VI CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XLIX. 



Characters of the Ganoidei — Suborders and families of the 



Ganoidei, 958-991 



CHAPTER L. 



Characters of the Teleostei — Suborders and families of the Tele- 



ostei — Literature of Pisces, 992-1017 



CHAPTER LI. 



General characters of the Amphibia — Orders of the Amphibia — 

 Characters and families of the Labyrinthodontia— The Apoda — 

 Characters and families of the Caudata — Characters and fam- 

 ilies of the Ecaudata — Literature of Amphibia, . . . 1018-1045 



CHAPTER LII. 



General structure of the Reptilia — Sauropsida — Classification of 



Reptiles — Geological distribution of Reptilia, . . . 1046-1052 



CHAPTER LIII. 



The Theromorphous branch of Reptiles — Characters of the Anomo- 

 dontia — Relations, suborders, and families of the Anomodontia 

 — The Placodontia — The Synaptosaurian branch of Reptiles and 

 its characters — Relations of the Sauropterygia and Chelonia — 

 Characters of the Sauropterygia — Families of the Sauroptery- 

 gia — Characters of the Chelonia — Characters and families of 

 the Athecate Chelonians — Characters and families of the Testu- 

 dinate Chelonians, 1053-1118 



CHAPTER LIV. 



The Streptostylic branch of Reptiles and its characters — Charac- 

 ters of the Ichthyopterygia — Genera of the Ichthyopterygia— 

 Characters of the Proterosauria — Characters of the Rhyncho- 

 cephalia — Suborders and families of the Rhynchocephalia — 

 Characters of the Squamata — Suborders Lacertilia — Rhipto- 

 glossa — Dolichosauria — Pythonomorpha— Ophidia — Families 

 of the Squamata, 1119-1149 



