CONTENTS 



CHAP. ^ PAGE 



I. On a Norwegian Fiord . . . . i 



II. Nature-Reserves , . . . .13 



III. Far from the Madding Crowd . . -23 



IV. The GREAt Grey Seal . -32 

 V. TftE Grouse and other Birds . . .41 



VI. The Sand and Pebbles of the Seashore . 48 



VII. The Constituents of a Seabeach . . -55 



VIII. Quicksands and Fire-Stones . . .64 



IX. Amber ....... 70 



X. Sea-Worms and Sea-Anemones . . -77 



XI. Coral-Makers and Jelly-Fish . . .88 



XII. Shrimps, Crabs, and Barnacles . . .98 



XIII. Barnacles and other Crustaceans . . 108 



XIV. The History of the Barnacle and the Goose 117 

 XV. More as to the Barnacle and the Goose . 129 



XVI. Sea-Shells on the Seashore . . .142 



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