VI 



CONTENTS OF VOLUME SECOND. 



CH. iv. Of the Balearic and other Foreign 



Cranes .... 178 



v. Of the Heron and its varieties . 180 



VI. Of the Bittern, or Mire-drum . 184 



vn. Of the Spoonbill or Shoveller . 185 



vin. The Flamingo . . . .187 



IX. The Avosetta or Scooper ; and the 



Corrira, or Runner . . . 189 

 X. Small birds of the Crane kind, 

 with the thighs partly bare of 

 Feathers .... 190 

 xi. Of the Water-hen, and the Coot . 197 



BOOK VII. 



200 

 201 



01' WATER-FOWL. 



CHAP. i. Introduction . . . 

 n. The Pelican .... 

 in. The Albatross,.the first of the Gall c 



kind 204 



iv. The Cormorant . . . .206 



v. The Gannet, or Solan Goose . 208 



vi. Of the smaller Gulls and Petrels . 210 



VII. Of the Penguin kind : and first, of 



the great Magellanic Penguin 

 vin. Of the Auk, Puffin, and other 



birds of the Penguin kind . 219 

 ix. Of Birds of the Goose kind, pro- 

 perly so called .... 

 x. Of the Swan, tame and wild . 

 xi. Of the Goose, and its varieties 

 xn. Of the Duck, and its varieties . 

 xin. Of the King-fisher . . 



215 



222 

 224 

 227 

 231 

 237 



A HISTORY OF FISHES. 

 BOOK I. 



OF FISHES IN GENERAL. 



CHAP. I. Introduction .... 240 

 II. Of Cetaceous Fishes in general . 249 

 Hi. Of the Whale, properly so called, 



and its varieties . . . 250 

 iv. Of the Narwhal . . . .260 

 v. Of the Cachalot, and its varieties 262 

 VI, Of the Dolphin, the Grampus, and 



the Porpoise, with their varieties 264 



BOOK II. 



OF CARTILAGINOUS FISHES. 



MM 



CHAP, i Introduction .... 268 

 II. Of Cartilaginous Fishes of the Shark 



kind 269 



in. Of Cartilaginous Flat-fish, or the 



Ray kind .... 273 

 iv. Of the Lamprey, and its affinities . 280 

 v. Of the Sturgeon, and its varieties 283 

 vi. Of Anomalous Cartilaginous fishes 286 



BOOK III. 



OF SPINOUS FISHES. 



CHAP. i. The Division of Spinous Fishes . 293 



SECT. i. Prickly -finned Fishes . . 294 



H. Soft-finned Fishes . . 299 



II. Of Spinous Fishes in general . 308 



BOOK IV. 



OF CRUSTACEOUS AND TESTACEOUS FISHES. 



CHAP. i. The Division of Shell-fish . . 326 

 ii. Crustaceous Animals of the Lobster 



kind 326 



in. Of the Tortoise and its kinds . 337 

 iv. Of the shell of Testaceous Fishes . 347 

 v. Of Turbinated Shell-fish, orthe Snail 



kind 359 



vi. Of bivalved Shell-fish, or shells of 



the Oyster kind . . .365 

 vn. Of multivalve Shell-fish . . 373 



A HISTORY OF FROGS, LIZARDS, 

 AND SERPENTS. 



BOOK I. 



OF FROGS AND TOADS. 



CHAP I. Introduction .... 377 

 II. Of the Frog, and its varieties . 377 

 in. Of the Toad, and its varieties . 384 



