X CONTENTS. 



X. PALLAS'S SAND-GROUSE ...... 246 



XI. THE GAME-BIRDS 247 



XII. THE RAILS AND CRAKES 256 



XIII. THE CRANES AND BUSTARDS ..... 260 



XIV. THE WADERS ....... 260 



XV. THE TERNS, GULLS, AND SKUAS . . . .276 



XVI. THE ALBATROSS, PETRELS, AND SHEARWATERS . 285 



XVII. THE GUILLEMOTS, DIVERS, AND GREEKS . . . 288 



REPTILES 297 



LIST OF BRITISH REPTILES . . . . . .301 



I. THE LIZARDS ........ 302 



II. THE SNAKES 304 



AMPHIBIANS 309 



LIST OF BRITISH AMPHIBIANS (AND BATRACHIANS) . . 312 



I. THE FROGS AND TOADS . . . . . .313 



II. THE NEWTS 315 



FISHES 317 



LIST OF BRITISH FISHES ....... 326 



I. THE PERCHES AND SEA-BREAMS .... 340 



II. THE BULLHEADS AND GURNARDS .... 347 



III. THE ANGLER-FISH ...... 352 



IV. THE WEEVERS . 353 



V. THE MACKEREL FAMILY 354 



VI. THE CORYPHENES AND THEIR ALLIES . . . 358 



VII. THE HORSE-MACKERELS AND THEIR ALLIES . . 359 



VIII. THE GARFISH AND FLYING-FISH . . . .364 



IX. THE GOBIES AND SUCKERS 365 



X. THE BLENNIES AND BAND-FISHES .... 369 



XI. THE ATHERINES AND GREY MULLETS . . . 372 



XII. THE STICKLEBACKS . . . . . .374 



XIII. THE WRASSES 375 



