Illustrations in the Text, Vol. II. 



PAOE 

 More-porks . 482, 483 



Swift . . .484 



Edible Swift . . 485 



Ruby-thx'oated HumniiBg- 



.birds . . . 480 



Kea ... . .487 



New Zeiiland Kej;i 488 



New Zealand Kaka 48'J 



Black Cockatoo . 400 



Cockatoo ... 490 



Leadbeiiter's Cockatoo 41il 

 Macaw . , . 492 



Blue Mountain-parrots . 4I.'3 

 Younii Cuckoo ejecting 



egg . . .49-^ 



Plieasant-cuckoo . . 495 

 Cuckoo one day old in 



Hedge-sparrow's nest 40G 

 Voung Cuckoo . . . 497 

 Young Cuckoo in Reed- 

 warbler's nest . . 498 

 Australian Laughing- 

 kingfisher . . . 499 

 Kingfishers at home . 500 



Laughing-kingfishers . 501 

 Kingfisher . . . 502 



Laughing-jackass . . 503 

 Crested Hoinbill . . 504 

 Concave-cast[ued Horn- 

 bill, India . . 505 

 Ground-hornbiil . . 505 

 Hoopoe . , . 506 

 Bee-eater .... 507 

 Racket-tailed Motniot fOS 

 Trogon . . . .509 

 Curl-crested Toucan . 510 

 Honey-guide . . . 511 

 A family of Greater 



Spotted "Woodpeckers 511 

 Lesser Spotted Wood- 

 peckers . , . 512 

 American Crow . . 513 

 Jackdaws . . . .514 

 Young Aniericiin Blue Jay 515 

 A pair of Magiiies . 516 



Cornish Chough . 517 



King Bird of Paradise 517 



Queensland Rifle-bird . 518 

 lied Bird of Paradise 518 



Young Starlings . 519 



Common Starling . . 520 

 Meadow-lark (natural size) 521 

 Hawfinch . . . .522 

 Young Chaffinches . 523 



House-sparrowjs . 523 



Bullfinch . . .524 



Greenfinch . . 525 



Linnet . 526 



Skylarks . . .527 



Y'oung Skylarks , . 528 

 Nuthatch . . 529 



Marsh-tit . . .530 



Great Tit . . . .531 

 Coal-tits . . .532 



Red-backed Shrikes . . 533 

 Australian Ma^ne . 533 



Reed-warbler . . 534 



Song-thnish . . 535 



Young Thrush . . 536 



Blackbird . . . 530 



Robin . . , .537 

 Nightingale . . . 537 

 Stone-chat . . . 538 



A pair of Wrens . 539 



Common Wrens . . 539 

 Young Swallows . . 540 

 Sand-martins . . , 541 

 Victorian Lyre-bird - . 642 

 Tail of Australian Lyre- 

 bird . . . 542 

 Bell-bird . . . .543 

 Cock-of-the-walk . . 544 

 Young Nile Crocodile . 545 

 Young Broad-snouted 



Crocodile . . . 540 

 A dead Crocodile . . 540 

 A Crocodile , . . 547 

 A Queensland Crocodile . 548 

 Crocodile, well illustrating 

 the character of the 

 dentition , . . 549 

 Crocodiles and AUigatoi-s, 



with young . . 550 

 A Crocodile from Soathern 



United States . , 550 

 Mifleissippi and Chinese 



AUigatora . . .551 

 Asiatic Tortoises . 552 



European Tortoise . 552 



Ele2)hant-tortoise8 from 



the Galapagos IsLands 553 

 Elephant-tortoise . , 554 

 3iant or Elejtliant-tor- 

 toises from the Gala- 

 pagos Islands 555 



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Giant Tortoise . . . 550 

 A Giant Tortoise with a 

 European Tortoise on 

 its b;ick . . . 557 

 Elephant-tortoise . . 553 

 Sna])ping- turtle . . 559 

 Temniinck's Snapper . 500 

 Nev.ly hatched ,^^Tuvtles 

 enjoying their first 

 swim .... 501 

 Cuban Terrapins . . 502 



Blind-worm . . . 503 

 Glass-snake, or Schelto- 



pusik . . . 563 



Burmese Geckos . 564 



Madeiran Geckos . . 505 

 Flying-dragon of Java . 500 

 Frilled Lizard at bay with 



expanded frill . . 507 

 Frilled Lizard with frill 



folded up . . .567 

 Frilled Lizard running on 



its bind legs (2 views) 507 

 Australian Tree-liziird . 508 

 Australian Water-liziird . 569 

 Australian Jewor Bearded 



Lizards . 570 



Bearded Lizard . . 570 

 A young Bearded Lizard . 570 

 Australian York or Moun- 

 tain-devil . . 571 

 Spinous Lizard, or Moun- 

 tain-devil , . . 571 

 A group of Mountain- 

 devils of Central 

 Australia . . . 572 

 Horned Toad . . 572, 573 

 Tuberculated Iguana . 574 

 Small Viviparous Lizard . 574 

 Wall-lizard . . 574 

 Banded Iguanas . . 575 

 South African Girdled 



Lizard . . . 575 

 Arizona Heloderm 



(Poisonous Lizard) . 576 

 White Monitor . . 576 



Green Liz-ird . . . 577 

 Ocellateil Lizards at home 577 

 Hontgen ray photograph 



of Ocellated Lizard . 578 

 Common Skmk . . 579 



Australian Stump-tailed 



Liz:irds . . . 579 

 Blue-tongued Lizards . 5S0 

 Spine-tailed Lizards, 



Western Australia . 580 

 Chameleons asleep . . 581 

 A ChaniEeleon in a rage . 581 

 Common Chameleon of 

 South Europe and 

 North Africa . . 582 

 A Chamajleonshootingout 

 its tongue to cqjjture a 

 fly . . . .583 

 A photograph of a 

 Chamseleon in the act 

 of catchinga bnttei lly 583 

 Tuatera of New Zealand . 584 

 A tame Tuatera . . 584 



Dark Green Snake . 535, 586 

 A small Boa-constrictor 

 seizing and devouring 

 ft rat . . . . 587 

 Boa-constrictor ready t-o 



strike .... 588 

 Carpet-snake . . . 5S9 

 yiCsculapian Snake . . 589 

 A group of Garter-snakes 590 

 I .eopard-snake . . . 591 

 Tesselated Snake 591 



Pine-snake . . 592 



Cobra (back view) . 593 



Queensland Sea-snake . 593 

 English Viper . . .594 

 African Putf-adder . . 595 

 1 Diamond-back Rattle- 

 snake . . . 595 

 Battle-snake , . 590 

 Fer-de-lance Snake . 597 

 BuB-frog . . .598 

 American Bull-frog . . 598 

 Edible Frog . . .599 

 Tiger-like Frog . . 599 

 Rontgen ray photograph 



of Common Frog . 600 

 Ornamented Horned Toad 601 

 European Green Tree-frog 002 

 Queensland Tree-frogs . 603 

 Common Toad . . 003, 004 

 Common or Smooth Newt 605 

 Smooth Newt . . , 600 

 Sjjottea tjfllamanders . 607 

 Yellow phase of Spotted 



Salamanders . . 008 

 Australian Lune-flah 609 



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Bottle-nosed Chimsera . 610 

 White Perch . . .611 

 Sea-bass .... 611 

 Large-niouthed Black Bass 612 



Butter-fish . . .012 

 American ** Sun-fish " . 613 

 'I'he miscalled Archer-fish 614 

 ScripedRed Mullet . . 014 



Brown Snapper . 615 



Red Sea-bream . . 615 



Snapper . . . 010 



King-snapper . . 616 



Australian Groper . 017 



Indian Weaver-fish - 618 



Ragged Sea-scorpion . 618 



Stone-fish . . . 619 



Tassel-fish. . 619 



Sword-fish . 620 



Snoek . . . .020 

 Fringed Horse-nnu'kerel . 621 

 Horse-njackerel . . 621 



John Dories . . 622, 624 

 Long-finned Dory . . 623 

 Sacking-fish . . 625 



Larger Weaver . 625 



Angler-fiah . . . 62ii 

 Butterfly-gurnard . . 627 

 Reel-gurnaid . . 627 



Bar-tailed Flat-head . 62S 



Rock Flat-head . 628 



Lujnp-sucker . 629 



Blenny . . 630 



Northern MuBet . 631 



Red Mullet . 631 



Garpikes . . 632 



Pipe-fish . . . 632 



Flying-fish . 633 



Spotted Wrasse 034 



Satin Parrot-fish . . 634 

 Black-spotted Parrot-fish . 035 

 A Wrasse . . . .635 

 Globe-fish. . . .636 

 Black-spotted Globe-fiah . 037 

 Trigger-fish . 637 



Cofler-fishes . . 638 



Lace - finned Leather - 



jacket. . . 639 



Spotted Box- or Trunk- 

 fish . . 630 

 Sea-horses. . . . 640 

 Wliiting . . . .641 

 Pollack-whiting . . 042 

 Spotted Sole . . .643 

 Halibut . . .644 



Brill 645 



Eels 646 



Conger-eel , . . 647 



Cat-fish . . . .648 

 Painted Eels from Ber- 

 muda . . . 649 

 Cat-fishes .... 649 

 Carp ... . 650 

 Gold-fish .... 651 

 Pike ... .652 

 PJkerel . . .653 

 " Sergeant Baker " . . 653 

 Beaked Salmon . . 654 

 Queensland Smelt . . 655 

 Salmon-trout . . . 656 

 American Salmon-trrmt 

 from Diamond Lake, 

 New Zealand . . 657 

 Smelt . . . .658 

 Ox-eyed Herring . . 659 

 Queensland Lung-fish , 660 

 Australian Pilchards . 661 

 Bony Pike . . . 662 

 Sturgeon . . . 663 

 Sterlet . . .663 

 Richer . . . 663, 664 

 WoUibong, or Carpet- 

 shark . . . 665 

 Spotted Shark . . 665 

 Basking-sliark . . 606 

 Ocellated Dog-fish . . 607 

 Indian Sting-ray . 607 

 Homed Ox-ray, or Devil- 



fiish . . . . 668 

 Whip-tailed Sting-ray 668 



Shovel-nosed Skate . . 609 

 Painted Skate . . 009 



Barnacles .... 670 

 A pair of Barnacles . , 670 

 Acorn-barnacle . . 671 



Wood-louse . . .071 

 Shrimp . . , .672 

 Fresh-water Crab 672 



Si)ider-crab . 673 



Blue Crab. . . 673 



Fighting Crabs . , . 674 

 Egyptian Scorpion . . 675 

 Tree Trap-door Spider of 



Brazil. . . .676 

 House-spider . . . 676 

 Garden-spider iv web 677 



FAGR 



Spanish Tarantula . 678 



Giant Centipede . 679 



Giant Millipede . 030 



Tiger-beetle . . 681 



Ground-beetle . . .682 

 Great Brown Water-beetle 



(male) . . .082 



Black Water-beetle . . 682 

 Two Burying-beetles . QS'd 

 Male Stag-beetle . 684 



Skipjack Beetle . . 684 

 Hercules Beetle flying . 684 

 Cockchafer on daisy . . 685 



Harlequin Beetle . . 686 

 Jumping-beetle, allied to 



the Turnip-flea . . 680 



Reed-beetle . 687 



Musk-beetle . . .688 

 Earwig . . . 689 



American Cockroach . 689 

 Stick-insect . . 690 



Walking Leaf-insects . 600 

 House-cricket . . 691 



Mole-cricket . . . 691 

 Long-horned Grasshopper 092 

 CapeGrassliopper (female) 692 

 Egyi)tian Locust . . 693 

 Wart-eating Grasshopper 



(two views) . , 694 



Dragon-fly . . 695 



Queen Termite . . . 690 

 Termites .... 690 

 Termite's nests in Queens- 

 land . . . . 097 

 Termites at work . 698 



Termites' nest . 699 



Scorpion-fly . . 699 



Adult form of Ant-lion . 700 

 Large Caddis-fly . .701 

 Saw-fly ... 702 



Marble Gall-fly and gall . 702 

 Tree-wasp . . . 703 



Tree-wasp's nest . . 703 

 Pine-boring Wasp (female) 704 

 Pine-boring Wasp (male). 704 

 Ichneumon-fly . . 705 



Ruby-tailed Fly . 705 



Wood-ant . . . .705 

 Solitary Ant (male and 



female) . . 706 



Hornet . . . .706 

 Hive-bee (queen, worker, 



and drone). . . 707 

 Bumble-bee on everlat.-- 

 ing-pea . . . 707 



Bees 70S 



Leaf-butterfly . . .709 

 South American Long- 

 winged Butterflies . 710 

 Diana Fritillary . . 710 

 Queen of Spain Fritillary 710 

 Tawny Admiral . . 711 

 Caterpillar of Tawny 



Admiral . . . 711 

 Blue Butterfly , . .712 

 Blue Morpho Butterfly 



and Humming-bird . 712 

 Large Blae Butterfly . 713 

 Mazarine Blue Butterfly . 713 

 Long-tailed BlueButterfly 713 

 Bloxworth Blue Butterfly 713 

 Large Copper Buttorlly 714 

 Dusky Copiier Butterfly . 714 

 New Guinea Golden 



Butterfly . . - 715 

 Aiistralian Butterflies . 715 

 Bath White Butterfly . 716 

 Green-veined White 



Butterfly . . .716 

 Black-veined "White 



Butterfly . . .716 

 Orange-tip . . .717 

 Large Grizzled Skipper 



Butterfly . . .717 

 Swallow-tailed Butterfly . 717 

 Elephant Hawk-moths . 718 

 Luna Moths . . . 718 

 Polyphemus Moth . 719 



Cecropia Moth . . 719 



Imperial Moth . . . 719 

 Cocoons of Cypress-moth . 720 

 Cypress-moths at rest . 720 

 Cypress-moths . . , 721 

 Cypress-caterpillars . . 721 

 Death's-nead Motii . . 722 

 Day-flying Moth of Ahida- 



gascar . . . 722 



Convolvulus Hawk-moth . 722 

 CJreat Peacock-moth . 723 



Polyphemus Moth . . 723 

 White Plume-moth . 724 



Indian Swallow - tfiiled 



Moth . . . .724 

 Shield-bug . . .725 

 Juniper-bug . 725 



Blue-bottle Fly, or Blow- 

 fly . . 733, 734 

 Tsetse-fly ... 735 

 Bee-fly . . . _ . 730 

 An Octopus crouching in 



a rock-pool. . . 737 

 An Octopus on its back at 

 bay, left high and dry 

 by the retreating tide 737 

 Octopods . . . .733 

 A Tasmanian Squid, or 



Cuttle-fish . . .733 

 Shell of the Pearly Nau- 

 tilus . . . .739 

 Shell of the Argonaut, or 



Paper-nautilus . . 740 

 Limpets, Whelks, and 



Barnacles . . . 741 

 Shell Beach, Abrolhos 



Islands . , . 741 

 Great Clam-shell on coral- 

 reef . . , .74] 

 Giant Clam-shells on the 

 Great Barrier Reef, aa 

 exposed at eitreme 

 low tide . . .741 

 Highly magnified tongue 



of a Sea-snail . . 742 

 A Scorpion-shell . 743 



Rock-oysters . . . 743 



AQueensland Oyster-bank 74-} 

 Southern Cross Peail, 



valued at £10,000 . 745 

 Pearl-shell with group of 



Golden Pearls . . 745 

 Queensland Pearls on 

 Black-lipped Pearl- 

 shell . . . 745 

 Pearl produced by opera- 

 tion on the animal . 745 

 Common or Short-spined 



Sea-urchin . . . 746 

 I.ong-spined Sea-urehins . 7-17 

 Thick-spined Sea-urchin . 748 

 Star-fish in water . . 749 

 Star-fish, out of water, 



turning over . . 749 

 A young Brittle Star-fish 



(much magnified) . 75C 

 A branch in g-a r ni e d 



Brittle-star . . 7.a 



Sea-cucumbei-s, some with 



extended tentacles . 751 

 Sea-cucumber, or Beche- 



de-mer . . 752 



Prickly Sea-cucumber . 752 

 Black Sea-cucumber . 753 



Mnss-animals . . . 754 

 Tube-woims . . . 755 

 Sea-worms, or Nereids . 756 

 Sea-mice .... 756 

 Portion of the Great 

 Barrier Reef of 

 Australia . . . 757 



A MushroDiii-coral fully 



exjianded . . . 758 

 Mushroom-corals, with 

 the anemone - like 

 polyp expanded . 758 



Part of the Great Barrier 



Reef of Australia . 759 

 Portion of a Stag's-horn 



Coral . . . .760 

 A clump of Stag'a-horn 



Coral . . . .760 



Bleached Corals from the 



Great Barrier Reef . 761 

 A Queensland Star-coral . 762 

 A giant Anemone from the 



Great Barrier Reef . 763 

 A giant Sea-anemone . 763 

 Frilled Sponge . . 761 



Ueticulated Sponge . . 764 

 Portuguese Bird's-nest 



Sponge . . . 765 

 Chalina Sponge . . 765 



Cup-sponges . . . 766 

 Shells of ForaniB highly 



magnified . . 7G7 



Noctilucas 707 



i'olycysts . 76S 



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