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Show LMVKItMTV LKl'l'lKKS. rrofotiur niillluga Talk l SloJcol ftnd I r land. I.aat Mght. Followlntc It ft tynoptU of PrcftMor Whltlog'a lector at tb Utah Uol-vraltf Uol-vraltf toil mghti FlthM, iimpiilbiana or batraoblont nd replllra, three ate pa la ueturet progr from lb lower to th hlghr forma uf III. Aqufttle Ufa hat lmprad tb tamo thai on Wan which r Dot vry clotr.-I clotr.-I ly rale tad to each other. Alt tru flab bav gUla, woar 111 blood oomet In ! vary oloa contact wltb the water la which the fn live. It to only Mpar-ftld Mpar-ftld from in water tu Ih gtllt by thin Uiemorane. Through tbi aim-brau aim-brau th oarhoulo uloftidt and many othvr Impuntlw paa from (he blood Into In-to tba water, and oxygen from th w ler pfttaea luto lb Li-ud of the flh. Aald from tb Riili, mny flaha bav an air bladder or cy-t,wiiloh la in part no erg-ft of railrallun. Tbla organ to al'ualed bet war a Iho tl tuolary canal ftud tu back bone. In most da he- It ua a n retulrttory organ la much leva Itnj orient man It ua w ft fljal, bul In tun flthet lid vloiluto B true lunf. lu tOoit it uiay be regarded a tn ttmpleil and prubftblv th var Ileal lorpi t-f th luiik't. Of tbo aeveral fine ft flah may hav only lour vor hav mi ar tltulatvd connection with Ihehouoc of Ine body. Tneto .our r iht two pectoral pec-toral Bed the Iwo neutral flue, i-i ivepoi.dlng lu luo four limb . th oiher Terit britea, The other Hut are alngl aod are lo b renamed a de velupiueuta o' Iheaitln. Tietocalhd 'wiui;" ol the lyl ig llali arvalniply rrfttly developed Hue. Vitti few i oeptiuna dau luy ega frnru wlnoti Iko youug ar hatched. After th ,:. teutloa to tbeia. 'lh eiluvtiack to, hotvev r, o exception lo tin rul, na the male tub I ulidt ft net witrt grt care and wt ; ea over It until th Xiing ar eiie.y iaunchvd on th art : h e. The African mud flth tj coda a part of each year ID th wthr brsathlng nd living In much ike iimi way In which other flab liv, but whvu ti dry to as on beglua, nod tb riveit aud ioDd beojm dry, th ftir bladder of thl flab bees met trior Taaeular anil mar blood olrcu-laiea olrcu-laiea thrugh It; th small tub, which had cmictd It with ft Owophftgut become tartar, and w lb gllla begiu lu hecoiii aauallr A regular reaplratloa ' established ftnd Ih flah haa chang. d from water breather to au air breather ftnd the lr bladder bat btoouit n lung. Thea peculiar flahe rvprant ft very uldl form of flehee, sod Ilk meat ftooivut form ef 111 tbey r widely dlairlbuU ed. Th remark oo th ftuiphlbtaut wr llluatrated by th curioua aielotl, and tbeaubj-otof raptlle ww wall ll lulratd by living apecimata, among which war fto alligator, garter auahe, a ratlleaaftk ftud ft turtle. A number of ft loon olio epolmeu wr xhlbltrd nd quit a numeer of tkl Ion od mouuted apolment wr oo th Iftblao, |