KING FISHERS 229 CROWS 233 RAVENS 233 DIPPERS OR WATER WRENS 235 FISHES. CARTILAGINOUS FISHES. THE LAMPREYS AND EELS 239 Lesser Lamprey, Sea Lamprey, Sand Eels, Electrical Eels, Sea Eel. THE FAMILY OF RAIAS OR FLAT-FISH 243 The White Ray, The Lump-Fish, The Torpedo or Cramp-Fish. THE SHARK FAMILY 249 “Man-Eating Sharks,” Dog-Fish, Hammer Heads, Saw-Fish. THE STURGEON FAMILY 252 The Caviare Sturgeon, Huso, or Isinglass Fish, Great Sturgeon, Common Sturgeon, Chimaera. OSSEOUS, OR BONY FISHES 255 FAMILY OF GLOBE FISH AND COFFERS 257 Globe-Fish, Diodon, Coffers or Ostracions, File-Fish or Balistes. PIPE-FISH AND SEA-HORSES 258 THE SOFT-FINNED FISHES 259 Some Curious Specimens, Sea-Snail, Lump-Fish, Echineis. FLAT-FISH WITH SOFT FINS 260 The Soles, Turbot, Flounders and Plaice, Halibut and Dab. THIRD GROUP OF SOFT-FINNED FISHES 261 Cod, Whiting and Haddock, Pike, Stomias, Chaetodons, Flying-Fish, Herring. THE SPINY-FINNED FISHES 267 Trigula or Gurnards, Red Gurnards, Flying Gurnards, Sword-Fish, Archer-Fish. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Brown Bear Colored Plate Frontispiece A Family of Tigers 6 A Battle between the Lion and Tiger 12 Flying Squirrels 16 Gorillas 17 Orang-Outang 20 Chimpanzee 22 Baboons or Dog Headed Monkeys 24 Mandrill 26 Bonnet Monkeys 28 Weeping Monkeys 30 Lemur or Fox Headed Monkeys 31 Sloth Bear 32 Grizzly Bear and Buffalos 35 Panther Surprised by a Tree Snake 36