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Introduction Paoes v-xvi 



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Grasshopper ..... 1 



Cricket 9 



Bumble Bee 10 



Butterfly 11 



House Fly 15 



Squash-bug 17 



Beetle 17 



Dragon-fly 19 



Spider 21 



Thousand Legs .... 22 



Crayfish 24 



Sow-bug 36 



Cyclops 37 



Earthworm 40 



Fresh-water Clam ... 46 



Snail 56 



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Paramecium .... 

 Bell- animalcule . . 



Amceba 



Wheel-animalcule 



Fish 



Frog 



Snake . . . . ... . 



Turtle 



Pigeon . 105 



Rabbit 119 



Starfish 150 



Sea-urchin 160 



Fresh-water Hydra . . 166 

 Sea-anemone . . . . . 171 



Coral Polyps 172 



Sponges . . . . . . . 176 



Books of Reference 181 



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