VI. CONTENTS. 



General outline of habits, &c.. ., 124 



Instructions relative to Nests and Eggs 127 



Ditto for skinning, stuffing, and preserving Birds 130 



Table of particulars to be observed relative to any new 



species of Bird 1 38 



Introduction to the Amphibea 139 



Enumeration of the characters in Order 1, Reptilia .... 141 



Introduction to Order 2, Serpen tes 146 



Enumeration of the characters of ditto 1 4S 



Anecdote of the Slow-Worm 1 50 



Instructions for the preserving of the Animals in this 



class 152 



Anecdote of a species of Boa 154 



Table of particulars to be observed on procuring any- 

 new species of Amphibea 159 



Introduction to Fishes 160 



Enumeration of the characters of the genera in Order 1, 



Apodal 164 



— — — in Order 2, Jugulares 167 



— — — in Order 3, Thoraci 169 



— — — in Order 4, Abdo- 

 minales 175 



Enumeration of the characters of the genera in the 



Branchiostegous Order , . 179 



Instructions for procuring and preserving Fishes 183 



Table of particulars to be observed in procuring any 



new species 186 



Introduction to the class Insecta 1 87 



Anecdote of the Common Dragon Fly 193 



Enumeration of the characters of the genera composing 



the Coleopiterous Order 1 97 



■ — — — Hemipterous Order. 206 



