ILLUSTRATIONS. 



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The Alligator (Crocodilus Lucius), and Hawksbill Turtle (Ckelonia 



Imbricatus) ........... 2 



The Crocodile (Crocodilus NUoticus) 23 



The Green Dragon (Draco Viridis) 29 



The Scaly Iguana (Iguana Squamosa) . . . . . .31 



The Wall Gecko (Ascalabotes Fascicularis), and Common Chameleon 



(Chamceleo Africanus) 36 



The Boa Constrictor 47 



The Common Snake (Coluber Natrix) . . . . . 49 

 The Banded Rattlesnake (Crotalus Horridus} . . . .53 



The Common Viper ( Vipera Berus) 56 



The Tree-Frog (Hyla Viridis) 66 



The Axolotl (Axolotus Pisciformis) 73 



The Perch (Perca Fluvialilis) ....... 82 



The Oriental Flying-Gurnard (Dactylopterus Orientalis) . . 88 



The Horned Chaetodon (Cluztodon Cornutus) 94 



The Mackarel (Scomber Scomber) 96 



The Common Sword-fish (Xiphias Gladius) 100 



The Marbled Angler (A ntennarius Marmoratus) ? . . . 114 



The Carp (Cyprinus Carpio) 122 



The Pike (Esox Lucius') 132 



The Flying-fish (Exocatus Volitans) 137 



The Salmon (Salmo Solar) 142 



The Trout (Salmo Fario) .146 



The Cod (Morrhua Vulgaris) 1 54 



The Common Eel (AnguUla Acutirostris) 169 



The Sea-horse (Hippocampus Antiquorum) . . . . 177 



The Sturgeon (Acipenser Sturio) 182 



The White Shark (Carcharias Vulgaris) . . . . 186 

 The Poulpe (Octopus Vulgaris), and the Calamary (Loligo Vul- 

 garis) 201 



The Paper Nautilus (Argonauta Argo) ..... 217 

 The Tiger Cowry (Cyprcea Tigris), Harp (Harpa Ventricosa), and 



Cloth-of,gold Cone (Conw TextUis) 226 



The Wentletrap (Scalaria Pretiosa) 241 



