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Fig. 1.--_Thynnus thynnus_ (Linn.) 19
Fig. 2.--_Hydrarchos Sillimanni_ Koch 31
Fig. 3 and 4.--Would-be Sea-Serpent seen near Galveston 55
Fig. 5.--The Sea-Monster, as Mr. C. RENARD supposed to have seen
it 58
Fig. 6.--The largest calamary, ever found, with a scale of 80
feet 61
Fig. 7.--The Animal of Stronsa 63
Fig. 8.--_Squalus maximus_, Linn. 72
Fig. 9.--_Chimaera monstrosa_, Linn. 76
Fig. 10.--_Lamna cornubica_ (Linn.) 78
Fig. 11.--A large calamary, swimming on the surface of the sea 88
Fig. 12.--_Lineus longissimus_, Sow 91
Fig. 13.--_Gymnetrus gladius_, Cuv. Val. 93
Fig. 14.--The Sea-Serpent, as represented by OLAUS MAGNUS 106
Fig. 15.--The Sea-Serpent, illustrating the text of GESNER 107
Fig. 16.--The second Sea-Serpent, illustrating the same work 108
Fig. 17.--The Sea-Serpent, as represented in the Basle edition of
OLAUS MAGNUS’ work 109
Fig. 18.--The Sea-Serpent, illustrating the Map of Scandinavia in
the Basle edition of OLAUS MAGNUS’ work 109
Fig. 19.--The Sea-Serpent, as seen by HANS EGEDE, drawn by Mr.
BING 114
Fig. 20.--The same individual, plunging back into the water 115
Fig. 21.--The drawing of Mr. BING, as reprinted and altered in
the _Illustrated London News_ of 1848 116
Fig. 22.--Mr. BING’S drawing, as copied by PONTOPPIDAN 119
Fig. 23.--Mr. BING’S drawing, as altered in Dr. HAMILTON’S work 120
Fig. 24.--The Sea-Serpent, as seen by Governor BENSTRUP 126
Fig. 25.--Mr. BENSTRUP’S drawing, as altered in Dr. HAMILTON’S
work 127
Fig. 26.--The Sea-Serpent, as delineated by Mr. PRINCE 207
Fig. 27.--The Sea-Serpent, as seen by Mr. WARBURTON 234
Fig. 28.--The Sea-Serpent, as seen by the Officers of the
_Daedalus_ 273
Fig. 29.--Another sketch of the same individual 274
Fig. 30.--A sketch of the head of the same individual 276
Fig. 31.--The Sea-Serpent, as seen by an officer of H. M. S.
_Plumper_ 296
Fig. 32, 33, 34 and 35.--The Sea-Serpent as seen by Capt. GUY, of
the _Imogen_ 304
Fig. 36.--The Sea-Serpent, as seen by Captains TREMEARNE and
MORGAN 306
Fig. 37 and 38.--Two positions of the Sea-Serpent, as seen by Dr.
BICCARD 308
Fig. 39 and 40.--Two positions of the Sea-Serpent, as seen by the
Rev. JOHN MACRAE and the Rev. DAVID TWOPENY 323
Fig. 41.--The so-called “Fight between a sea-serpent and a
sperm-whale” 330
Fig. 42.--Another representation of the so-called “Fight between
a sea-serpent and a sperm-whale” 334
Fig. 43.--The sperm-whale going down head foremost to the bottom 335
Fig. 44.--The ridge of fins, mentioned in the report of the
_Osborne_ 348
Fig. 45.--The Sea-Serpent as seen by Commander PEARSON and
Lieutenant HAYNES of the _Osborne_ 349
Fig. 46.--The Sea-Serpent, as seen by Major SENIOR of the _City
of Baltimore_ 357
Fig. 47.--Outline of the back of the Sea-Serpent, as seen by the
Rev. H. W. BROWN 361
Fig. 48 and 49.--Two positions of the sea-serpent, as seen by
Captain DAVISON of the _Kiushiu Maru_ 363
Fig. 50.--The Sea-Serpent, as seen from the Stettin Lloyd Steamer
_Kätie_ near the Hebrides. Drawn under the supervision
of the Captain, Mr. WEISZ, by the American
animal-painter Mr. ANDREW SCHULTZ 367
Fig. 51.--Outline of the Sea-Serpent seen near Little Orme’s
Head, drawn by Mr. F. T. MOTT, after three different
sketches 369
Fig. 52.--_Phocaena phocoena_ (Linn.). 381
Fig. 53.--A row of porpoises 385
Fig. 54.--_Scoliophis atlanticus_, one sixth of full size 386
Fig. 55.--Its head, full size 386
Fig. 56.--_Hydrophis pelamidoides_ 390
Fig. 57.--_Balaenoptera physalus_ (Linn.). 398
Fig. 58.--_Ichthyosaurus communis_, skeleton 400
Fig. 59.--_Ichthyosaurus communis_, restored 400
Fig. 60.--_Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus_, skeleton 401
Fig. 61.--_Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus_, restored 402
Fig. 62.--_Chlamydosaurus_ 432
Fig. 63.--_Iguana tuberculata_ 433
Fig. 64.--_Catodon macrocephalus_ 435
Fig. 65.--_Basilosaurus_, skeleton 436
Fig. 66.--_Basilosaurus_, restored 436
Fig. 67.--_Basilosaurus_ as imagined by Mr. SEARLES V. WOOD, JUN. 442
Fig. 68.--_Eurypharynx pelecanoides_, Vaillant 445
Fig. 69.--_Macrorhinus leoninus_ (Linn.) 449
Fig. 70.--Position of a gigantic calamary, by which Mr. HENRY LEE
explains Mr. BING’S drawing 475
Fig. 71.--_Thrichechus manatus_ Linné 482
Fig. 72.--Sea-Serpent, side view, outlines, drawn from the
descriptions 516
Fig. 73.--Sea-Serpent, back view, outlines, drawn from the
descriptions 516
Fig. 74.--_Zalophus californianus_ (Lesson) Allen?--Drawn by
W. P. from a living specimen in the Brighton
Aquarium.--From the _Illustrated London News_ of Jan.
6, 1877 547
Fig. 75.--_Zalophus californianus_ (Lesson) Allen?--Drawn by
W. P. from a living specimen in the Brighton
Aquarium.--From the _Illustrated London News_, of Jan.
6, 1877 548
Fig. 76.--_Eumetopias Stelleri_ (Lesson) Peters.--Drawn by the
animal-painter G. MÜTZEL from a living specimen in the
Zoological Gardens of Berlin.--From the _Illustrirte
Zeitung_ of Jan. 27, 1877 549
Fig. 77.--_Eumetopias Stelleri_ (Lesson) Peters.--Sketched by the
animal-painter G. MÜTZEL from a living specimen in the
Zoological Gardens of Berlin. From the _Illustrirte
Zeitung_ of Jan. 27, 1877 550
Fig. 78.--_Eumetopias Stelleri_ (Lesson) Peters.--Sketched from a
living specimen by the animal-painter G. MÜTZEL in the
Zoological Gardens of Berlin. From the _Illustrirte
Zeitung_ of Jan. 27, 1877 550
Fig. 79.--_Eumetopias Stelleri_ (Lesson) Peters.--Sketched by the
animal-painter G. MÜTZEL from a living specimen in the
Zoological Gardens of Berlin. From the _Illustrirte
Zeitung_ of Jan. 27, 1877 551
Fig. 80.--_Eumetopias Stelleri_ (Lesson) Peters.--Sketched by the
animal-painter G. MÜTZEL from a living specimen in the
Zoological Gardens of Berlin. From the _Illustrirte
Zeitung_ of Jan. 27, 1877 551
Fig. 81.--_Otaria jubata_ (Forster) Desmarest.--From the List of
the Vertebrated Animals now or lately Living in the
Gardens of the Zoological Society of London, 1877 552
Fig. 82.--_Callorhinus ursinus_ (Linné). Gray.--From BREHM’S,
“Thierleben” 553