xxviii CONTENTS. VOLUME I. 



LESSON V. 



Family of Tenuirostres Nuthatches Creepers Humming-birds. 



Family of Syndactylae Bee-eaters Kingfishers Hornbills. 



Order of Scansoriae Zoological Characters Woodpeckers Wry- 

 necks Cuckoos Toucans Parrots Habits, (Maccaw, Paro- 

 quets, Parrots, properly so called) P. 67 75 



LESSON VI. 



Order of Gallinaceae Zoological Characters Habits Hoccos Pea- 

 cocks, (Common Peacock) Turkey Guinea-fowl Genus of Phea- 

 sants, (The Common Cock, Common Pheasant, Golden Pheasant 

 Genus of Grouse, (The Great Heath-cock, Partridge, Quail) 

 Genus of Pigeons Habits Carrier-pigeons P. 75 84 



LESSON VIL 



Order of Grallatorise Zoological Characters Habits Division into 

 eight Families. 



Family of Brevipennes Ostrich Organization Habits Cassowa- 

 ries. 



Family of Pressirostres Bustards Plovers Lapwings. 



Family of Cultrirostres Cranes, (Common Crane)-^-Herons, (Com- 

 mon Heron) Storks, (Common Stork) Spoonbill. 



Family of Longirostres Genus of Curlews Ibis, (Sacred Ibis) 

 Snipe, (Woodcock, Common Snipe) The Avosets. 



Family of Macrodactyli Rails Water Hens. 



Family of Flamingos Common Flamingos Habits P. 85 98 



LESSON VIII. 



Order of Palmipedes Zoological Characters Habits Division into. 



four Families. 



Family of Divers Grebes Auk Penguins 



Family of Longipennes Petrels Albatross Gulls Sea-swallow8. 

 Family of Totipalmatse Genus of Pelicans, (Pelican, properly so 



called) Organization Habits Frigate-bird Boobies. 

 Family of Lfcrnellirostres Genus of Ducks Swans Geese 



Ducks Eiders Genus of Mergansers P. 98-~l 10 



BOOK IV. 



(Vertebrate Animals: Class ///.) 

 HERPETOLOGY; THE NATURAL HISTORY OF REPTILES. 



LESSON I. 



General Characters Form Skeleton Motion Nervous System- 

 Senses Nutrition Apparatus of Digestion Blood Respiration 

 -Lungs Temperature secretions Eggs Classification. .P. 2127 



