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CONTENTS. 



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Zoophytes (Sertularia, &c.) . . 221 



Sponge 222 



Gorgonia 222 



Actinia 223 



Corals (Tuhiporamusica,.&c.) .224 

 Flustra (Sea mats) . . . .225 

 Echinodermata (Star-fishes, &c.) . 225 



Sea urchins, &c 226 



Articulata 227 



Annellata (Worms, &c.) . . .227 

 Cirripeda (Sea acorns) . . .228 



Crustacea 229 



Insects 231 



metamorphoses of . .231 



parts of 232 



depredations by . . .234 

 orders of .... 236 



Beetles ...... 236 



Grasshoppers, Locusts, &c. . . 237 

 Dragon-flies, May-flies, &c. . . 238 

 Bees, Wasps, &c. . . . . 240 



Ants, habitations of ... 240 



White Ants 245 



Stylops 247 



Butterflies, Moths, &c. . . 248 



Silkworm 249 



Bugs, Aphides, &c. 250 



House-fly, Gnat, &c. . . . 250 



Plea, Chigoe 251 



Spiders and Scorpions . . . 252 



Mollusca 252 



Nautilus, mussel. &c. . . . 255 

 Tunicated molluscs . . .255 

 Lingula, Terebratula, &c. . . 256 

 Oyster, cockle, scallop, &c. . . 256 



Clio borealis 257 



Snail, slug, whelk, &c. . . 257 

 Cuttle-fish, nautilus, &c. . . 258 



Vertebrata 259 



Fishes, description of ... 259 



Fishes, divisions of . . . .260 



Perch, Mackerel, Gurnard, &c. . 261 



Salmon, Pilchard, Pike, &c. . 262 



Turbot, Plaice, Soles, &c. . . 265 



Eels 266 



Pipe-fish, Sea Horse . . .267 

 Sea Porcupine, Sun- fish . . 268 

 Sturgeons, Sharks . . .269 



Lamprey 270 



Reptiles 271 



Frogs and Toads . . . '271 



Snakes 272 



Lizards, Crocodiles, &c. . . 274 

 Turtles and Tortoises . . .276 



Birds 279 



divisions of . 280 



s, Falcons, &c. . 281 



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King-fisher, Woodpecker, &c. . 281 

 Poultry, Pheasants, &c. . . 282 

 Herons, Cranes, &c. . . . 284 



Swans, Geese, &c 285 



Mammalia, orders of ... 286 

 Kangaroo, Opossum. &c. . . 287 



Duckbill 288 



Rat, Beaver, Hare, &c. . . 289 



Anteaters 291 



Ox, Deer, &c 292 



Horse, Elephant, Hog, &c. . . 294 

 Whale, Narwal, &c. . . . 296 



Lion, Tiger, &c 297 



Dogs, Wolves and Jackalls . . 302 



Bears 302 



Seals and Walrus . . . .303 

 Mole, Hedgehog, &c. . . . 303 



Bats 304 



Monkeys 305 



Man 307 



Man the only possessor of reason . 308 



Skeleton, diagram of ... 309 



parts of . ... 310 



Bones, description of ... 311 



Muscles 312 



voluntary and involuntary 313 



Ligaments and cartilages . . 313 



Form, affected by age and sex . 314 



in infancy . . . .315 



in middle age . . .315 



in old age . . . .316 



affected by sex ... 316 



Senses, special 317 



Sight 317 



Eye, structure of . . . .319 

 Eyes, compound .... 320 

 Hearing, smell, taste . . .321 



Touch 322 



Digestion 322 



Respiration 325 



Circulation of Blood . . .326 



Man, his superior faculties . . 327 



varieties of . . .328 



European race . . . .328 



Basks 329 



Skiptar, Kelts (or Celts), 

 Greeks and Latins, Sar- 

 matians, Germans . . 330 



Abyssinians 331 



Mongolians 332 



Hottentots 333 



Malays 334 



Papuans, Negrillo . . . 335 



Indians, or Telingans,Ethiopians 336 



Australians, Negro . . . 337 



Races, numerical table of . . 338 



