CONTENTS. 
MAMMALIA. 
General Subject . . 
Qiiadrumana 
Chiroptera 
Insectivora 
Carnivora 
Pinnipedia 
Roden tia 
By Albert Gunther,' M.A., F.R.S., &c. 
Page 
1 
Edentata 
6 
Pachydermata 
8 
Ruminahtia 
10 
Si renin. . .- 
11 
Cetacea 
11 
Marsupialia 
12 
Page 
13 
14 
15 
16 
16 
18 
AVES. By R. B. Sharpe, F.L.S., F.Z.S., &c. 
Bibliography and Criticism. . 19 
General Subject 20 
Paloearctic Region 23 
Ethiopian Region 26 
Indian Region . . 28 
Australian Region 30 
Nearctic Region 32 
Neotropical Region 34 
Anatomy and Physiology . . 35 
Oology 37 
Accipitres 38 
Psittaci 40 
Picariae ... . 41 
Passeres 43 
Columbae 53 
Gallinae 54 
Grallae 55 
Anseres 57 
Struthiones 59 
Saururae ? 60 
REPTILIA. By Albert Gunther, M.A., F.R.S,, &c. 
General Subject 
.... 61 
Ophidia • 
. 71 
Chelonia 
.... 64 
Pseudophidia 
. 78 
Crocodilia 
.... 66 
Batrachia salientia ....... 
. 78 
Lacertilia 
.... 66 
„ gradientia . . . . . 
. . 81 
PISCES. By Albert Gunther, M.A., F.R.S., &c. 
General Subject 82 
Palaeichthyes, Ganoidei .... 87 
„ Plagiostomata. 88 
Teleostei, Acanthopterygii . . 88 
„ Acanth. Pharyngo- 
gnathi 93 
Teleostei An acanthini 94 
„ Pleuronectoidei . . 95 
„ Physostomi 95 
„ Lophobranchii .... 100 
„ Plectognathi 101 
Cyclostomata 101 
