ANGELO DE GUBERNATIS

PROFESSOR OF SANSKRIT AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE IN THE ISTITUTO DI STUDII

SUPERIORI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO, AT FLORENCE

FOREIGN MEMBER OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF PHILOLOGY AND ETHNOGRAPHY

OF THE DUTCH INDIES

IN TWO VOLUMES

VOL. II.

LONDON

TRÜBNER & CO., 60 PATERNOSTER ROW

1872

[All rights reserved]

[CONTENTS.]

Part First.

THE ANIMALS OF THE EARTH.

(Continued.)

CHAPTER V.
The Hog, the Wild Boar, and the Hedgehog,[1]
CHAPTER VI.
The Dog,[17]
CHAPTER VII.
The Cat, the Weasel, the Mouse, the Mole, the Snail, the Ichneumon, the Scorpion, the Ant, the Locust, and the Grasshopper,[41]
CHAPTER VIII.
The Hare, the Rabbit, the Ermine, and the Beaver,[76]
CHAPTER IX.
The Antelope, the Stag, the Deer, and the Gazelle,[83]
CHAPTER X.
The Elephant,[91]
CHAPTER XI.
The Monkey and the Bear,[96]
CHAPTER XII.
The Fox, the Jackal, and the Wolf,[121]
CHAPTER XIII.
The Lion, the Tiger, the Leopard, the Panther, and the Chameleon,[153]
CHAPTER XIV.
The Spider,[162]

Part Second.

THE ANIMALS OF THE AIR.

CHAPTER I.
Birds,[167]
CHAPTER II.
The Hawk, the Eagle, the Vulture, the Phœnix, the Harpy, the Strix, the Bat, the Griffon, and the Siren,[180]
CHAPTER III.
The Wren, the Beetle, and the Firefly,[207]
CHAPTER IV.
The Bee, the Wasp, the Fly, the Gnat, the Mosquito, the Horsefly, and the Cicada,[215]
CHAPTER V.
The Cuckoo, the Heron, the Heathcock, the Partridge, the Nightingale, the Swallow, the Sparrow, and the Hoopoe,[225]
CHAPTER VI.
The Owl, the Crow, the Magpie, and the Stork,[243]
CHAPTER VII.
The Woodpecker and the Martin,[264]
CHAPTER VIII.
The Lark and the Quail,[273]
CHAPTER IX.
The Cock and the Hen,[279]
CHAPTER X.
The Dove, the Duck, the Goose, and the Swan,[294]
CHAPTER XI.
The Parrot,[320]
CHAPTER XII.
The Peacock,[323]

Part Third.

THE ANIMALS OF THE WATER.

CHAPTER I.
Fishes, and particularly the Pike, the Sacred Fish or Fish of St Peter, the Carp, the Melwel, the Herring, the Eel, the Little Goldfish, the Sea-Urchin, the Little Perch, the Bream, the Dolphin, and the Whale,[329]
CHAPTER II.
The Crab,[354]
CHAPTER III.
The Tortoise,[360]
CHAPTER IV.
The Frog, the Lacerta Viridis, and the Toad,[371]
CHAPTER V.
The Serpent and the Aquatic Monster,[388]
Conclusion,[421]

[ZOOLOGICAL MYTHOLOGY;]

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