CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION. 



JDR. STOKER'S REPORT ON THE FISHES, S 



L TRUE FISHES. 



Order I. Acanthopterygii, ..... 5 



Order II. Malacopterygii Abdominales, ... 82 



Order IIL Malacopterygii Subrachiati, . * . 120 

 Order IV. Malacopterygii Apodes, . . .157 



Order V. Lophobranchii, * * ... 162 



Order VL Plectognathi, ...... 169 



n. CHONDROPTERYGII. 



Order L Branchiis Liberis, ..... 178 



Order JL Branchiis Fixis, . . . 181 



DR. STORER'S REPORT ON THE REPTILES, 203 



Order I. Chelonia, . . 207 

 Order IL Sauria, . * . . . .219 



Order 111. Ophidia, 221 



OrderlV. Batrachia, ...... 235 



MR. PEABODY'S REPORT ON THE BIRDS, 257 



Birds of Prey, ....... 260 



Omnivorous Birds, * . i * 277 



Insectivorous Birds, ... i * * 291 

 Granivorous or Passerine Birds, . . . . .318 



Zygodactyli, the Woodpecker Tribe, . 332 

 Slender-billed Birds, . . . * . .339 



Halcyons, ........ 342 



Swallow Tribe, ....... 343 



Pigeon Tribe, ..*.... 350 



Gallinaceous Birds, * . t 352 



Wading Birds, 357 



Lobe-Footed Birds, ...... 375 



Web-Footed Birds, 378 



Dr. Storer's Supplement to the Fishes, .... 405 

 "to the Reptiles, . . .410 



