TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



I.— THE JiEPTILE SEEIES. 



Class REPTILIA. 



Characteristics of Reptiles 



Classification of Reptiles 



Order Ornithosauria (Pterodactyles) 



DiNOSAURiA (Dinosaurs) . 



Crocodilia (Crocodiles) . 



Rhynchocephalia (Tuateras) . 



Pelycosauria .... 



Squamata (Snakes and Lizards) 



Ichthyopterygia (Ichthyosaurs) 



Chelonia (Tortoises and Turtles) 



Sauropterygia (Plesiosaurs) . 

 (Placodontia) . 



Theromorpha. 



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II.— THE AMPHIBIAN SERIES. 



Class AMPHIBIA, or BATRACHIA. 



Order Anura (Frogs and Toads) .... 

 ,. Urodela (Salamanders and Newts) 

 „ Apoda (Limbless Amphibians) 

 „ Stegocephala (Labyrinthodonts) . 



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