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The Sea-Shore, Shown to the Children

Chapter 2: LIST OF SEA-SHORE WONDERS
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The book offers a guided, illustrated tour of shore life for young readers, pairing forty-eight coloured plates with concise descriptions of fishes, molluscs, bivalves, crabs, lobsters and kin, sea worms, starfish, anemones, corals, sponges, and seaweeds. It emphasizes simple observational techniques—how to search rock pools, recognise nests and shells, and note behaviour and habitats—while explaining basic anatomy, life cycles, and collecting tips in child-friendly language. Each chapter names common shore organisms, highlights distinctive features and habits, and encourages careful looking to make seaside visits more instructive and enjoyable.

Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co.
At the Ballantyne Press, Edinburgh

LIST OF SEA-SHORE WONDERS

CHAPTER I
FISHES
Plate
I. 1. and 2. The Gobies
II. 1. The Smooth Blenny
”   2. The Spotted Gunnell
III. 1. The Dragonet
”   2. The Pipe-Fish
IV. The Flounder
V. The Plaice
VI. 1. The Egg of the Skate
”   2. The Egg of the Dog-Fish
 
CHAPTER II
THE MOLLUSCS
Plate
VII. 1. and 2. The Cuttle
VIII. 1. and 2. The Whelk
IX. 1. The Dog Whelk
”   2. The Sting Winkle
”   3. The Periwinkle
”   4. The Dog Periwinkle
”   5. The Purpura
X. 1. The Sea Snail
”   2. The Wentletrap
XI. 1. The Common Limpet
”   2. The Key-Hole Limpet
”   3. The Smooth Limpet
”   4. The Cup and Saucer Limpet
XII. 1. The Painted Top
”   2. The Grey Top
”   3. The Cowry
”   4. The Chiton
 
CHAPTER III
BIVALVE MOLLUSCS
Plate
XIII. 1. The Oyster
”  2. The Saddle Oyster
”  3. The Cockle
XIV. 1. Inside of Mussel Shell
”  2. The Mussel
”  3. The Horse Mussel
XV. 1. The Variable Scallop
”  2. The Radiated Scallop
”  3. The Hunchback Scallop
XVI. 1. Inside of Sunset Shell
”  2. The Sunset Shell
”  3. The Gaper
XVII. 1. The Piddock
”  2. and 3. The Little Piddock
XVIII. 1. The Shipworm
”  2. Wood bored by Shipworm
XIX. 1. The Razor
”  2. Top of Razor from Front
”  3. The Sabre Razor
XX. The Pinna
 
CHAPTER IV
CRABS
 How Crabs Grow
 How Crabs See
 How Crabs Hear and Smell
Plate
XXI. The Edible Crab
XXII. 1. The Shore or Green Crab
”    2. The Fiddler Crab
XXIII. 1. The Masked Crab
”    2. The Thornback Crab
XXIV. 1. The Long-Beaked Spider Crab
”    2. The Four-Horned Spider Crab
XXV. 1. The Pea Crab
”    2. and 2 A. Crab Caterpillars
”    3. and 3 A. Crab Chrysalids
XXVI. 1. The Hermit Crab in Whelk Shell
”    2. The Hermit Crab out of Shell
 
CHAPTER V
LOBSTERS AND THEIR KIN
Plate
XXVII. The Lobster
XXVIII. 1. The Prawn
”    2. The Æsop Prawn
”    3. The Shrimp
XXIX. 1. and 1 A. The Sandhopper
”    2. and 2 A. The Sand Screw
XXX. 1. Acorn Shells
”    2. Ship Barnacles
 
CHAPTER VI
THE SEA WORMS
Plate
XXXI. 1. The Sea Mouse
”     2. The Sabella
XXXII. 1. and 2. The Serpula
XXXIII. 1. The Terebella
”     2. The Lug Worm
XXXIV. 1. The Nemertes
”     2. The Nereis
 
CHAPTER VII
STARFISHES
Plate
 Starfishes’ Legs
XXXV. 1. The Five-Finger Starfish
”      2. The Bird’s-Foot Starfish
XXXVI. The Sun Starfish
XXXVII. The Brittle Starfish
XXXVIII. 1. The Sea Urchin without Spines
”      2. The Sea Urchin with spines
 
CHAPTER VIII
SEA CUCUMBERS AND JELLYFISHES
Plate
XXXIX. 1. The Sea Cucumber
”   2. The Common Jellyfish
XL. 1. The Stinging Jellyfish
”   2. The Sea Acorn
 
CHAPTER IX
SEA ANEMONES
 How Sea Anemones are formed
Plate
XLI. 1. The Smooth Anemone
”    2. The Daisy Anemone
XLII. 1. The Thick-Armed Anemone
”    2. The Snake-Locked Anemone
 
CHAPTER X
MADREPORES, CORALS, AND SPONGES
Plate
XLIII. 1. The Madrepore
”    2. The Sea Finger
XLIV. 1. The Tuft Coral
”    2. The Bread-Crumb Sponge
”    3. The Grantia Sponge
”    4. Foraminifera
 
CHAPTER XI
SEA-WEED
Plate
XLV. 1. The Bladder-Wrack
”    2. The Oar Weed
XLVI. 1. Coralline
”    2. Dulse
XLVII. 1. The Green Laver
”    2. The Purple Laver
XLVIII. 1. Carrageen Moss
”    2. The Sea Grass
”    3. The Grass Wrack