CONTENTS - Natural History in Anecdote / Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. - 6

INTRODUCTION
Science, [1]
The Kingdoms of Nature, [1]
Zoology, [2]
Classification, [2]
THE ANIMAL KINGDOM—Sub-Kingdom Vertebrata
Class I.—Mammalia
ORDER I—PRIMATES
Sub-Order I.—Man-Shaped Animals
The Ape Family, [3]
The Gorilla, [4]
The Ancestors of the Gorilla, [4]
A Gorilla Hunt, [5]
Du Chaillu's First Gorilla, [7]
A Young Gorilla, [9]
Gorilla Superstitions, [10]
The Chimpanzee, [11]
The Docility of the Chimpanzee, [11]
The Orang-Utan, [12]
The Habits of the Orang-Utan, [12]
The Walk of the Orang-Utan, [13]
The Strength of the Orang-Utan, [14]
The Docility of the Orang-Utan, [14]
The Orang-Utan's Intelligence, [15]
The Orang-Utan's Affection, [15]
The Maternal Instinct, [16]
Gibbons, or Long-Armed Apes, [17]
Monkeys, [18]
The Sacred Monkeys, [18]
The Long-nosed Monkey, [19]
Cheek-pouched Monkeys, [19]
The Baboon, [19]
The Arabian Baboon, [20]
The Baboon's Imitative Faculty, [20]
The Chackma Baboon, [21]
The Baboon's Utility, [21]
The Tame Baboon, [22]
The Baboon's Cunning, [22]
The Baboon's Loyalty, [24]
The Baboon's Intelligence, [24]
The Bonnet Monkey, [25]
Indian Monkeys, [25]
The Monkey Outdone, [27]
The Monkey Aroused, [29]
The Monkey's Affection, [30]
American Monkeys, [30]
The Capuchin Monkey, [30]
The Spider Monkeys, [30]
The Howling Monkeys, [31]
The Bearded Saki, [31]
The Douroucouli, [32]
The Marmosets, [32]
Sub-Order II.—The Lemurs
The Lemurs, [32]
The Tarsier, [33]
The Aye-Aye, [33]
ORDER II—WING-HANDED ANIMALS
Bats, [35]
The Common English Bat, [36]
The Vampire Bat, [36]
A Traveller's Experience, [37]
Megaderma Lyra, [38]
ORDER III—INSECT-EATING ANIMALS
The Hedgehog, [39]
The Mole, [40]
An Enterprising Mole, [41]
The Use of the Mole, [41]
The Shrew, [42]
ORDER IV—FLESH-EATING ANIMALS
Sub-Order I.—The Fissipedia
The Fissipedia, [43]
Animals of the Cat Kind, [43]
The Lion, [44]
The Lion's Character, [44]
Attitude towards Man, [45]
The Better Part of Valour, [46]
The Lion's Strength, [47]
The Lion's Affection, [48]
The Lion's Docility, [48]
The Story of Androcles, [49]
A Lion Hunt, [50]
A Thrilling Experience, [52]
Attacked by a Lion, [53]
A Night Surprise, [55]
A Lion Outwitted, [56]
Old Instincts and New Opportunities, [56]
The Tiger, [57]
The Tiger's Ravages, [58]
An Intrepid Hunter, [60]
The Leopard, [61]
The Leopard's Tenacity of Life, [61]
Hunters Hunted, [63]
The Jaguar, [64]
The Jaguar's Strength, [65]
A Night of Horror, [65]
The Puma, [67]
The Puma's Ferocity, [67]
Animals and Men, [68]
The Ocelot, [69]
The Clouded Tiger, [70]
The Serval, [70]
The Common Wild Cat, [70]
The Domestic Cat, [71]
Cat Superstitions, [71]
The Cat as a Hunter, [72]
The Cat and Her Young, [72]
The Cat as a Foster Mother, [73]
The Cat as a Traveller, [74]
The Cat as a Sportsman, [75]
The Cat's Intelligence, [75]
The Lynx, [76]
The Chetah as Huntsman, [78]
The Civits, [79]
The Ichneumon, [79]
Dormant Instinct, [80]
The Aard Wolf, [80]
The Hyæna, [80]
The Striped Hyæna, [82]
Spotted Hyæna, [82]
A Narrow Escape, [83]
Animals of the Dog Kind, [84]
The Wolf, [84]
The Fox, [85]
The Jackal, [86]
The Wolf's Mode of Attack, [86]
The Wolf's Cunning, [87]
The Wolf's Cowardice, [88]
Hunted by Wolves, [88]
A Terrible Alternative, [89]
A Marvellous Escape, [89]
Tame Wolves, [90]
The Cunning of the Fox, [90]
The Fox as a Hunter, [91]
A Fox Hunt, [92]
The Arctic Fox, [93]
Wild Dogs, [93]
The Dog, [94]
The Dog's Understanding, [95]
The Dog's Sense of Locality, [97]
Dog Friendships and Enmities, [99]
The Dog Language, [100]
The Dog's Intelligence, [101]
Dogs' Mistakes, [104]
Eskimo Dogs, [104]
A Hard Lot, [106]
The Newfoundland Dog, [107]
The Newfoundland's Generosity, [108]
The Newfoundland's Perception of Danger, [109]
The Newfoundland's Sense of Right, [111]
The Newfoundland's Fidelity, [112]
The Newfoundland under Training, [112]
The Sheep Dog, [114]
The Sheep Dog's Sagacity, [115]
The Sheep Dog's Fidelity, [117]
The St. Bernard, [119]
The St. Bernard at Work, [121]
The Greyhound, [122]
The Greyhound's Affection, [123]
The Lurcher, [124]
The Bloodhound, [125]
The Scent of the Bloodhound, [126]
The Stag Hound, [127]
A Stag Hunt, [127]
The Fox Hound, [128]
The Fox Hound's Tenacity, [128]
The Harrier, [129]
The Beagle, [129]
The Dalmatian Dog, [130]
The Turnspit, [130]
The Turnspit's Sagacity, [130]
The Pointer, [130]
The Pointer's Intelligence, [131]
The Setter, [132]
Pointers and Setters, [132]
The Sagacity of the Setter, [133]
The Spaniel, [134]
The Sagacity of the Water Spaniel, [135]
The Terrier, [136]
The Mastiff, [136]
The Fidelity of the Mastiff, [136]
The Intelligence of the Mastiff, [137]
The Mastiff as a Protector, [137]
The Bull Dog, [138]
The Poodle, [139]
The Shoe-black's Poodle, [139]
Weasels, Otters, and Badgers, [140]
The Polecat, [140]
The Weasel, [140]
The Weasel and the Kite, [141]
The Common Otter, [141]
The Badger, [142]
The Ratel and the Skunk, [143]
The Skunk, [144]
The Raccoon and the Coati, [145]
The Bear, [145]
The Polar Bear, [146]
The Black Bear, [147]
The Docility of the Bear, [148]
The Grizzly Bear, [149]
The Brown Bear, [151]
The Malayan Bear, [151]
Sub-Order II.—The Pinnipedia
Sea Lions, [152]
Sea Bears, [153]
The Walrus, [154]
The Common Seal, [155]
The Seal's Docility, [156]
ORDER V—WHALES AND DOLPHINS
The Right Whale, [158]
The Sperm Whale, [159]
The Dolphin, [159]
The White Whale, [160]
The Narwhal, [160]
The Porpoise, [161]
The Grampus, [161]
ORDER VI—MANATIDÆ
The Sea Cow, [162]
ORDER VII—HOOFED ANIMALS
The Horse, [162]
The Arabian Horse, [163]
The Horse's Affection, [165]
The Domestic Horse, [166]
The Structure of a Horse, [167]
The Horse's Speed, [169]
The Horse's Endurance, [170]
The Horse's Memory, [171]
The Force of Habit, [172]
The Intelligence of the Horse, [174]
Horse-Play, [176]
Horses and Dogs, [177]
The Ass, [178]
The Sagacity of the Ass, [180]
The Instinct of the Ass, [181]
The Trained Ass, [182]
The Mule and the Hinny, [183]
The Zebra, [183]
The Tapir, [183]
The Rhinoceros, [184]
Rhinoceros Hunting, [186]
The Tame Rhinoceros, [187]
The Hippopotamus, [188]
The Haunt of the Hippopotami, [189]
The Pig Family, [190]
The Boar, [190]
The Common Hog, [191]
The Babiroussa, [192]
The Peccary, [192]
The Camel and the Dromedary, [192]
The Strength of the Camel, [193]
The Camel and his Master, [194]
Camel Riding, [195]
A Camel's Revenge, [195]
The Terrors of the Desert, [196]
The Llama, [198]
The Deer, [198]
The Red Deer, [199]
A Stag Hunt, [200]
The Tame Stag, [201]
The Reindeer, [201]
The Moose or Elk, [204]
The Fallow Deer and the Roebuck, [204]
The Giraffe, [205]
The History of the Giraffe, [205]
Hollow-Horned Ruminants, [206]
The Bull, the Bison, and the Buffalo, [207]
The Bull, The Ox, The Cow, [207]
The Bull, [208]
The Brahmin Bull, [209]
The Ox, [209]
The Cow, [210]
The Pride of a Cow, [210]
The Bison, [211]
Hunting the Bison, [212]
The Buffalo, [213]
Hunting the Indian Buffalo, [213]
The Cape Buffalo, [214]
Hunting the Cape Buffalo, [215]
The Zebu, [216]
The Yak, [216]
The Antelope, [216]
The Gazelle, [217]
The Sheep and the Goat, [217]
The Intelligence of the Sheep, [218]
Animals and Music, [218]
ORDER VIII—THE ELEPHANT
The Elephant, [219]
The Wild Elephant, [220]
Elephant Herds, [221]
Elephant Friendships, [223]
The Sagacity of the Elephant, [224]
A Centenarian Elephant, [224]
An Elephant Nurse, [225]
The Intelligence of the Elephant, [225]
ORDER IX—HYRAX
The Conies, [226]
ORDER X—THE RODENTS
Animals that Gnaw, [226]
Rats and Mice, [227]
The Rat Family, [227]
The Hamster, [228]
Swarms of Rats, [228]
Invaded by Rats, [229]
Migrations of Rats, [230]
The Intelligence of Rats, [231]
Saved by a Rat, [231]
The Mouse, [232]
The Harvest Mouse, [233]
The Field Mouse, [233]
The Dormouse, [233]
The Jerboa, [234]
The Beaver, [234]
The European Beaver, [234]
The American Beaver, [235]
The Squirrel, [237]
The Squirrel at Home, [238]
Tame Squirrels, [239]
The Marmot, the Bobak, the Prairie Dog, [240]
The Chinchilla, [240]
The Porcupine, [240]
The Guinea-Pig, [241]
Hares and Rabbits, [241]
The Common Hare, [241]
The Intelligence of the Hare, [242]
A Hunted Hare, [243]
Tame Hares, [244]
The Common Rabbit, [245]
ORDER XI—TOOTHLESS ANIMALS
The Sloth, [245]
The Pangolin, [246]
The Armadillo, [246]
The Cape Ant-Bear, [246]
The Ant-Eater, [247]
ORDER XII—POUCHED ANIMALS
The Opossum, [247]
The Kangaroo, [247]
Kangaroo Hunting, [248]
ORDER XIII—MONOTREMATA
The Duck-billed Platypus, [249]
The Australian Hedgehog, [249]
Class II.—Aves
Classification, [250]
ORDER I
Perching Birds, [250]
The Thrushes, [251]
The Common Thrush, [251]
The Missel Thrush, [252]
The Blackbird, [252]
The Mocking Bird, [234]
The Tailor Bird, [255]
The Golden Crested Wren, [255]
The Migration of Birds, [255]
The Willow Wren, [256]
The Common Wren, [256]
A Wren's Music Lesson, [257]
The House Wren, [257]
The Nightingale, [258]
The Song of the Nightingale, [258]
The Robin Redbreast, [259]
The Intelligence of the Robin, [260]
The Titmouse, [260]
The Golden Oriole, [261]
The Shrike, [262]
The Jay, [262]
The Blue Jay, [263]
The Magpie, [264]
The Habits of the Magpie, [264]
The Raven, [266]
Unnatural Parents, [267]
The Tame Raven, [268]
The Raven and the Dog, [269]
The Rook, [270]
The Carrion Crow, [270]
The Jackdaw, [271]
The Chough, [271]
The Bird of Paradise, [271]
Hunting the Bird of Paradise, [272]
The Tanagers, [273]
The Tanager, [273]
The Swallow, [273]
Swallows in Council, [274]
The House Martin, [274]
The Sand Martin, [275]
The Chaffinch. The Goldfinch. The Greenfinch, [275]
The Linnet, [276]
The Canary, [276]
The Tame Canary, [277]
The Crossbill, [277]
The Bunting, [277]
The Starling, [278]
The Common Starling, [278]
The Weaver Bird, [278]
The Lark, [279]
The Maternal Instinct of the Lark, [280]
The Lark and the Hawk, [281]
The Wagtails and the Pipits, [281]
The Ant-Eaters, [282]
The King Bird, [282]
The Chatterers, [282]
The Lyre Bird, [283]
ORDER II
Climbers and Gapers, [283]
The Woodpecker, [284]
The Wryneck, [284]
The Cuckoo, [284]
The Cuckoo and the Hedge-Sparrow, [285]
The Cuckoo and the Thrush, [286]
The Trogons, [287]
The Kingfishers, [287]
The Hornbill, [287]
The Goat-Suckers, [288]
The Whip-poor-Will, [288]
The Chuck-Will's-Widow, [288]
The Swifts, [289]
The Humming Bird, [289]
ORDER III
The Parrots, [290]
The Intelligence of the Parrot, [290]
Famous Parrots, [291]
The Grey Parrot, [292]
Parrot Talk, [293]
ORDER IV
Pigeons, [294]
Carrier Pigeons, [294]
Pigeons on the Wing, [295]
ORDER V
Fowls, [297]
The Peacock, [297]
The Pheasant, [298]
The Partridge, [299]
The Wild Turkey, [300]
The Domestic Turkey, [300]
The Sagacity of the Turkey, [300]
Sitting Turkey Cocks, [301]
Domestic Fowls, [302]
The Common Hen, [303]
ORDER VI
The Hoazin, [304]
ORDER VII
Birds of Prey, [304]
The Eagle, [305]
Eagle Shooting, [305]
The White-headed Eagle, [306]
The Vultures, [307]
The Condor, [308]
The King of the Vultures, [308]
A Feast of Vultures, [309]
The Secretary Bird, [310]
The Kite. The Osprey. The Buzzard, [311]
The Falcon, [311]
The Sparrow-Hawk, [312]
The Owl, [313]
ORDER VIII
Wading Birds, [314]
The Cranes, [314]
The Heron, [314]
The Bittern, [315]
The Stork, [315]
The Jealousy of the Stork, [315]
A Stork's Revenge, [316]
ORDER IX
The Goose, [316]
The Gratitude of the Goose, [316]
A Wild Goose Chase, [317]
Goose Friendships, [317]
The Goose and the Dog, [318]
The Maternal Instinct of the Goose, [318]
The Duck, [319]
The Swan, [319]
The Maternal Instinct of the Swan, [320]
The Intelligence of the Swan, [320]
The Swan and the Fawn, [321]
The Common Sea-Gull, [321]
A Tame Sea-Gull, [321]
Mother Carey's Chicken, [322]
Catching the Stormy Petrel, [322]
The Cormorant, [323]
The Albatross, [324]
The Pelican, [325]
A Tame Pelican, [325]
The Penguin, [326]
The Puffin, [327]
ORDER X
The Ostrich, [328]
The Ostrich and its Young, [328]
The Rhea. The Cassowary. The Emu, [329]
Class III.—Reptilia
ORDER I
The Tortoise and the Turtle, [331]
The Elephant Tortoise, [332]
The Turtle, [333]
ORDER II
The Crocodile, [334]
The Alligator, [335]
A Tame Alligator, [336]
ORDER III
Hatteria Punctata, [337]
ORDER IV
The Lizards, [337]
The Chameleon, [337]
The Iguana, [338]
The Common Lizard, [338]
The Monitor, [339]
ORDER V
Snakes, [339]
The Viper, [340]
The Viper and its Young, [340]
The Rattlesnake, [341]
The Sting of the Rattlesnake, [341]
The Black Snake and the Rattlesnake, [342]
The Cobra, [342]
Snake Charming, [343]
The Cobra as Companion of the Bath, [344]
A Night with a Cobra, [345]
An Unpleasant Bedfellow, [346]
The Boa Constrictor, [346]
The Boa and its Prey, [346]
The Boa's Appetite, [347]
A Terrible Boa, [348]
A Narrow Escape, [349]
Class IV.—Batrachia
The Batrachia, [350]
The Common Toad, [351]
Tame Toads, [351]
The Common Frog, [352]
The Ingenuity of the Frog, [352]
The Tree Frog, [353]
Class V.—Pisces
Fishes, [354]
The Stickleback, [354]
The Stickleback and the Leech, [355]
The Mackerel, [356]
The Sword Fish, [356]
The Cod, [357]
The Salmon, [358]
The Pike, [359]
The Herring, [360]
The Flying Fish, [360]
The Eel, [361]
The Gymnotus, [362]
Catching the Gymnotus, [362]
The Torpedo, [366]
The Shark, [366]
The White Shark, [367]
Sharks in the South Seas, [367]
The Rays, [368]
Ray Catching, [369]