LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

PAGE [View of Naples and Mt. Vesuvius] Frontispiece. [The Indian Elephant] 43 [African Elephant.—Loxodonta Africana] 66 [Gambian Lion.—Leo Gambianus] 72 [Wild Cat.—Felis Catus] 75 [Margay.—Leopardus Tigrinus] 77 [Jaguar.—Leopardus Onca] 78 [Tiger.—Tigris Regális] 79 [Camel.—Camélus Arábicus] 80 [Giraffe.—Giraffa Camelopárdalis] 81 [Indian Rhinoceros.—Rhinóceros Unicornis] 82 [Keittoa, or Sloan’s Rhinoceros.—Rhinoceros Keittoa] 83 [Viper, or Adder.—Pelias Berus] 87 [Hippopotamus, or Zeekoe.—Hippopotamus Amphibius] 91 [Common Mouse.—Mus Músculus (White, Brown and Pied Varieties)] 92 [Caribou.—Larandus Rangifer] 95 [Syrian Bear, or Dubb.—Ursus Isabellinus] 99 [Hedgehog.—Erinaceus Europæus] 100 [Wild Boar.—Sus Scrofa] 101 [Silvery Gibbon.—Hylóbates Leuciscus] 102 [The Orang-Outan.—Simia Sátyrus] 103 [Maltese Dog.—Canis Familiáris] 105 [Thibet Dog.—Canis Familiáris] 106 [Mustang] 109 [Zebra.—Ásinus Zebra] 110 [Ass.—Ásinus Vulgaris] 111 [Merino, or Spanish Sheep] 116 [Musk Ox.—Ovibos Moschátus] 119 [Sea-Elephant.—Morunga proboscidea] 122 [Rorqual.—Physalus Böops] 126 [Spermaceti Whale.—Cátodon Macrocéphalus] 126 [Dolphin.—Delphinus Delphis] 130 [Group of Seals] 135 [Long-Spined Chætodon.—Heinochus Monoceros] 141 [Filamentous Gunard.—Pelor filamentosum] 143 [Otter.—Lutra Vulgaris] 171 [Bald, or White-Headed Eagle.—Haliaëtus Leucocephalus] 183 [Martial Eagle.—Spizáëtus bellicosus] 186 [Group of Falcons] 189 [Stork.—Ciconia Alba] 200 [Spotted King Fisher.—Céryle Guttáta] 217 [Rhinoceros Hornbill.—Búceros Rhinoceros] 218 [King Penguin.—Aptenodytes Pennantii] 222 [Gigantic Salamander.—Sieboldia Maxima] 226 [Hemigale.—Hemigale Hardwickii] 227 [Group of Rodent Animals] 229 [The Cat.—Felis Domestica] 230 [Merian’s Opossum.—Philander Dorsigerus] 251 [Panda, or Wah.—Aiúlrus Fulgens] 276 [Colossus at Rhodes] 279