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HARVARD
UNIVERSITY
LIBRARY

ENTERED according to Act of Congress, in the year 1831, By SAMUEL G. GOODRICH,

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.

CONTENTS OF VOL. IV.

CHAP. VI.

Of Web-footed Waterfowl-The Avoset-The Scooping, Ameri-
can, and white Avoset-The Courier-The Flamingo-The
Auk-The Great Auk-The Razorbill-The Puffin-The Lit-
tle Auk-The Tufted and Crested Auk, &c.-The Guillemot
-The Foolish, Lesser, and Marbled Guillemot-The Diver—
The Northern, Speckled, Black, and Red-throated 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

Bird-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.

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 SharkThe 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 Isingglass Fish-The Angler-The Diodon, or Sun Fish-The oblong and short Diodon-The Sea Porcupine-The Lumpsucker-The Sea Snail-The Pipe-Fish-The Hippocampus -The Galley Fish

CHAP. VIII.--PART II.

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Of Bony Fishes in general-Apodal Fishes-The Eel-The Conger-The Netted Eel-The Cordated Eel-The Electrical Eel-The Launce-The Wolf Fish-The Sword Fish—Jugular Fishes-The Dragonet-The Weever-The Cod-Three and five bearded Cods-The Haddock-The Whiting PoutThe 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 FishThe Star-gazer-Thoracic Fishes-The Goby, or Rock FishThe 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 Stickleback-The Mackerel-The Tunny-The Scad-The Surmullet-The Gurnard-The Bow-banded Chaetodon-The Beaked Chaetodon-The Parrot Fish-Abdominal FishesThe 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 Violet 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 Sna ---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 She Fish---The Sea Urchin---The Pholades

CHAP. X.

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Of Reptiles---The Frog--The Toad---Varieties---Surinam To ---Of Lizards---The Crocodile and Alligator---The Open-bellie Crocodile---The Salamander--The Cordyle, &c.--The Iguar ---The Cameleon---The Dragon---The Siren--The TarantulaThe 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 Hæmor hois--The Seps---The Coral Snake---The Cobracapella---Se pents without Venom---The Ringed Snake---The Blind Wor ---The Amphisbæna---The Esculapian--The Boyuna---Th Surinam Serpent---The Prince of Serpents---The GerendaThe Great Boa---The Indian Boa---The Anaconda---The D pona

APPENDIX---The Sea-Serpent

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