CONTENTS OF VOLUME SECOND. 



Vll 



BOOK n. 



OF LIZARDS. 



MM 



CHAP. I. Introduction .... 391 

 n. Of the Crocodile, and its affinities 392 

 ni. Of the Salamander . . .399 

 iv. Of the Cameleon, the Iguana, and 



Lizards of different kinds . . 402 



BOOK III. 



OF SERPENTS, &c. 



CHAP. i. Introduction . . . . 407 



ii. Of venomous Serpents in general 416 



in. Of Serpents without venom . 427 



Supplemental Note on Reptiles . 431 



A HISTOEY OF INSECTS, &c. 



BOOK I. 



INSECTS OF THE FIRST ORDEK. 



436 



447 

 448 

 455 

 456 

 461 



CHAP. i. Introduction f . , 

 ii. Of Insects without wings . 

 in. Of the Spider, and its varieties 

 rv. Of the Plea . 

 v. Of the Louse, and its varieties 

 vi. Of the Bug, and its varieties 

 vii. Of the Wood-louse, and its varieties 463 

 vni. Of the Monoculus, or Arborescent 



Water-flea . > . ib. 

 ix. Of the Scorpion, and its varieties 464 

 x. Of the Scolopendra and Gallyworm 466 

 xi. Of the Leech ... . 467 



BOOK H. 



INSECTS OF THE SECOND ORDER. 



CHAP. i. Introduction . ; . . 470 

 II. Of the Libella, or Dragon-fly . ib. 

 in. Of the Formica Leo, or Lion-Ant . 472 

 iv. Of the Grasshopper, the Locust, the 

 Cicada, the Cricket, and the Mole- 

 cricket .... 475 



CHAP. v. Of the Earwig, the Froth Insect, 

 and some others belonging to the 

 second order of Insects . . 483 

 vi. Of the Ephemera . . .485 



BOOK HI. 



INSECTS OF THE THIRD ORDER. 



CHAP. I. Of Caterpillars in general . . 490 

 II. Of the transformation of the Cater- 

 pillar into its corresponding but- 

 terfly or moth, . . . 491 

 m. Of Butterflies and Moths . .499 

 iv. Of the enemies of the Caterpillar 505 

 v. Of the Silkworm . . .506 



BOOK IV. 



INSECTS OF THE FOURTH ORDER. 



CHAP. I. Introduction . 



n. Of the Bee . . . 



ni. Of the Wasp . . . 



TV. Of the Ichneumon fly . 



v. Of the Ant .... 



vi. Of the Beetle, and its varieties 



vii. Of the Gnat Tipula 



512 

 ib. 

 528 

 534 

 535 

 541 

 553 



A HISTOEY OF ZOOPHYTES. 

 BOOK V. 



OF THE ZOOPHYTES. 



CHAP. i. Introduction . * 



n. Of Worms . . . 

 in. Of the Star-fish . 

 iv. Of the Polypus . . 

 v. Of Lithophytes and Sponges 



557 

 558 

 561 

 562 

 570 



Supplement on Crustacea and Mollusca . 575 

 Supplement on Microscopic discovery . .587 

 CHAP. I. The results of Microscopical Inquiry 

 concerning the minute formations 

 and phenomena of the natural 



world 588 



II. Infusorial Animalcules . . 623 

 INDEX . ... 641 



