CONTENTS OF VOLUME I. 



PAOE 



Title and Preface by tlie Editor of the Present Edition .... i 



Title and Preface of the First Edition by tlie Author .... vii 



Title and Preface of the Second Edition by the Author six 



GEOLOGY 



Metamorphic Rocks — Mcrgui Group — Maulmain Group — Triassic Group — 

 Cretaceous Group — Nunimulitic Group — Siwalik Group — llccent De- 

 posits — Intrusive Rocks — Volcanoes and Mud Volcanoes . . . 1-8 



MINERALOGY. 



Group I. Native Elements — Group II. Sulphides, Arsenides — Group III. 

 Chlorine Compounds — Group IV. Fluorine Compounds — (jlroup V. 



O.xygen Corajiounds — Group VL Hydrocarbon Compounds . . 8-15 



ZOOLOGY. 



PROTOZOA.— FoiuMiNiFERA 16-17 



CCELENTERATA.— Spongia— HvDBOzoA— AciiNozoA . . . . 17-19 



ECHINODERMATA. — Ciuxoidea — Stellakihea — EcHiNoinrA — IIoloteu- 



nroiDEA 19-20 



VERMES. — PLATYELMixinA — Nematelmintha — Annelida . . . 20-23 



ARTHROPODA— Crustacea— MrfiiAP0D.i— A EAcnNiDA—lNSECTA . . 23-123 



CONCHOLOGY.— Preface 123 



MOLLUSC A. BrACUYOPOUA LAMELLIBK.iNCHIATA PlEROPODA GaSIEEO- 



PODA— Cephalopoda . ......... 124-182 



VERTEBR.A.TA . .. .- 183 



ICHTHYOLOGY.— Preface 183-188 



PISCES.— Teleostei 188-283 



CUONDEOPTEBYGII .......... 283-217 



HERPETOLOGY 288 



AMPHIBIA. — OpnioMORPHA, Blind worms — Ukodela, Neuts . . . 288-289 



BATEACHLi, Frogs, Toads 289-296 



REPTILIA.— 297 



Ophidia— Harmless Snakes 297-308 



Venomous Snakes ........ 308-322 



Directions for discriminating poisonous Snakes . . . 322-326 



Sauria — Lizards 326-335 



LoRicATA — Crocodiles ......... 335 



CuELONiA— Turtles 335-344 



