CONTENTS. 



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CHAP. LXXXIX. Tho Cock . . . 4U4 

 XC. The Peacock .... 497 

 XCI. The Turkey .... 499 

 XCII. The Pheasant .... 501 

 XC11I. The Pintada,or Gui- 

 nea Hen 503 



XC1V. The Bustard .... 504 



XCV. The Grous .... 505 



XCVI. The Partridge . . . 507 



XCVII. The Quail .... 509 



BIRDS OF THE PIE KIND. 



CHAP. XCVIJ1. Birds of the Pie Kind 511 

 XCIX. The Raven and the Crow 512 



C. The Magpie 516 



CI. The Woodpecker ... 519 



CII. The Bird of Paradise . . 522 



CHI. The Cuckoo .... 593 



CIV. The Parrot 535 



CV. The Pigeon 529 



BIRDS OF THE SPARROW KIND. 



CHAP. C VI. Birds of the Sparrow Kind 533 



CVII. The Thrush, &c . . 539 



CVIII. The Nightingale, &c. . 540 



CIX. The Canary-Bird, &c. . 544 



CX. The Swallow .... 546 



CXI. The Humming-Bird . . 548 



BIRDS OF THE CRANE KIND. 



CHAP. CXII. Birds of the Crane Kind 



in general 551 



CXI11. The Crane .... 552 



CXIV. The Stork .... 556 

 CXV. The Balearic and other 



Foreign Cranes .... 557 



CXVI. The Heron, &c. . . 559 



CXVII. The Bittern . . . . 5ti2 



CXVIII. The Spoonbill ... 563 



CXIX. The Flamingo ... 564 

 CXX. The Avosetta and the 



Corrira 567 



CXXI. Small Birds of the 



Crane Kind ...... 568 



CXXII. The Water Hen and 



the Coot '572 



WATER-FOWL. 



CHAP. CXXIII. Water-Fowl in ge- 

 nera! 574 



CXXIV. The Pelican ... 576 



CXX V. The Albatross ... 579 



CXXVI. The Cormorant . . 580 



CXXVII. The Gannet ... 582 

 CXXVIII. Smaller Gulls and . 



Petrels 583 



CXXIX. The Penguin Kind . 587 



CXXX. The Auk, Puffin, &c. 589 

 CXXXI. Birds of the Goose 



Kind 592 



CXXX II. The Swan ... 593 



CXXXI1I. The Goose, &c. . 596 



CXXXIV. The Duck, &c. . . 597 



CXXXV. The King-Fisher . 602 



FISHKS IN GENERAL. 



CHAP. CXXXVI. Introduction . . 605 

 CXXX VII. Cetaceous Fishes in 



general 614 



CXXXVIII. The Whale . . 616 



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CHAP. CXXXIX. The Nsrwhale . . 621 

 CXL. The Cachalot, &c. . . W3 

 CXLI. The Dolphin, the 

 Grampus, and the porpoise, 

 &c 624 



CARTILAGINOUS FISHES. 



CHAP. CXLII. Cartilaginous Fishes 



in general 627 



CXLI1I. Cartilaginous Fishes 



of the Shark Kind ... 629 

 CXLIV. Cartilaginous Flat- 

 fish of the Ray Kind . . 632 

 CXLV. The Lamprey, &c . . 638 

 CXLVI. The Sturgeon, &c. . 640 

 CXLV1I. Anomalous Cartila- 

 ginous Fishes 642 



SP1SOUS FISHES. 



CHAP. CXLVIII. The Division of Spi- 



nous Fishes 646 



SECT. I. Prickly-finned Fishes . . 647 



SKCT. II. Soft-finned Fishes ... 649 



CXL1X. Spinous Fishes . . 651 



CRUSTACEOUS AND TESTACEOUS FISHES. 



CHAP. CL. TheDivisionof Shell-Fish 662 

 CLI. Crustaceous Animals of 



the Lobster Kind ... 663 

 CLII. The Tortoise and its Kinds Go'9 

 CLIII. The Shell of Testace- 

 ous Fishes 676 



CLIV. Turbinated Shell-fish 



of the Snail Kind ... 681 

 CLV. Bivalved Shell-fish, or 



Shells of the Oyster Kind 687 

 CLVI. Multivalve Shell-fish 693 



FROGS, LIZARDS, AND SERPENTS. 



FROGS AND TOADS. 



CHAP. CLVII. Frogs and Toads in 



general 697 



CLVIII. The Frog and its Va- 

 rieties ti. 



CLIX. The Toad and its Varieties 702 



THE LIZARD KIND. 



CHAP. CLX. Lizards in general . . 709 

 CLXI. The Crocodile, and its 



Affinities 711 



CLXII. The Salamander . . 717 

 CLXIII. The Chamelion, the 

 Iguana, and Lizards of 

 different Kinds ... 719 



SERPENTS, &C. 



CLXIV. Serpents in general ... 723 

 CLXV. Venomous Serpents in 



genera] 732 



CLXV1. Serpents withont venom 739 



INSECTS. 



INSECTS OF THE FIRST ORDER. 



CHAP. CLXVII. Insects in general 743 

 CLXVIII. Insects without wings 746 

 CLXIX. The Spider and its 



Varieties 747 



CHAP. CLXX. The Flea . . . "f& 

 CLXXI. The Louse and its 



Varieties 753 



CLXXII. The Bug and its 



Varieties 756 



CLXX11I. The Woodlouse and 



its Varieties .... 758 

 CLXXIV. The Moncculus, or 



Arborescent Water-flea . ti. 

 CLXXV. The Scorpion and 



its Varieties .... 759 

 CLXXV1. The Scolopendra 



and Gally-worm . . . 7G2 

 CLXXVII. The Leech . . 76;i 



INSECTS OF THE SECOND ORDER. 



CHAP. CLXXVIII. The Second Or- 

 der of Insects in general 76t> 

 CLXXIX. The Libella.or Dra- 



f on-fly il>. 

 X. The Formica Leo, 

 or Lion-Ant .... 768 



CLXXXI. The Grasshopper, 

 the Locust, the Cicada, 

 the Cricket, and the Mole- 

 Cricket 771 



CLXXXII. The Earwig, the 

 Froth Insect, and some 

 others belonging to the 

 Second Order of Insects 778 



CLXXX1II. The Ephemera 780 



INSECTS OF THE THIRD ORDER. 



CHAP. CLXXXIV. Caterpillars in 



general 783 



CLXXXV. The Transforma- 

 tion of the Caterpillar in- 

 to its corresponding But- 

 terfly or Moth .... 784 



CLXXXVI. Butterflies and 



Moths 791 



CLXXXVII. The Enemies of 



the Caterpillar ... 794 



CLXXXVIII. The Silkworm 796 



INSECTS OF THE FOURTH ORDER. 



CHAP. CLXXXIX. The Fourth Or- 

 der of Insects in general 800 

 CLXL. The Bee . . . . il>. 

 CLXLI. The Wasp .... 809 

 CLXLU. The Ichneumon Fly 813 

 CLXLIII. The Ant ... 814 

 CLXLIV. The Beetle and its 



Varieties 818 



CLXLV. The Gnat and Tipula 825 



THE ZOOPHYTES. 



CHAP. CLXLVI. Zoophytes in ge- 

 neral 828 



CLXLVII. Worms .... 829 

 CLXLVIII. The Star-fish . 832 

 CLXLIX The Polypus . . 833 

 CC. Lythophytes and Sponges 837 



POETRY. 



Traveller 843 



Deserted Village 850 



Hermit 858 



Logicians Refuted . . . 858 

 Essavs 859 # 



