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Frogs ; the true frogs have the ends of their toes con- 

 verted into a roundish disk, which enables them to 

 climb. The Horned Frogs have their eye-brows ex- 

 tended into horns. Over case 1 is the Nest of a species 

 of Wasp from India. In 



Case 3 are Toads and Salamanders ; the latter were 

 once supposed to be insensible to the action of fire. 

 An interesting animal may here be noticed, called the 

 Proteus, from the caverns of Carniola, which never vo- 

 luntarily approaches day-light. Another of the blind 

 tribe is the Coecilia or Blind-worm, whose eyes are 

 scarcely perceptible, and, in some instances, are alto- 

 gether wanting. In 



Cases 4 and 5 are Specimens of Crustacea, as Crabs, 

 Lobsters, and Wood-lice, in spirits. 



Case 6 contains Scorpions, Taurantulse, and Acari 

 or Mites ; also the Mandibulated Insects, those which 

 possess jaws, as beetles, dragon flies, wasps, and ants, 

 shewing the various changes they undergo in passing 

 from the larva to the perfect state. Some Specimens 

 of the White Ant are amongst them. 



Case 7 contains Haustellated Insects, or those which 

 live by suction, as butterflies, moths, and flies. 



Case 8. Annelides, such as sea-worms, lob -worms, 

 and leeches. In 



Case 9 is the supposed inhabitant of the paper nau- 

 tilus, named the Ocythoee ; here also are Slugs and 

 others that walk on a flat expanded disk, as well as 

 those which inhabit spiral shells. 



Cases 10 and 11. Others of the Gasteropodus Mol- 

 lusca. 



Case 12. Animals of the Bivalve Shells, Pearl Oyster 

 from the Island of St Christopher, with some fine large 

 Pearls imbedded in their bodies. 



Case 13 contains Radiated Animals, such as Sea- 

 stars, or Star-fish, Sea- wigs, and Medusa's Head, which 

 filter the water through their arms, and feed on the 

 mollusca, which are thus separated from it. 



Case 14 contains the Soft Radiated Animals, the 

 Actinue Medusa, &c, and various kinds of Sea-pens and 

 Corals. 



