D E O R N Ï T H O R H Y N C H O.
T N T R O D U C T I O .
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O m i l l i o r l i y n c i i um cl Ediulneti seu TiicIiyglo-iSHm a d animalla inaximo mcmoi-abilla, pi-aeciime altiomm
classiiiin, pcrlitierc, vol cxlnde clucct, qiiod Onulliorlivnclium Zoologoi-um prmcipcs pro aiitmali liclililio
alqiic ooinposilo habiicrint. IILiic cquiilem ea scinper iii clcllciis Jialmi et jiiveiiis, qualcnus licuit, sludu
inei dosci-ii)ltoiie osseae corum conipagis Icsliinoinum d c d i ; ' ) s'-n'issii^io ""«cïm dono acstale aniii
M D C C C X X I I . ab ainicissiino Grecn, Chirurgo Londiiiciisi, Orniihorliytirhnm marem, inlegerrimiim, spirilu
•riiii oplimo scrvaUim accepi. Dcsci-iplioiiom coinplelam alqiie exaclam jnu-i anlmalis desiderari di«i
dolcns, co IiilKTilms hoc opiis susccpi, qiiod, hoc pracrixo scopo, mclius in universiiin perscnitrii-i al([iic
scienliae uiilUis solcinus. llicine anni M D C C C X X I I . ad X X I I I incdio annloiniam fuhc lolam absolvcram,
quum rem, qualcnus ].oluoriin, pei-fectajn publici juris faccre cnpiens, ainlcb Londiticnsibiis, ut fcminam
quoquc nùltcrcnl, lileras dcdi. Aestatc aruu M D C C C X X I I I . jam ad finem vergente, cl. llomiiis ope c l Grcejùi
votis sallsfecit. Specuncii hoc, quamvU munis et apcrio ubdomine ipsiusquc visccribus exeiiilis mulilum,
laim-ii Uim ut supplcrom alque cmcndavcin, quae in primo obscrv-avî, tiun iit memorabilissijna
nonnnlla mvenirem, iioniii.si sexui feminhao propria, simuhpie ad auimalis iialuram pcrluioiilia, iililissi
mum mjJii fuil. Tune stalim desci-lplioncm meani cdidtsscm, nlsi, iniiuis bc-nc vatcm, cl hiiîc et aliis
operibus vale diccre coactus fuisscm. Cum i-cUquis tamcn et hoc opusc.ihun cidus prehim i-clicpilsscl,
uisi aestate practcrlapsa, tum ut sahilem ronfu-mavem, tum ut nommlla ad anatomiam coinpavalam (juac
speclaut institucrem expérimenta, tertia ^ice iii heatain me conlulisscm Italiam. Jam superalis obsta
cuUs omnibus, opnsculum orbi lilcravio trado. Diligcnliam, m fallor, liaud qubj ncgaveril; perfeclius futumjiiriiLS.
se opus, si major speciniinum numcras, si rcccus oorLsonun pniesto fuisset, lubcns courcdo,
attamcn rcl sic me iieque iimlilc siisccpisse, uctpie novis iiiveailis orbum paginas seqticntcs
]>robatuvas esse spcro.
Aiilcqunm opus îpsum aggrcdiar, hrcvis notiiia ordiiie ehvonologico componenda corum, quac Inicusque
docli de Oi-nilhorliyncJio scripserc, Iiaud iuutilis vidctin-.
Dcsf riptiouos et ngurac primae lolius auimalis vcl noimulianun ipsius parlium in Anglia et Gcrmania,
lù fallor, ûidc ab anno WDCCXCMII. ab Shawio^), cl. Iluniio^) et Bhmwnbachio*) iucrunt cxhibitac.
Mox anno RIDCCCll. cl. Uninhis^) haud iiiupcrandam mirl anunalis dcscriplioncm analonùcani
dédit, praccipuc ad visrcra spcclantcm.
1) Osicologic (lor E,1iicln,i liyslrlx .m.l des Orni(]iorh}ii<-J,tu In Ticitr. zur vpigl. Anafomio. Br!. I. II. I. S. 64. Taf. 9.
î ) NaliiiMlisU MiscelUiiy. Luiidoii 1798. p. 385. Gcm-rnl Zool..j:)-. Vol. I. p. 1. Londun 1800. p. 229. T.ib. G6.
S) Somc ..» Uic slrucluro of liic iictul of llic Oriiilliovliyndlius pawiloxiii. l'iidos. Triinact. 1800. p. 432. T. 18,
4) «. UçWr djs Schtiabclllucr ( On.itlioi-liyuchcis par,ul..x,i.) ein ncucul.io.lclw G.scNlecht von SJ.igclhiemi lus dem ftinflen WoJltlicilo.
la J. II, VoiBt's M,ig.mn liir deu ucuc^tm Za^Uid dcr N^iurkundc u. s. w. Bd. 2. 1800. S.205«lc. — b. AbWduupoi
nalnrlii.t. Gcgcuslaudc. II. fi. i m . — c. GuUmger gd. Anmgra. 1800. p. 009.
5) A Dracriplion of ihc aiiaioniy uf tlic Onhihcriiyiidi.u paradoxm. Plidosopli. Truii.vicl. 1802. p. 67. — Dcseriplion of the Ornillic
liyucims Ily^lrix. ibiif. piMwipito p. 556. 357. ubi noi.uillla pi'ioiibus addidit et «mcndavil.