Excerpt from Elements of Herpetology, and of Ichthyology: Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges As in the preceding volumes, I have not confined myself exclusively to the works of MM. Edwards and Comte, the chief sources from which the materials of these Primers have been derived; but I have freely availed myself also of the labours of Cuvier, T. Rymer Jones, and others. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.