LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Xxiii 



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Medal of Numidia 212 



Modern " Hendoo" . ib. 



The Horn-bill (Buceros pica) ........ 243 



The " Devil-bird" (Symium Indranee) ....... 247 



The " Cotton-thief " (Tchitrea paradisi) 250 



Layard Mountain Jay (Cissa puella) ....... 252 



The "Double-spur" (Gallo-perdix bicalcaratus) ..... 260 



The Flamingo {Plioznicopterus roseus) . . . . . . .261 



The Kabara-goya Lizard (Hydvosaurus 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 {Eydrophis sublazvis) ...... to face 311 



Saw of the Saw-fish (Pristis antiquoruni) .... to face 326 



Ray (Aetobates narinari) . . . . . . . . .327 



Sword-fish (Histiophorus immaculatus) ...... 330 



Cheironectes ....... ... 331 



Pterois volitans .......... 334 



Scai*tis harid ........... 335 



Perch (Therapon quadrilineatus . 337 



Eel (Mastacembelus armatus) ........ 338 



Mode of Fishina, after Rain 340 



Plan of a Fish Decoy . 342 



The Anabas of the dry Tanks 354 



The Violet Ianthina and its Shell 370 



Bullia vittata ........... ib. 



Pearl Oysters, in various Stages of Growth . ... to face 380 



Pearl Oyster, full grown „ 381 



Ceritkium palustre .......... ib. 



The Portuguese Man-of-war (Physalus urticulus) ..... 399 



Longicorn Beetle {Batocera rubus) ....... 406 



Leaf Insects, &c. .......... 409 



Eggs of the Leaf Insect (Phyllium siccrfoliwn) . . . . .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 caffece) to face 436 



Spider (Mygalefasciata) „ 465 



Cermatia ............ 473 



The Calling Crab (Gelasimus) 477 



Eyes and Teeth of the Leech 480 



Land Leeches preparing to attack . . . . . . . .481 



Medicinal Leech of Ceylon 483 



