DISCOVERIES AMONGST ZOOPHYTES, MOLLUSCS, AND FISHES.
Edward brings home Zoophytes to observe—The Star-fish—The Brittle Stars—A six legged Starfish—Rosy-feather Star—The great Sea-cucumber—Dead Man’s Paps—The Ascidians—Want of observers—New Ascidian sent to Mr. Alder—Drummond’s Echiodon—Mr. Couch of Polperro—The Wrasses—A jumping Wrasse—A new Midge—_Couchia Thompsoni_—Colonel Montague—Montague’s Midge—Midges in Moray Firth—Edward’s Midge (_Couchia Edwardii_)—Other new fishes—Difficulties with the Museum—Edward elected Associate of the Linnean Society—Other societies elect him member—The “prophet without honour in his own country” 324-349
Edward’s illness—Studies galvanism—Curator of Banff Museum—Practises Photography—Antiquities of Banff—The old Town Cross—The Drinking Fountain—The Kjökken Mödding at Boyndie—Early population, Lapps or Fins—Shelly-bush—Investigates the shell mounds at Boyndie—Loch of Spynie—Contents of the shell-mounds—The Stone period—The Old Bone—Conjectures about it—The old bone condemned—Sir Roderick Murchison—The bone, part of the _Plesiosaurus dolichodeiras_—Banff Museum 350-372
Edward’s labours drawing to a close—Still craves after Nature—His wife accompanies him to Huntly—Traps at Tarlair—Another discovery to announce—Nilsson’s Goby—His numerous discoveries—His observations at last accredited—His self-reliance and perseverance—His sobriety—His family—His power of Will—Pride—Never despair—Money considerations—Things he has _not_ done—Edward at home—His outside helpers—His failures—“HERE I AM STILL” 373-388
MAMMALS 391-394 BIRDS 394-417 FISHES 417-429 CRUSTACEA 430-438
PORTRAIT OF THOMAS EDWARD. _Etched by P. Rajon._ _Frontispiece._
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