CONTENTS. XI 



CHAP. XXII. 



MOLLTJSCA CUTTLE-FISH. 



Cuttle Fish: its Habits and Structure. Varieties of Species. 



Page 305 



CHAP. XXIII. 



VERTEBRATA FISHES. 



Form of Fishes : its Adaptation. External Covering. Colours. 

 Locomotive Powers. Kespiration, &c. . . .317 



CHAP. XXIV. 



VERTEBRATA FISHES. 



Fishes: Instances of remarkable Form, Structure, and In- 

 stincts. The Lump-Sucker. The Lamprey. The Stickle- 

 back. Pipe-Fishes. The Fishing-Frog. Shark. Eays, 

 &c .329 



CHAP. XXV. 



VERTEBRATA FISHES. 



Edible Fishes : The Cod Family. Flat Fish. The Herring and 

 Pilchard Family. Pilchard Fishing . . . .345 



CHAP. XXVI. 



VERTEBRATA MARITIME BIRDS. 



Swimming and Wading Birds. The Curlew. The Sand- 

 piper. Divers. Grebes. The Grannet : its remarkable 

 Structure 359 



CHAP. XXVII. 



VERTEBRATA SEASIDE MAMMALIA. 



The Cetacea, or Whale Tribe. The Dolphin. The Sea Uni- 

 corn. The common Whale: remarkable Adaptations of 

 Structure, &c. The Seal Family: Form and Habits. 

 Adaptations of Structure. Conclusion . . . 369 



