LIST OF THE EN G EATINGS. 



No. of Fig. Pago 



THE FALLS OF NIAGARA (Frontispiece No. 1) 



THE VICTORIA FALLS ON THE ZAMBESI RIVER . (Frontispiece No. 2) 



1. Various Infusoria, or Microzoa 11 



2. Successive forms assumed by the Proteus 11 



3. Wagener's Lieberkuhnia : Lieberkuhnia Wageneri 12 



4. Infusoria found at the bottom of the Sea, seen with the Microscope . . 15 



5. Medusa campanularia . . . .... . . . . . .16 



6. The Hydrostatic Physophora : Physophora muzonema 17 



7. The Miliary Noctiluca, highly magnified : Noctiluca miliaria . . . .19 



8. The Red Trichodesmia : Trichodesmia rubra 20 



9. Infusoria and Living Diatomaceae from the strata under Berlin . . .22 



10. Trichinae gnawing a muscle, magnified 24 



11. Female Trichina depositing her Young, magnified 25 



12. Infusoria in Tripoli, from Richmond, N. America 28 



13. Skeletons of Silicious Infusoria, as seen under the Microscope . . . .29 



14. Microscopic view of Infusoria in Mountain-Meal of Ebsdorf .... 31 



15. Magnified Miliola with its Capillary Appendages projected . . . .33 



16. 1, Rock of the Arabian Chain formed by Agglomerated Nummulites used for 



building the Pyramids of Egypt ; 2, 3, Interior view of Nummulites ; 4, Num- 

 mulites of which the Sphinx is exclusively composed (Lybian Chain) . 34 



17. View of the Sphinx and the Great Pyramid of Egypt . . . . .35 



18. Gigantic Tridacna, used in the Moluccas as a Bathing-Tub .... 38 



19. Fossil Ammonites . . . . . \ . . . . .40 



20. Monads . ... . . 41 



21. Animals alleged to be capable of Resuscitation. Tardigrade, Rotifer, etc. . 44 



22. Neptune's Cup : Raphidophwa patera ........ 55 



23. Sargassum or Swimming Fucas : Fucus bacciferus .. . i . .58 



24. Branched Coral: Caryophillia ramea . ... ... . . 61 



25. Red Coral, magnified : Corallium rubrum . . . . ... 62 



26. Coral Island in the Archipelago of Pometou . . . . . . . 68 



27. Dactyloid Pholades in their holes : Pholns dactylus .... . . 73 



28. Stone-Eating Modiolus : Modfolus liihophaqus . . . . . . 74 



29. Ruins of the Temple of Jupiter Serapis. From a Photograph . . . .75 



30. Teredo or Ship-Worm, and fragment of wood devoued by others . . 79 



31. Shells of Molluscs. Foraminifera, greatly enlarged 82 



32. Chalk of Meudon, seen with the Microscope 83 



33. Goliath of Drury : Goliathus giganteus (natural size) ...... 86 



