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CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER ni. 



THE ORDER OF LIZARDS SAtTEIANS. 



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Lizards, Distribution and Division . 99 



Grey 109 



Green 110 



Ocellated 110 



Ameivas 112 



Iguanas 117 



Basilisk 127 



Anolea 129 



Flying 132 



Lizards — 



Gecko . ■ 



Chameleona 

 Crocodiles . 



Jacares . 



Alligators 



Caiman . 



True . . 



Gavials . 



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134 

 136 

 141 

 145 

 145 

 147 

 149 

 153 



CHAPTER IV. 



CHELOSIANS, OR SHIELDED REPTILES. 



Formation 155 



Distribution and Classification . . . 157 



Tortoises 158 



Land 16S 



Margined 159 



Moorish 159 



Greek 160 



Elephantine 160 



Genus Pyxis 161 



Ditto Kinisys 161 



Houiopodcs 161 



Elvdiiiiis, or Marsh Tortoises : 



Mud 



Eniydes 



Pleuroderes 



FofiUuiiuiSy or Jiivtr Tortoises . 



Trionyx 



Tifdiassiaf/s, or Sea Tortoises : 



Green 



Hawk's-bill 



Loggerhead 



Leather-back 



162 

 163 

 164 



164 



177 

 177 

 178 

 178 



BIEDS. 



INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER. 



Anatomy 181 Nests . . . 



Plumage 184 Reproduction 



Beaks 189 Longevity 



Digestive Organs 191 Utility . . . 



Powers of Sight 193 Classification . 



Vocal Organs 195 



197 

 201 

 203 



203 

 207 



CHAPTER I. 



THE NATATOEES, OR SWIMMIN'G ISIRDS. 



Divers 212 



Great Northern 213 



Imbrino 216 



Arctic 216 



Black- throated 216 



Eed-throated 217 



