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PratE I. Mygganaes, Faroe fo Page OG 
» II. Holm of Mygganaes, Faroe 
ILLUSTRATIONS IN TEXT. 
Prehistoric Origin of the Common Fowl. Six Figures 9 
Porbeagle Shark (Lamna cornubica) 30 
Diagrammatic Sketch of swimming actions of Gyrinus 66 
Bothriceps huxleyi (about two-thirds natural size) : 116 
Beaks of the two races of Nutcracker:—1 and 2, Nueifraga c. 
macrorhynchus ; 38 and 4, N. c. caryocatactes, a, Nutcracker’s 
bifurcated tongue : : ; : 125 
Young Bittern : 132 
The Pharyngeal Teeth of weckae: — 
Cyprinine.—Fig. I.: 1, Cyprinus carpio; gill-rakers; 2, Callous 
pad of the same fish. 3, Pharyngeal teeth of another C. carpio, 
-and spare tooth. 4, Part of base of skull. 5, Callous pad that 
fits on same : 202 
Leeds dO essa Leuciscus s cephalus ; on ‘left part base of skull, on 
right its callous pad. 2, Catla buchanani; with pad and spare 
teeth below. 3, abe rohita; pad Above: spare teeth below. 
4, Carassius auratus; pad, and one spare tooth. 5, hae 
C. auratus x Cyprinus carpio; and pad . 203 
Fig. I11.: Tinea vulgaris, Abramis brama, Leuciscus ery ythr op- 
thalmus, Abranis buggenhagii (a hybrid), Barbus vulgaris, 
Leuciscus dobula, Alburnus lucidus, Gobio fluviatilis, Bari- 
lius niloticus 207 
Scimnipm.—Fig.1.: Corvinanigra. Fig. 11.: Umbrina cirrhosa 451 
Tricuip#.—Fig. IIl.,a: Triglalyra. Fig. II1., b: Peristedion 
cataphractum.  DactyLopreripm. — Fig. III.,¢c: Dactylo- 
pterus volitans . : . : 454 
Scompripm.—Fig. LV. : Stet iediioreante 456 
XipHiipDH.—Fig. V.: Xiphius gladius . 458 
Feather from the Neck of Starling 287 
Mute Swan on Nest ; : : ; 312 
Nesting of Great Crested Gale within stats miles of St. Pan, 
London : 3 317 
Blue-winged Teal (Querquedula discors). Adult female, autumn . 340 
Eggs of Great Crested Grebe (Podicipes cristatus) 428 
Portrait of W. F. Kirby . 5 : : : ; 467 
