INDEX. 



429 



Batracia, general characters of, ii. 

 86. Principal divisions of, 88. 



Batracians, general characters of, 

 ii. 100. 



Bibliography of Ichthyology, i. 54. 



Belon a reviver of the study of Ich- 

 thyology, i. 54. 



Bipes described, ii. 157. 



Birds, analogies of the locomotive 

 organs of, with the fins of fishes, 

 i. 37. And Reptiles connected by 

 the flying lizards, i. 9. Relations 

 of, to Fi»hes, i. 8. Wings of, re- 

 presented by the pectorals of 

 fishes, 15. Legs, by the ventrals, 

 19. 



Blade Fish of India figured and de- 

 scribed, ii. 46. 



Bleak, i. 239. 



Blennidae, general characters of, ii. 

 72. 



Blennides, general characters of, 

 ii. 7. 71. 



Blennies, if. 7. Described, 72. Eaten 

 by the poor in Italy, 5. 



Blennies, true, described, ii. 73. 



Blenninx, general characters of, ii. 

 73. 



Blennitrachus, characters of, ii. 78. 



Blepsias, characters of, ii. 57. 



Bhnd newt, ii. 98. 



Bloch, character of the ichthyolo- 

 gical works of, i. 58. 



Boa constrictor, ii. 143. 



Bombmator obstetricus figured, ii. 

 91. . 



Bonaparte's arrangement, i. 85. 



Bottles, best kind for the preserv- 

 ation of specimens, i. 69. 



Branchia, structure of, i. 12 



Breviceps, characters of, i. 343. 



Broad-tailed lizard of New Hol- 

 land, ii. 153. 



Brosminee, general characters of, i. 

 322. 



Brotula, characters of, i. S-2S. 



Brotulince, general characters of, i. 

 322. 



Bufoidffi, general characters of, ii. 

 83. 



Bullheads described, ii. 53. 



Burbot, i. 320. 



Callichrus, characters of, i. 347. 

 CallionjTnus, characters of, ii. 81. 

 Canthileptes, general cliaracters of, 

 ii. 7. 52. Leading divisions of, 53. 

 Canthophrys, characters of, i. 364. 

 Capriscus described, i. 194, 



Capriscus velata figured, i. 194. 

 Carp figured, i. 237. Great age of, 



48. 

 Carps described, i. 2S7. 

 Cartilagines, general characters of, 



i. 102. 118. 

 Cartilaginous fishes, general cha- 

 racters of, i. 102. 1 18. -. : 

 Cataphractus, characters of, i. 337.! 

 Catastomus, characters of, i. 239. 

 Catesby, character of theichthyolo- 



gical works of, i. 57- 

 Cat-fish, habits of, ii. 82. 

 Cat-fish described, i. 231. 325. Fins 



of, figured and described, 328. 



Mode of fishing by the, 46. 

 Cat-fish, anguilliform,"uescribed, i. 



331. 

 Cat-fish mailed, described, i. 330.' 



Caudal fin described, i. 30. Its im- 

 portance in the determination 

 of natural groups, 30. Forked, 

 characteristic of swiftness, 31. 

 Shape, 32, Extraordinary posi- 

 tion of in Trachypterus, 37. 



Caudal fin, extraordinary modifi- 

 cation of, in Serranusphceton, i. 

 37. 



Caymans, ii. 110. Timidity of, 112, 



Centrina, characters of, i. 144. 



Centrinffi, general characters of, i. 

 143. 



Centriscus Scolopax figured, ii. 43. 



Ceiitriscidee, ii. 42. 



CentronotidEE, general characters 

 of, ii. 37. 



Centronotinse, general characters 

 of, li. 38. 



Centronotus, characters of, ii. 39. 



Cephalinas, general characters of, i. 

 199. 



Cephalocanthus figured, ii. 56. 



Cepola figured, ii. 44. 



Cephus, characters of, i. 319. 



Cerastes described, ii. 146. 



Ceratoptera figured and described, 

 L 176. 



Cestracion Philippii figured and 

 described, i. 147. 



Cetopsis figured, i. 3.50. 



Chsetodonidse, general characters of, 

 ii. 14. 23. 



ChEetodoninse, general characters 

 of, ii. 25. 



Chalceus, characters of, i. 255. 



Chalcides, general characters of, iL 

 158. 



Chameleonidffi, general characters 

 of, ii. 151. 



Chameleons described, ii. 151. 



Char. i. 241. 



Characinae, general characters of, i. 

 254. Sub-genera of, 254. 



