CONTENTS. 



(Larks), 188.— Family Tyrannidte (Tyrant Flycatchers), 1S4.— 

 Order Trochili, 184.— Order Cypseli. 185.— Order Caprimulgi, 

 lg,5__0rder Pici. 185.— Order Anisodactyhe, 186.— Order Coccy- 

 ges, 186.— Order Psittaci, 187.— Order Striges. 187.— Order Ac- 

 cipitres, 188.— Order Sarcorhamphi. 190.— Order Columbic, 190. 

 —Order Galliniv, 191.— Order Herodiones, 192.— Order LimicohL-. 

 194.— Order Geranomorpliu', 197.— Order Anseres, 198.— Order 

 Steganopodes. 201.— Order Gavi;*', 202.— Order Pygopodes, 20:!. 

 Appendix ....••• 204 



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Descriptive Catalogue of North American Batrachia and Rep- 



TiLiA, found East of Mississippi River . . 3 



Synopsis of Classes ..... 4 



Batrachia . . . • • • • •'^ 



Synopsis of Orders, 5. — Order Trachystomata, 5. — Family Sirenidiie, 5. 

 — Order Proteida, 6. — Family Proteidfe, Q.— Order Cadiici- 

 hranchiata, 6. — Synopsis of Families, 6. — Artificial Synopsis of 

 Families. 7. — Family Amphiumida>, 8.— Family Menopomidsi', 

 8.— Family Amblystomidiu, 8.— Family Plethodontida;, 11.— 

 Family Desmognathida", 14. — Family Pleurodelidre, 15. — Order 

 Amira, 15.— Synopsis of Sub-orders and Families, 15. — Artificial 

 Synopsis of Families, 16. — Sub-order Bufoniformia, 16. — Fam- 

 ily Bufonida', 16. — Order Firmisfernia, 18. — Family Engystom- 

 ida', 18. — Order Arcifera, 18.— Family Hylida', 18. — Family Cys- 

 tignathidic, 21. — Family Scaphiopida^, 21. — Order Raniformia, 

 22.— Family Ranida% 22. 

 Reptilia . . . . . . .26 



Synopsis of Orders, 26. — Order OpMdki, 27. — Synopsis of Families, 

 27.— Artificial Synopsis of Families, 27.— Family Crotalidte, 27. 

 — Family Elapidfc, 29. — Family Colubrida% 29. — Order Lacer- 

 tilia, 44. — Synopsis of Families, 44.— Artificial Synopsis of Fam- 

 ilies, 45. — Family Amphisba^nidte, 45. — Family Scincida\ 46. — 

 Family Teidfe, 47. — Family Anguida?, 47. — Family Iguanida?, 

 48. — Family Anolidpe, 48. — Family Gecconida^, 49. — Order Tes- 

 tudhtata, 49.— SynoTpsis of Families, 49. — Family Sphargididje,* 

 50. — Family Chelonida^ 51. — Family Trionychida?, 51. — Family 

 ChelydridcB, 52. — Family Cinosternidte, 53. — Family Emydida% 

 54. — Family Testudinida;, 58. — Order Crocodilia, 58. — Family 

 Crocodilida^, 58. 

 Faunal Regions of the United States . . . .59 



Glossary . . . . . .60 



Index . . . . . . .67 



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Studies of the Food of Birds, Insects, and Fishes, made at the 

 Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History, at 

 Normal, Illinotr . . . . .1 



