CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION. 



DR. STOKER'S REPORT ON THE FISHES, 5 



L True Fishes. 



Order I. Acanthopterygii, ..... 5 



Order 11. Malacopterygii Abdominales, . . . 82 



Order III. Malacopterygii Subrachiati, . . . 120 



Order IV. Malacopterygii Apodes, .... 157 



Order V. Lophobranchii, ..... 162 



Order VL Plectognathi, ...... 169 



n. Chondropterygii. 



Order L Branchiis Liberis, . . . . . 178 



Order 11. Branchiis Fixis, ..... 181 



DR. STORER'S REPORT ON THE REPTILES, 203 



Order I. Chelonia, ...... 207 



Order H. Sauria, . . . . . . 2]9 



Order lU. Opbidia, . . . . . . 221 



Order IV. Batrachia, ...... 235 



MR. PEABODY'S REPORT 



Birds of Prey, 

 Omnivorous Birds, 

 Insectivorous Birds, 

 Granivorous or Passerine Birds, . 

 Zygodactyli, the Woodpecker Tribe, 

 Slender-billed Birds, 

 Halcyons, . 

 Swallow Tribe, 

 Pigeon Tribe, 

 Gallinaceous Birds, 

 Wading Birds, 

 Lobe-Footed Birds, 

 Web-Footed Birds. 

 Dr. Storer's Supplement to the Fishes, 

 « « to the Reptiles, 



ON THE BIRDS. 



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