IN THE NINTH BOOK 



ARE CONTAINED THE 

 HISTORY AND NATURE OF CREATURES OF THE WATER. 



CHAP. 



1. The Nature of Creatures of the 



Water. 



2. The Reason why Creatures of 



the Sea are of all others the 

 biggest. 



3. The monstrous Beasts of the 



Indian Sea. 



4. The greatest Fishes in every 



Part of the Ocean. 



5. Of Tritons, Nereids, and Sea- 



Elephants : their Forms. 



6. Of Whales (called Balaenae) and 



Orcse. 



7. Whether Fishes breathe or 



sleep. 



8. Of Dolphins and their won- 



derful Properties. 



9. Of the Tursions. 



10. Of Tortoises, and how they are 



taken. 



1 1 . Who first devised to separate the 



Tortoise-shells into Leaves. 



12. The Coverings of Sea Animals : 



the Division of them into their 

 several Kinds. 



13. Of the Seal. 



14. Of Fishes without Hair : how 



they breed : and how many 

 Sorts there are. 



15. The Names and Natures of 



many Fishes. 



16. Augury by Fishes, and their 



Variety. 



17. Of the Mullet and other Fishes. 



That the same Fishes are not 

 in request in all Places. 



CHAP. 



18. Of the Barbel, the Coracinus : 



of Stockfish and Salmon. 



19. Of the Exoecetus, Calamaries, 



the Muraena. 



20. The Division of Fishes by the 



Shape of their Bodies. 



21. Of Eels. 



22. The Manner of taking them in 



the Lake Benacus. 



23. The Nature of the Muraena. 



24. Of flat Fishes. 



25. Of the Echeneis, and its won- 



derful Nature. 



26. The Variety of Fishes. 



27. Of the Fish called the Lantern, 



and the Sea Dragon. 



28. Of Fishes wanting Blood. 



29. Of the Loligo, the Sepia, the 



Calamary, and Nautilus. 



30. The Fish Ozsena, and Nau- 



plius : also of the Lobster 

 kind. 



31. Of Crabs, Echini: and of the 



greater Sort named Echino- 

 metrae. 



32. Of wreathed Shells. 



33. Of Scallops, Murex, and other 



such. 



34. The Treasures of the Sea. 



35. Of Pearls, how they are pro- 



duced, and where : also how 

 they are found. 



36. Of the purple Shell-fish and 



the Murices. 



37. How many Kinds there are of 



purple Shell-fishes. 



