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CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I [What Uncle Paul Proposes to Talk About] 3
II [Teeth] 6
III [The Different Shapes of Teeth] 13
IV [Bats] 24
V [The Bat’s Wings] 36
VI [The Bat’s Senses of Smell and Hearing] 43
VII [The Hedgehog] 49
VIII [Hibernation] 58
IX [The Mole] 67
X [The Mole’s Nest—The Shrew-Mouse] 77
XI [The Exploit of One-Eyed John] 84
XII [Nocturnal Birds of Prey] 90
XIII [Rats] 93
XIV [Meadow-Mice—Hamsters—Dormice] 106
XV [Horned Owls] 114
XVI [Other Owls] 122
XVII [The Eagle] 129
XVIII [Hawks and Falcons] 137
XIX [Kestrels, Kites, and Buzzards] 144
XX [The Raven] 154
XXI [The Crow] 160
XXII [Woodpeckers] 168
XXIII [More about Woodpeckers] 177
XXIV [Climbers—The Hoopoe] [[vi]]184
XXV [The Cuckoo] 188
XXVI [Shrikes] 197
XXVII [The Titmouse] 204
XXVIII [The Wren and the Kinglet] 214
XXIX [Swallows] 220
XXX [Swifts and Night-Jars] 231
XXXI [The Bird’s Beak] 240
XXXII [Insectivorous Birds] 245
XXXIII [Granivorous Birds] 253
XXXIV [Snakes and Lizards] 260
XXXV [The Batrachians] 273
XXXVI [The Toad] 280
XXXVII [Instinct] 290
XXXVIII [The Grain-Weevil] 295
XXXIX [The Common Caterpillar] 300
XL [Caterpillars at Table] 304
XLI [Enemies of the Grapevine] 310
XLII [Clever Mischief-Makers] 315
XLIII [Nut-Weevils and Flower-Weevils] 321
XLIV [Enemies of Clover] 328
XLV [Cabbage-Eaters] 333
XLVI [A Destructive Family] 338
XLVII [Fliers with Wings of Gauze] 343
XLVIII [Beneficent Parasites] 349
XLIX [Apple-Eaters] 358
L [Leaf-Rollers] 363
LI [The Hop-Moth] 368
LII [The Inchworm] 374
LIII [Sap-Suckers] 381
LIV [Queer Musical Instruments] 385

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ANIMAL LIFE
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FIELD AND GARDEN

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CHAPTER I

WHAT UNCLE PAUL PROPOSES TO TALK ABOUT