CONTENTS. XI 



XIV. THE COD FAMILY 377 



XV. THE SAND-EELS AND ALLIED FORMS . -. . 384 



XVI. THE FLAT-FISH . . . . . - . 386 



XVII. THE EELS ...... 394 



XVIII. THE HERRING FAMILY . . . . . . 396 



XIX. THE CARP FAMILY . . . , . . 400 



XX. THE SALMON FAMILY . * . . . . . 408 



XXI. THE PIKE . . ... . . . 414 



XXII. THE PIPE-FISHES . . . . , . . . 415 



XXIII. THE' FILE-FISHES . . . . -.- . . 417 



XXIV. THE ARCTIC CHIMERA . . . . . ' . 418 

 XXV. THE STURGEON . '" . . . . .. . 418 



XXVI. THE SHARKS AND RAYS , . . . . 419 



THE LOWEST VERTEBRATES ... . .435 



APPENDIX I. MATERIALS FOR A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS ON 



THE BRITISH VERTEBRATE FAUNA . . 441 

 ii II. A LIST OF NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETIES AND 

 FIELD-CLUBS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, WITH 



THEIR SECRETARIES 460 



INDEX. 469 



