Bird-The Corvorant-The Shag-The Gannet, or Solan

Goose-The Booby-The Albatross-The Yellow-nosed Al-

batross-The Skimmer—The Penguin-—The Patagonian Pen-

guin-The Magellanic Penguin-The Tropic Bird—The

Darter-The White and Black-bellied Darters.

CHAP. VII.

Of Fishes in General-Of cetaceous Fishes-The Whale-The

Fin Fish-The Narwal, or Sea Unicorn-The Spermaceti

Whale The Dolphin—Grampus, Porpesse, &c.

CHAP. VIII.--PART I.

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Of Cartilaginous Fishes-Of the Shark-The White Shark-

The Blue, the Long-tailed, the Basking, the Hammer-headed,

and the Angel Shark-The Remora-The Pilot Fish-The

Dogfish and its Varieties-The Sawfish-The Ray-The

Skate The Rough-Ray-The Thornback-Manner of fishing

for Flat Fish-The Sting Ray-The Torpedo-The Sea Devil

-The Sea Eagle-The Lamprey-The Sturgeon-The Ising-

glass Fish-The Angler-The Diodon, or Sun Fish-The

oblong and short Diodon-The Sea Porcupine-The Lump-

sucker-The Sea Snail-The Pipe-Fish-The Hippocampus

-The Galley Fish

CHAP. VIII.--PART II.

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Of Bony Fishes in general-A podal Fishes-The Eel-The

Conger-The Netted Eel-The Cordated Eel-The Electrical

Eel-The Launce-The Wolf Fish-The Sword Fish-Jugu-

lar Fishes-The Dragonet-The Weever-The Cod-Three

and five bearded Cods-The Haddock-The Whiting Pout—

The Bib The Poor-The Coal Fish-The Pollock-The

Whiting-The Hake-The Ling-The Burbot-The Blenny

-The Crested and Viviparous Blenny-The Butterfly Fish-
The Star-gazer-Thoracic Fishes-The Goby, or Rock Fish-
The Remora, or Sucking Fish-The Bullhead-The Miller's
Thumb-The Pogge-The Flying Scorpæna-The Doree--
The Opah-The Flounder-The Halibut-The Plaise-The
Dad--The Turbot-The Sole-The Lantern Fish-The Pearl
-The Whiff-The Gilthead-The Streaked Gilthead-The
Dorado The Wrasse-The Ballan, &c.-The Perch-The
Basse-The Ruffe-The Lanceolated Holocenter-The Stick-
leback-The Mackerel-The Tunny-The Scad-The Sur-
mullet-The Gurnard-The Bow-banded Chatodon-The
Beaked Chaetodon-The Parrot Fish-Abdominal Fishes-
The Loach-The Four-eyed Loach-The Salmon-The Sea
Trout-The White Trout-The Samlet-The Trout-The
Gillaroo, or Gizard Trout-The Char--The Grayling-The
Smelt-The Gwiniad-The Pike-The Sea Needle-The
Saury-The Argentine-The Atherine---The Mullet-The
Flying Fish-The Herring-The Pilchard-The Herring
Fishery-The Sprat-The Anchovy-The Shad-The Carp
-The Barbel-The Tench-The Gudgeon-The Bream---
The Rud---The Crucian---The Roach---The Dace---The Chub
--The Bleak---The White Bait---The Minnow---Gold and
Silver Fishes---The Telescope Carp---The Horned Silurus
-The Trumpet Fish---The Tobacco-pipe Fish---The Sea
Cock

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CHAP. IX.

Of Shell Fish in general---The Crustaceous kind---The Lobster
-The Spiny Lobster---The Crab---The Land Crab---The Vio-
let Crab---The Soldier Crab---The Shrimp---The Prawn--The
Tortoise--The Land Tortoise---The Turtle---Of Testaceous

Fishes---Of the Turbinated, or Snail kind---The Garden Sr
---The Fresh-water Snail---The Sea Snail---The Nautilus---
Bivavled Fish---The Oyster---The Cockle---The Scallop---T
Razor Fish---Of Pearls, and the Fishery---Of Multivalve Sh
Fish---The Sea Urchin---The Pholades

CHAP. X.

Of Reptiles---The Frog--The Toad---Varieties---Surinam T
---Of Lizards---The Crocodile and Alligator---The Open-bell
Crocodile---The Salamander--The Cordyle, &c.--The Igua
---The Cameleon---The Dragon---The Siren--The Tarantula
The Chalcidian Lizard

CHAP. XI.

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Of Serpents---Of the Venomous kind---Vipers--The Asp---T
Rattlesnake---The Whip Snake--The Jaculus---The Hæmo
hois---The Seps---The Coral Snake---The Cobracapella---S
pents without Venom---The Ringed Snake---The Blind Wor
---The Amphisbæna---The Esculapian--The Boyuna---T
Surinam Serpent---The Prince of Serpents---The Gerenda-
The Great Boa---The Indian Boa---The Anaconda---The D
pona

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NATURAL HISTORY.

CHAP. VI.

Of Web-footed Waterfowl... The AVOSET... The Scooping, American, and white Avoset... The COURIER... The FLAMINGO... The AUK... The Great Auk... The Razorbill... The Puffin... The Little Auk... The Tufted and Crested Auk, &c. .The GUILLEMOT... The Foolish, Lesser, and Marbled Guillemot... The DIVER... The Northern, Speckled, Black, and Redthroated Diver... The Chinese Diver... The TERN...The Great, Lesser, Black, and Striated Tern... The Noddy... The PETREL..The Fulmar... The Shearwater... The Stormy Petrel.. The Giant Petrel... The GULL... The Black-backed, Skua, Wagel, Herring Gulls, &c.... The Kittiwake... The Common Gull The Blackcap, &c....Modes of taking Seafowl... The MERGANSER... The Gooseander... The Dun River.... The Smew... The Hooded Merganser... The DUCK... The Swan... The Black Swan... The Goose... The Bean Goose... The Barnacle... The Brent Goose...The Mallard... The Eider Duck... The Velvet, Scoter, Tufted, and Scaup Duck... The Golden Eye... The Shoveller... The Pintail... The Pochard... The Long-tailed Duck... The Widgeon... The Teal.. The Muscovy, Brazilian, American, and Chinese Ducks...Decoy for Ducks... The PELICAN...The Frigate Pelican, or Man-of-War Fird... The Corvorant... The Shag... The Gannet, or Solan Goose... The Booby ...The ALBATROSS... The Yellow-nosed Albatross... The SKIMMER... The PENGUIN...The Patagonian Penguin... The Magellanic Penguin... The TROPIC BIRD... The DARTER... The White and Black-bellied Darters..

WEB-FOOTED WATERFOWL.

Or the web-footed waterfowl, the few which are distinguished by the name of long-legged, have so near an affinity with the birds of the preceding order, that some