Vll 
CONTENTS. 
1. Introductory — Letter to M. Temminck, 
Page 1 
2. Ophidians in Greneral, 
21 
3. Bones of the Trunk, 
. 27 
4. Bones of the Head, 
30 
5. Muscles, ..... 
. 35 
6 . Rudiments of the Posterior Extremities, 
38 
7. Movements of Serpents, 
. 39 
8 . Their Teeth, . . 
41 
9. Their Olands, .... 
. 45 
10. Their Poison Gland, 
47 
11. Their Tongue, .... 
. 52 
12. Their Intestines, 
53 
13. Their Pancreas and Spleen, 
. 55 
14. Their Liver and Kidneys, 
56 
15. Their Organs of Generation, 
. 57 
10 , — — _ of Deglutition, 
59 
17. of Digestion, . 
. 60 
18. of Circulation, 
60 
19 , — of Respiration, 
. 63 
20. Brain and Nerves, 
65 
21 . Sense of Smell, ; .... 
, 66 
22. The Eye, . . . . ' 
67 
23. The Ear, ..... 
. 68 
24. Integuments of the Body, 
69 
25. of the Head, 
. 73 
26. Their Colours, .... 
82 
27. Varieties of Serpents, 
. 85 
28. Monstrous Serpents, 
, 86 
29. Their Enemies, .... 
. 87 
30. Propagation, 
90 
31, Development, 
. 93 
32. Habitudes, 
96 
33. Fables and Prejudices on this subject, 
. 101 
34. History of Ophiology, 
126 
35. Innocuous Species, 
from 127 to 172 
36. Venomous Species, . . . 
from 173 to 193 
37. Geographical Distribution, . 
from 195 to 243 
38, View of Schlegel’s Arrangement, 
, 
245 
39 . Explanation of the Plates, . 
. 253 
