Xll CONTENTS 



CHAPTER XIV 



PAGE 



COLOUR AND COLORATION . . . . .281 



Mimicry and Mimetic Artifice An Examination of the 

 controverted Points between Darwin, Wallace, and 

 Beddard applied to Shore Animals Many Problems 

 yet to be solved 



CHAPTER XV 



COLLECTING AND PRESERVING . . . . .297 



Collecting and preserving Marine Animals The " Tow 

 Net," and Methods for collecting and preserving sur- 

 face swimming Forms " Plankton" Preparation 

 of Specimens for the Museum 



CHAPTER XVI 



MICROSCOPIC PREPARATIONS IN MARINE ZOOLOGY . .316 



Biological '' Fixing " Embedding, Section cutting, stain- 

 ing and mounting Preparing Hydrozoa and Polyzoa 

 with Tentacles in expansion, etc. 



CHAPTER XVII 

 ARRANGING A MUSEUM COLLECTION . . . .335 



CHAPTER XVIII 



THE MARINE AQUARIUM . . . . .337 



Facility of Maintenance Causes of the frequent Failures 

 Rearing Larval Forms, etc. 



LIST OF A FEW BOOKS USEFUL TO THE BEGINNER . . 345 



INDEX . 347 



