TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



THE REPTILE GALLERY. 



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General Notes on Reptiles 1 



Crocodilia (Crocodiles and Alligators) 3 



Rhynchocephalia (Tuatera) 5 



Lacertilia (Lizards) 6 



Ophidia (Snakes) 16 



Chelonia (Tortoises and Turtles) 24 



THE FISH GALLERY. 



General Notes on Batrachians 31 



Tailless Batrachians (Frogs and Toads) 33 



Tailed Batrachians (Salamanders and Newts) .... 42 



Limbless Batrachians 46 



General Notes on Fishes 47 



Acanthopterygii (Perches, Mackerels, &c.) 58 



Pharyngognathi (Wrasses) 76 



Anacanthini (Cod- and Flat-fishes) 78 



Physostomi (Carps, Herrings, &c.) 82 



Lophobranchii (Pipe-fishes) 90 



Plectognathi (File-, Globe-, and Sun-fishes) .... 91 



Ganoidei 95 



Chondropterygii (Sharks and Rays) 99 



Cyclostomata (Lampreys) <, Ill 



Leptocardii (Lancelet) 113 



