CONTENTS 



INTRODUCTION. 



DR. STORER'S REPORT ON THE FISHES, 



L True Fishes. 



Order I. Acanthopterygii, 



Order II. Malacopterygii Abdominales, 



Order IIL Malacopterygii Subrachiati, 



Order IV. Malacopterygii Apodes, 



Order V. Lophobranchii, 



Order VL Plectognathi, . 



IL Chondropterygii. 



Order L Branchiis Liberis, 

 Order II. Branchiis Fixis, 



MR. PEABODY'S REPORT 



Birds of Prey, 

 Omnivorous Birds, 

 Insectivorous Birds, 

 Granivorous or Passerine Birds, . 

 Zygodactyli, the Woodpecker Tribe, 

 Slender-billed Birds, 

 Halcyons, . 

 Swallow Tribe, 

 Pigeon Tribe, 

 Gallinaceous Birds, 

 Wading Birds, 

 Lobe-Footed Birds, 

 Web-Footed Birds, 

 Dr. Storer's Supplement to the Fishes, 

 « " to the Reptiles, 



ON THE BIRDS, 



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DR. STORER'S REPORT ON THE REPTILES, 203 



Order I. Chelonia, ...... 



Order H. Sauria, ...... 



Order III. Ophidia, ...... 



Order IV. Batrachia, ...... 



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