180 QUESTIONS FOR EXAMINATION. 



which are the principal ? For what is the common whale chiefly valuable? 

 Give some account of the method and season for taking the whale. Vv hat 

 is said of the Narvvhale? Of the Spermaceti Whale? What drugs does 

 it afford ? What is said of its ferocity and ravenous appetite? What is 

 said of the Grampus ? The Porpoise ? The Dolphin ? 



Chap. II. — What are the varieties of the Shark ? Describe the methods 

 of taking them. What do you know of the Fire-Flare ? The Torpedo ? 

 What wonderful property is possessed by this fish? Describe the Sea- 

 Devil. '1 he Sea-Eagle. The Sturgeon. The Fishing-Frog. 1 he Sea- 

 Porcupine. 



Chap. III. — What is the third grand division of fishes ? What is the 

 principal characteristic of the Apodes ? Describe the varieties of the Eel. 

 The singular property of the Electrical Eel. What is the general charac- 

 teristic of the Jugulares ? For what is the Dragonet remarkable ? What 

 do you know of the Cod ? 



Chap. IV. — What is the Discriminative characteristic of the Thoraici ? 

 How many species and genera are comprehended in this order ? Describe 

 the Gilt-Head. The Dorado. The Flying-Fish. What is the principal 

 characteristic of the Abdominales ? How many genera and species are 

 included in this division ? Describe them. 



Chap. V. — Name the varieties of shell-fish ? What is said of the Lob- 

 ster and Crab ? Describe the Tortoise kind. What is said of the Sea- 

 Turtle ? 



REPTILES. 



Chap. I. — What animals are comprehended in the reptile race ? Describe 

 the Crocodile. The Salamander ? The Chameleon. The Inguana. 



Chap. II. — Describe the serpent kind. What is said of the Boa ? What 

 does History inform us concerning the serpent ? What do you know of 

 the Rattlesnake ? 



INSECTS. 



Chap. I. — Into how many classes may the insect tribes be divided ? De- 

 scribe the Scorpion. How many different species of the Scorpion have 

 been enumerated ? What is said of irs malignity ? Describe the Silk- 

 Worm. Its utility. The Bee. The Locust. What is said of its destruc- 

 tive migration ? Describe the Hydra, or fresh-water Polypus. 



Appendtx. — Describe the varieties of the Spider kind. The Caterpillar 

 kind. What do you know of the transformation of the Caterpillar into the 

 Butterfly or Moth ? 



