CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Order of finches . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 



,, gallinaceous birds . . . . . . . . " . . 78 



,, waders . . . . ... . . . . . . 80 



;Jk webfooted birds .. .. .. .. .. 83 



CLASS EEPTILTA. Structure, classification . . . . 86 



Chelonia 87 



Sauria . . . . . . . . 88 



Ophidia 89 



Batrachia 92 



CLASS PISCES . . . . . . 95 



ARTICULATE. CLASS INSECTA. General observations . . 104 

 Order coleoptera .. .. ... .. .. ..110 



lepidoptera . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 



,, hemiptera . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 



,, orthoptera . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 



,, neuroptera .. .. .. .. .. .. 131 



hymenoptera . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 



diptera . . . . ' . . . . . . . . 142 



,, parasita 145 



CLASS A.RACHNIDA . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 



CLASS MYRIAPODA . . . . . . . . . . 151 



CLASS CRUSTACEA ... . . .. .... .. 152 



CLASS ANNELIDA .. .. ., ..155 



CLASS OF INTESTINAL WORMS . . . . . . . . 157 



SUB-KINGDOM MOLLUSCA . . . . . . . . . . 160 



SUB-KINGDOM EADIATA . . 164 



VEGETABLE KINGDOM. General Eemarks .. .. 167 



Respiration and nutrition of plants .. .. .. .. 170 



Class of Dicotyledons . . . . . . "',';,' ""' . t 175 



Family umbelliferse . . . . ' V; . . . . ^j. 



solanaceso .. .. .. 'V. .. .. 176 



,, euphorbiacese . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 



chenopodiacese . . . . . . . . . . . . ib. 



polygonacese 180 



