CONTENTS 



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Phonetic key ix 



General considerations 1 



Classification of animals 9 



Annotated list of animals 12 



Mammals 12 



Birds 33 



Reptiles 46 



Lizards 47 



Snakes 50 



Turtles 52 



Amphibians (Batrachians) 52 



Salamanders, frogs, toads 53 



Fishes 54 



Insects 56 



Crustaceans, myriapods, and arachnids 60 



Mollusks 61 



The lower invertebrates 67 



Coral 68 



Bibliography 69 



Index 73 



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