CONTENTS. 



X. PALLAS S SAND-GKOUSE .... 



XI. THE GAME-BIRDS ..... 



XII. THE RAILS AND CRAKES 



XIII. THE CRANES AND BUSTARDS . 



XIV. THE ^VADERS ..... 

 XV. THE TERNS, GULLS, AND SKUAS 



XVI. THE ALBATROSS, PETRELS, AND SHEARWATERS 

 XVII. THE GUILLEMOTS, DIVERS, AND GREBES . 



REPTILES 



LIST OF BRITISH REPTILES .... 



I. THE LIZARDS ...... 



II. THE SNAKES ...... 



AMPHIBIANS 



LIST OF BRITISH AMPHIBIANS (aND BATRACHIANS) 

 I. THE FROGS AND TOADS .... 

 IL THE NEWTS . . . . 



FISHES ........ 



LIST OF BRITISH FISHES ..... 

 I. THE PERCHES AND SEA-BREAMS . 

 II. THE BULLHEADS AND GURNARDS . 

 in. THE ANGLER-FISH .... 



IV. THE WEEVERS ..... 

 V. THE MACKEREL FAMILY 

 VI. THE CORYPHENES AND THEIR ALLIES 

 VII. THE HORSE-MACKERELS AND THEIR ALLIES 

 VIII. THE GARFISH AND FLYING-FISH . 

 IX. THE GOBIES AND SUCKERS . 

 X. THE BLENNIES AND BAND-FISHES . 



XI. THE ATHERINES AND GREY MULLETS 



XII. THE STICKLEBACKS .... 



XIII. THE WRASSES ..... 



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