CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. THE SEA AND ITS SHORES ... ... n 



II. Low LIFE ... ... ... ... 20 



III. SPONGES ... ... ... ... ... 28 



IV. ZOOPHYTES ... ... ... ... 37 



V. JELLY FISHES ... ... ... ... 49 



VI. SEA-ANEMONES ... ... " ... ... 64 



VII. SEA-STARS AND SEA-URCHINS ... ... 86 



VIII. SEA-WORMS ... ... ... ... 107 



IX. CRABS AND LOBSTERS ... ... ... 130 



X. SHRIMPS AND PRAWNS ... ... ... 160 



XI. SOME MINOR CRUSTACEANS ... ... 172 



XII. BARNACLES AND ACORN-SHELLS ... ... 176 



XIII. "SHELL-FISH" ... ... ... ... 185 



XIV. SEA-SNAILS AND SEA-SLUGS ... ... 207 



XV. CUTTLES ... ... ... ... 231 



XVI. SEA-SQUIRTS ... ... ... ... 236 



XVII. SHORE FISHES ... ... ... ... 246 



XVIII. BIRDS OF THE SEA-SHORE ... ... 277 



XIX. SEAWEEDS ... ... ... ... 288 



XX. FLOWERS OF THE SHORE AND CLIFFS ... 303 

 CLASSIFIED INDEX OF SPECIES REFERRED TO 



IN TEXT ... ... ... ... 309 



ALPHABETICAL INDEX ... ... ... 



