SYLLABUS. 



American, &c. Chameleon. Salamander. Water- 

 Newts. Sirens, viz. Carolina and Austrian. Genus 

 Draco or Dragon, Serpent tribe, general description 

 of. Genus Crotalus or Rattle-Snake. Genus Boa. 

 Boa Constrictor, &c. Genera of Coluber, Anguis, 

 Amphisbaena, Csecilia, and Hydrus. 



Lecture VIII. 



Fishes, general description of. Linnceau arrangement of. 

 Apodal Fishes, containing the genera of Muraena, An- 

 guilla, Synbranchus, and Gymnotus. Jugular Fishes. 

 Genus Trachinus or Weever, Gadus or Codfish. Tho- 

 racic Fishes. Genera of Gymnetrus, Coryphsena, 

 Echeneis, Pleuronectes, Chsetodon, Acanthurus, Per- 

 ca, Holocentrus, Scomber, Mullus, and Trigla. Ab' 

 dominal Fishes. Genera of Salmo, Esox, Silurus, Exo- 

 coetus, and Cj'prinus. Cartilaginous Fishes. Lam- 

 preys, Ra3-s ; Torpedo, Sharks, Sturgeons, Trunk- 

 Fishes, and Porcupine-Fishes. 



Lecture IX. 



Insects ; general description of. Linnaean arrangement 

 of. Examples of the different divisions. Order 

 Coleoptera exemplified b}?^ the genera of Scarabasus, 

 Cerambyx, and Curculio. Order Hemiptera exempli- 



