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The Sea-Shore Shown to the Children

The Sea-Shore Shown to the Children

by Theodore Wood

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Author
Wood, Theodore, 1862-1923
Title
The Sea-Shore, Shown to the Children
Original Publication
United Kingdom: T. C. & E. C. Jack,1907.
Credits
D A Alexander, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by University of California libraries)
Language
English
LoC Class
QL: Science: Zoology
Subject
Seashore -- Juvenile literature
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 66669
Release Date
November 5, 2021
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.Untitled
  3. 3.THE SEA-SHORE
  4. 4.Untitled
  5. 5.Untitled
  6. 6.LIST OF SEA-SHORE WONDERS
  7. 7.ABOUT THIS BOOK
  8. 8.CHAPTER I FISHES — PLATE I THE GOBIES (1 and 2) — PLATE II THE SMOOTH BLENNY (1)
  9. 9.PLATE II THE SPOTTED GUNNELL (2) — PLATE III THE DRAGONET (1)
  10. 10.PLATE III THE PIPE-FISH (2) — PLATE IV THE FLOUNDER
  11. 11.PLATE V THE PLAICE — PLATE VI THE EGG OF THE SKATE (1)
  12. 12.PLATE VI THE EGG OF THE DOG-FISH (2)
  13. 13.Untitled
  14. 14.CHAPTER II THE MOLLUSCS — PLATE VII THE CUTTLE (1 and 2)
  15. 15.PLATE VIII THE WHELK (1 and 2) — PLATE IX THE DOG WHELK (1)
  16. 16.PLATE IX THE STING WINKLE (2) — PLATE IX THE PERIWINKLE (3 and 4) — PLATE IX THE PURPURA (5)
  17. 17.PLATE X THE SEA SNAIL (1) — PLATE X THE WENTLETRAP (2)
  18. 18.PLATE XI THE COMMON LIMPET (1) — PLATE XI THE KEY-HOLE LIMPET (2) — PLATE XI THE SMOOTH LIMPET (3) — PLATE XI THE CUP AND SAUCER LIMPET (4)
  19. 19.PLATE XII THE PAINTED TOP (1) — PLATE XII THE GREY TOP (2) — PLATE XII THE COWRY (3) — PLATE XII THE CHITON (4)
  20. 20.Untitled
  21. 21.CHAPTER III BIVALVE MOLLUSCS — PLATE XIII THE OYSTER (1) — PLATE XIII THE SADDLE OYSTER (2)
  22. 22.PLATE XIII THE COCKLE (3) — PLATE XIV THE MUSSEL (1 and 2) — PLATE XIV THE HORSE MUSSEL (3)
  23. 23.PLATE XV THE VARIABLE SCALLOP (1) — PLATE XV THE RADIATED SCALLOP (2)
  24. 24.PLATE XV THE HUNCHBACK SCALLOP (3) — PLATE XVI THE SUNSET SHELL (1 and 2) — PLATE XVI THE GAPER (3)
  25. 25.PLATE XVII THE PIDDOCK (1) — PLATE XVII THE LITTLE PIDDOCK (2 and 3)
  26. 26.PLATE XVIII THE SHIP-WORM (1 and 2)
  27. 27.PLATE XIX THE RAZOR (1 and 2)
  28. 28.PLATE XIX THE SABRE RAZOR (3) — PLATE XX THE PINNA
  29. 29.Untitled
  30. 30.CHAPTER IV CRABS — HOW CRABS GROW — HOW CRABS SEE — HOW CRABS HEAR AND SMELL — PLATE XXI THE EDIBLE CRAB
  31. 31.PLATE XXII THE SHORE CRAB (1)
  32. 32.PLATE XXII THE FIDDLER CRAB (2) — PLATE XXIII THE MASKED CRAB (1) — PLATE XXIII THE THORNBACK CRAB (2)
  33. 33.PLATE XXIV THE LONG-BEAKED SPIDER CRAB (1) — PLATE XXIV THE FOUR-HORNED SPIDER CRAB (2)
  34. 34.PLATE XXV THE PEA CRAB (1) — PLATE XXV CRAB CATERPILLARS (2 and 2 A ) — PLATE XXV CRAB CHRYSALIDS (3 and 3 A )
  35. 35.PLATE XXVI HERMIT CRABS (1 and 2)
  36. 36.Untitled
  37. 37.CHAPTER V LOBSTERS AND THEIR KIN — PLATE XXVII THE LOBSTER
  38. 38.PLATE XXVIII THE PRAWN (1) — PLATE XXVIII THE ÆSOP PRAWN (2) — PLATE XXVIII THE SHRIMP (3)
  39. 39.PLATE XXIX THE SANDHOPPER (1 and 1 A )
  40. 40.PLATE XXIX THE SAND SCREW (2 and 2 A ) — PLATE XXX ACORN SHELLS (1)
  41. 41.PLATE XXX SHIP BARNACLES (2)
  42. 42.CHAPTER VI THE SEA WORMS — PLATE XXXI THE SEA MOUSE (1)
  43. 43.PLATE XXXI THE SABELLA (2) — PLATE XXXII THE SERPULA (1 and 2)
  44. 44.PLATE XXXIII THE TEREBELLA (1)
  45. 45.PLATE XXXIII THE LUG WORM (2) — PLATE XXXIV THE NEMERTES (1) — PLATE XXXIV THE NEREIS (2)
  46. 46.Untitled
  47. 47.CHAPTER VII STARFISHES — STARFISHES’ LEGS — PLATE XXXV THE FIVE-FINGER STARFISH (1)
  48. 48.PLATE XXXV THE BIRD’S-FOOT STARFISH (2) — PLATE XXXVI THE SUN STARFISH
  49. 49.PLATE XXXVII THE BRITTLE STARFISH
  50. 50.PLATE XXXVIII THE SEA URCHIN (1 and 2)
  51. 51.Untitled
  52. 52.CHAPTER VIII SEA CUCUMBERS AND JELLYFISHES — PLATE XXXIX THE SEA CUCUMBER (1)
  53. 53.PLATE XXXIX JELLYFISHES (2) — PLATE XL THE STINGING JELLYFISH (1) — PLATE XL THE SEA ACORN (2)
  54. 54.Untitled
  55. 55.CHAPTER IX SEA ANEMONES — HOW SEA ANEMONES ARE FORMED — PLATE XLI THE SMOOTH ANEMONE (1)
  56. 56.PLATE XLI THE DAISY ANEMONE (2) — PLATE XLII THE THICK-ARMED ANEMONE (1) — PLATE XLII THE SNAKE-LOCKED ANEMONE (2)
  57. 57.Untitled
  58. 58.CHAPTER X MADREPORES, CORALS, AND SPONGES — PLATE XLIII MADREPORES (1) — PLATE XLIII THE SEA FINGER (2)
  59. 59.PLATE XLIV THE TUFT CORAL (1) — PLATE XLIV THE BREAD-CRUMB SPONGE (2)
  60. 60.PLATE XLIV THE GRANTIA SPONGE (3) — PLATE XLIV FORAMINIFERA (4)
  61. 61.CHAPTER XI SEA-WEEDS — PLATE XLV THE BLADDER-WRACK (1)
  62. 62.PLATE XLV THE OAR WEED (2) — PLATE XLVI CORALLINE (1) — PLATE XLVI DULSE (2)
  63. 63.PLATE XLVII THE GREEN LAVER (1) — PLATE XLVII THE PURPLE LAVER (2) — PLATE XLVIII CARRAGEEN MOSS (1)
  64. 64.PLATE XLVIII THE SEA GRASS (2) — PLATE XLVIII THE GRASS WRACK (3)
  65. 65.Untitled
  66. 66.INDEX
  67. 67.Untitled

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