PLACE OF BIRTH OF AUTHORS.
The place of birth of the larger number of the authors mentioned in this volume is indicated by an abbreviation placed before the date of birth, which the following list will serve to explain:—
| A. | Austria. |
| Al. | Alabama. |
| A. M. | Asia Minor. |
| Ar. | Argentina. |
| Ark. | Arkansas. |
| B. | Brazil. |
| Ba. | Bermuda. |
| B. G. | British Guiana. |
| Bh. | Burmah. |
| Bm. | Belgium. |
| Bo. | Bohemia. |
| Bv. | Bavaria. |
| C. | Cuba. |
| Cal. | California. |
| Ch. | China. |
| Ct. | Connecticut. |
| Cy. | Ceylon. |
| Del. | Delaware. |
| D. C. | District of Columbia. |
| Dk. | Denmark. |
| E. | England. |
| E. I. | East Indies. |
| F. | France. |
| Fl. | Florida. |
| G. | Germany. |
| Ga. | Georgia. |
| Gr. | Greece. |
| H. | Holland. |
| H. I. | Hawaiian Islands. |
| Hy. | Hungary. |
| I. | Ireland. |
| Ia. | Iowa. |
| Il. | Illinois. |
| Ind. | Indiana. |
| Ion. | Ionian Islands. |
| Iy. | Italy. |
| J. | Jamaica. |
| Ky. | Kentucky. |
| La. | Louisiana. |
| L. I. | Long Island. |
| Ma. | Moravia. |
| Mch. | Michigan. |
| Md. | Maryland. |
| Me. | Maine. |
| Mg. | Mecklenburg. |
| Mi. | Mississippi. |
| Min. | Minnesota. |
| Mo. | Missouri. |
| Ms. | Massachusetts. |
| N. | Norway. |
| N. B. | New Brunswick. |
| N. C. | North Carolina. |
| N. H. | New Hampshire. |
| N. J. | New Jersey. |
| N. M. | New Mexico. |
| N. S. | Nova Scotia. |
| N. Y. | New York. |
| O. | Ohio. |
| Ont. | Ontario. |
| Or. | Oregon. |
| P. | Prussia. |
| Pa. | Pennsylvania. |
| P. E. I. | Prince Edward Island. |
| Per. | Persia. |
| Ph. | Philippine Islands. |
| Pl. | Portugal. |
| Po. | Poland. |
| Q. | Quebec. |
| R. | Russia. |
| R. I. | Rhode Island. |
| S. | Scotland. |
| Sa. | Syria. |
| S. C. | South Carolina. |
| Sd. | Switzerland. |
| Sg. | Schleswig. |
| S. I. | Staten Island. |
| Sil. | Silesia. |
| Sl. | Senegal. |
| Sn. | Sweden. |
| Sp. | Spain. |
| Sxy. | Saxony. |
| Sy. | Sicily. |
| Tn. | Tennessee. |
| Ts. | Texas. |
| Ty. | Turkey. |
| Va. | Virginia. |
| Vt. | Vermont. |
| W. | Wales. |
| Wa. | Westphalia. |
| Wg. | Wurtemburg. |
| Wis. | Wisconsin. |
| W. I. | West Indies. |
| W. Va. | West Virginia. |