CONTENTS 



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Phonetic key ix 



General considerations ., 1 



Classification of animals 9 



Annotated list of animals 12 



Mammals 12 



Birds 33 



Reptiles 46 



Lizards 47 



Snakes 50 



Tm-tles 52 



Amphibians (Batrachians) 52 



Salamanders, frogs, toads 53 



Fishes 54 



Insects 56 



Crustaceans, myriapods, and arachnids GO 



MoUusks 61 



The lower invertebrates 67 



Coral 68 



Bibliography 69 



Index 73 



