contributed by Alfred
Maury, Francis Pulszky, and J. Aitken Meigs, M.D.; presenting Fresh In-
vestigations, Documents, and Materials, by J. C. Nott, M.D., and Geo. R.
Gliddon. Plates and Maps. 4to, pp. 656. London and Philadelphia,
1857. sewed.

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The same, royal 8vo.
Pickering. The Races of Men, and their Geographical Distribution, by
Charles Pickering, M.D. Coloured Plates. 4to, pp. vii., 447, and 12.
Philadelphia, 1848.

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Pickering. The Geographical Distribution of Animals and Man, by Charles Pickering, M.D. pp. 214. Boston, 1854. cloth. £1 4s. Redfield.-Outlines of Comparative Physiognomy; or, Resemblances between Men and Animals, by F. W. Redfield, M.D. With numerous Illustrations. 8vo. New York, 1853. Remarks upon a Recent Work, entitled The Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation." 8vo. Philadelphia, 1846. Smith. An Essay on the Causes of the Variety of the Complexion and Figure in the Human Species; with Animadversions on certain Remarks made on the 1st edition of this Essay, by Mr. Charles White; also, Strictures on Lord Kames' Discourse on the Original Diversity of Mankind, and an Appendix, by S. S. Smith, D.D. 8vo. New Brunswick (N. J.), 1810. Smyth.-The Unity of the Human Race proved to be the Doctrine of Scripture, Reason, and Science; with a Review of the present Position and Theory of Prof. Agassiz, by the Rev. Thomas Smyth, D.D. 8vo. New York, 1850.

Transactions of the American Ethnological Society.-Vols. I. to III. Part I. 8vo. New York, 1850-1853.

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CONTENTS OF VOL. I.

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1. Notes on the Semi-civilized Nations of Mexico, Yucatan, and Central America, by Albert Gallatin.

2. An Account of Ancient Remains in Tennessee, by Gerard Troost, M.D., Professor of Chemistry, Geology, &c., in the University of Tennessee.

3. Observations respecting the Grave Creek Mound in Western Virginia, by Henry R. Schoolcraft.

4. On the Recent Discoveries of Himyaritic Inscriptions, and the Attempts made to Decipher them, by William W. Turner.

5. Account of the Punico-Libyan Monument at Dugga, and the Remains of an Ancient Structure at Bless, near the site of Ancient Carthage, by Frederick Catherwood.

CONTENTS OF VOL. II.

1. Hale's Indians of North-west America, and Vocabularies of North America; with an Introduction, by Albert Gallatin.

2. Observations on the Aboriginal Monuments of the Mississippi Valley; with Maps and Illustrations, by E. G. Squier.

3. View of the Ancient Geography of the Arctic Regions of America, from accounts contained in old Northern MSS., by Professor Charles C. Rafn, of Copenhagen. 4. Account of a Craniological Collection; with Remarks on the Classification of some Families of the Human Race, by Samuel G. Morton, M.D.

5. Sketch of the Polynesian Language, drawn up from Hale's Ethnology and Philology, by Theodore Dwight.

6. Grammatical Sketch of the Language spoken by the Indians of the Mosquito Shore, by Alexander I. Cotheal.

7. Present Position of the Chinese Empire, in respect to the Extension of Trade and Intercourse with other Nations, by S. Wells Williams.

8. Sketch of the Mpongwes, and their Language; from information furnished by the Rev. John Leighton Wilson, Missionary of the American Board, by T. Dwight. CONTENTS OF VOL. III.-PART 1.

1. The Creek and Cherokee Indians, by W. Bartram.

2. Archæology and Ethnology of Nicaragua, by E. G. Squier.

3. Rio Wanks and the Mosco Indians, by Juan Francisco Jrias.

4. A Choctaw Tradition, by J. G. Copeland.

5. The Aborigines of the Isthmus of Panama, by Berthold Seemann. 6. Antiquities of Cuba, by Andrès Poey.

Van Amringe.—An Investigation of the Theories of the Natural History of Man, by Lawrence, Pritchard, and others, founded upon Animal Analogies; and an Outline of a new History of Man, founded upon History, Anatomy, Physiology, and Human Analogies, by William F. Van Amringe. 8vo New York, 1848.

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Virey.-Natural History of the Negro Race, by Jul. Jos. Virey. by J. H. Guenebault, with an Index. 8vo. Charleston, 1837. Wilson. Our Israelitish Origin. Lectures on Ancient Israel, and the Israelitish Origin of the Modern Nations of Europe, by J. Wilson. 8vo. Philadelphia, 1850.

3. MAMMALS, BIRDS, REPTILES, FISHES, MOLLUSCA, INSECTS, CRABS, WORMS, ETC.

Adams. Contributions to Conchology. 8vo. New York, 1849-52. 12s. 6d. Agassiz and Gould.-Principles of Zoology; touching the Structure, Development, Distribution, and Natural Arrangement of the Races of Animals, Living and Extinct; with numerous Illustrations. For the use of Schools

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and Colleges. Part I. Comparative Physiology. By Louis Agassiz and Augustus A. Gould. 12mo. Boston, 1848. cloth. Agassiz.-Twelve Lectures on Comparative Embryology, delivered before the Lowell Institute in Boston, December and January, 1848-49, by Louis Agassiz. Originally reported and published in the Boston Daily Evening Traveller. With numerous Woodcuts. 8vo, pp. 104. Boston, 1849. sewed.

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Agassiz. Contributions to the Natural History of the Acalephæ of North America, by L. Agassiz. 1 vol. 4to. Cambridge, 1849. boards. £2 2s.

PART I. On the Naked-eyed Medusa of the Shores of Massachusetts, in their perfect State of Development. 4to, pp. 96, and 8 Plates.

PART II.-On the Beroid Medusa of the Shores of Massachusetts, in their perfect State of Development. 4to, pp. 62, and 8 Plates.

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Agassiz. The Classification of Insects from Embryological Data, by Prof. Louis Agassiz. 1 Plate. 4to, pp. 28. Washington, 1850. Agassiz. On the Principles of Classification in the Animal Kingdom; on the Structure of the Halcyonoid Polypi; on the Morphology of the Medusa, by Louis Agassiz. (From the Proceedings of the third meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, held at Charleston, March, 1850.) 8vo, pp. 20. Charleston, 1850, sewed. Agassiz. The Geographical Distribution of Animals, by L. Agassiz. (From Christian Examiner and Religious Miscellany, No. 258, March, 1850.) 8vo, pp. 24. Boston.

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Agassiz. On Extraordinary Fishes from California, constituting a New Family, by L. Agassiz. (Extracted from the American Journal of Science and Arts, Vol. XVI., 2nd series, Nov. 1853.) 8vo, pp. 12. New Haven, 1853. sewed.

1s. Agassiz. Notice of a Collection of Fishes from the Southern Bend of the Tennessee River, Alabama, by L. Agassiz. (Extracted from the American Journal of Science and Arts, Vol. XVII., 2nd series, 1854.) New Haven,

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1854. Agassiz. Contributions to the Natural History of the United States, by Louis Agassiz. 10 vols. 4to. Plates. Volume I. The Embryology of the American Turtles. (In press.) Boston.

Audubon. The Birds of America, from Drawings made in the United States and their Territories, by John James Audubon, F.R.S.,S.S., L. and E. Illustrated by 500 finely coloured Drawings. 4 vols. folio. New York, 1828 to

1840.

The same, with uncoloured Plates.

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Audubon. The Birds of America; from Drawings made in the United States and their Territories, by John James Audubon, F.R.S.,S.S., L. and E. 7 vols. royal 8vo.; with 500 coloured Plates, each 10 inches by 7, and numerous Woodcuts, illlustrative of the Anatomy of the Birds. imp. 8vo. 2204 pages of letter-press. New York, 1840 to 1844. £30 Audubon. Ornithological Biography; or, an Account of the Habits of the Birds of the United States of America, by John James Audubon, F.R.S., S.S., L. and E. 5 vols. royal 8vo. New York and Edinburgh, 1831-1849. Audubon. Synopsis of the Birds of North America, by John James Audubon, F.R.S., S.S., L. and E., Member of various Scientific Associations in Europe and America. 8vo, pp. 359. Edinburgh, 1839. £1 11s. 6d. Audubon and Bachman. The Quadrupeds of North America, by J. J. Audubon and Rev. John Bachman. Published in 30 Parts, of 5 coloured Plates each (22 inches, by 28), forming 3 vols., each volume containing 50 Plates; the Text is in 3 vols. royal 8vo. Philadelphia, 1843 to 1849. £84 Audubon and Bachman.-The Quadrupeds of North America, by J. J. Audubon, F.R.S., &c. &c., and the Rev. John Bachman, D.D., &c. &c. 155 coloured Plates. 3 vols. royal 8vo, pp. 1078. New York, 1854. £12 12s. This Edition is a miniature copy of the large Edition of the Classical Work on the Quadrupeds

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