LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



HALF-VOLUME VIII 



COLOURED PLATES 



PAGE 



HUMMING-BlRDS (Trochilidce) OF AMERICA. 



From a Drawing by Wilhclm Kuhnert FronHs^iece. 



A Tidal Pool, with Familiar Marine Animals. 



From a Drawing by A. Fairfax Muckley 295 



The Russian Sable {Miistela ZibelUna), the King of the Martens. 



From a Drawing by Friedrich Specht S*-' 5 



Varieties of the Field-Snail {Helix Hortensis). 



From a Drawing by A. Fairfax Muckley 3^^ 



Characteristic Animals of the Island of Madagascar. 



From a Drawing by Wilhelm Kiilinert 4-^3 



Structure of the Pigeon — Models Attached to board at end. 



BLACK-AND-WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS 



-Tlie tigs, followed by "from Alcock " are from Alcock's A Natitralist in hidimi Seas, 

 by the courtesy of Mr. John Murray. 



Trawl-Net attached to Fishing-Boat- - 263 

 Part of a Shoal of Herrings (Cliipea 



harengus) ------ 264 



Anchovy [Engraidis encrasichohis) - - 265 



Cod-Fish (Gadus inorrhua) - - - '2.ii(i 



Y{&&Aoz\i {Gadus aglefinus) - - - 267 



Soles (Solea vidgaris) . - - - 269 



Mackerel (.Sr£??«(5^?- z'i?r//^//^) - - - 270 



Striped Red Mullet (3/idhes siirnmlletus) - 271 



John Dory {Zeus faber) - - - ■ 272 



Thin-lipped Grey Mullet (7I/?/.f// ra/;Vo) - 273 



QoiWgft^ '^q\'~, {Conger vidgaris) - - ■ 274 



River Trout (Salmofario) - - - 275 



Smelt {Os77ienis eperlamis) - - - 276 



Common Sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) - 277 



Thornback {Raia clavata) (after Couch) - 278 



Pa-e 



Herring -Boats leaving Aberdeen Harbour 279 



Deep-Sea Fishes 281 



A Division of Comacchio (from Bertram's 



Harvest of the Sea) - - - . 285 



Staby's Californian Trough - - - 286 



MacDonald's Hatching Bottle - - - 287 

 The Gabaret Collector (Ruche) in position 



(at Arcachon) (after Dean) - - - 290 



A Norwegian Oyster-Park - - - 291 

 Shell of a Whitstable Native, with young 



Oysters attached (photo, by W. H. Reeves) 292 

 Wheeler's Beehive Collector (photo, by in- 

 ventor) - 293 



Whitstable Oyster-Dredger at work (photo. 



by \N. H. Reeves) - - - - 293 



Edible Mussel {Mytdus Edulis) - - 294 



