LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. XX 111 
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Medal of Numidia . . . 212 
Modern " Hendoo" 
The Horn-bill (Buc&ros pica) ........ 243 
The " Devil-bird" (Syrniwm Indranee) 247 
The " Cotton-thief" (Tchitrea parodist) 250 
Layard Mountain Jay (Cissa puella) 252 
The "Double-spur" (Gallo-perdix bicaharatus) 260 
The Flamingo (Phcmicopterus roseus) 261 
The Kabara-goya Lizard {Hydrosaurns salvator) ..... 273 
The Green Calotes (Calotes ophiomachus) 276 
Tongue of the Chameleon 278 
Ceatophora to face 280 
Skulls of the Crocodile and Alligator 283 
Terrapin (Emys trijuga) 290 
•Shield-tailed Serpent ( Uropeltis grandis) 302 
Tree Snake (Passerita fusca) to face 307 
Sea Snake (ffydrophis sublaivis) to face 311 
Saw of the Saw-fish (Pristis antiquormn) .... to face 326 
Eay (Aetobates narinari) . . . . . . • • .327 
Sword-fish (Histiophoms immacidatus) ...... 330 
Cheironectes ....... ... 331 
Pterois volitans .......... 334 
Scarus harid .... ....... 335 
Perch (Therapoii quadrilineatus . . . ■ • • • .337 
Eel (Mastacembelus armatus) . . . • • • • • 338 
Mode of Fishing, after Rain 340 
Plan of a Fish Decoy 342 
The Anabas of the dry Tanks 3 54 
The Violet Ianthina and its Shell 370 
Bullia vittata , . . 4 ■•• • • • * JK . „w£ 
Pearl Oysters, in various Stages of Growth .... to face 380 
Pearl Oyster, full grown ....... „ 381 
Cerithium palustre .......... ib. 
The Portuguese Man-of-war (Phy solus urticidus) 399 
Longicorn Beetle (Batocera rubus) ....... 406 
Leaf Insects, &c 409 
Eggs of the Leaf Insect (Phyllimn siccifolium) 410 
The Carpenter Bee (Xylocapa tenniscapa) 419 
Wood-carrying Moths . . . . . • . • .431 
The "Knife-grinder" {Cicada) • • 432 
Flata {Elidiptera Emersoniana and Pmciloptera Tennentii) . . . 433 
The "Coffee-bug" (Lecanium caffeai) to face 436 
Spider (Mygale fasciata) • „ 46 5 
Cermatia ^ 4 ?3 
The Calling Crab (Gelasimus) 4 ?7 
Eyes and Teeth of the Leech ........ 480 
Land Leeches preparing to attack . . . • • • • .481 
Medicinal Leech of Ceylon 4 83 
