CONTENTS

PAGE
Introduction[xi]
CHAPTER
IApes and Gibbons[1]
IIBaboons[7]
IIIThe American Monkeys and the Lemurs[16]
IVThe Bats[26]
VThe Insect-Eaters[33]
VIThe Larger Cats[47]
VIIThe Smaller Cats[60]
VIIIThe Civets, the Aard-Wolf, and the Hyenas[68]
IXThe Dog Tribe[78]
XThe Weasel Tribe[91]
XIThe Bear Tribe[102]
XIIThe Seal Tribe[113]
XIIIThe Whale Tribe[121]
XIVThe Rodent Animals[136]
XVThe Wild Oxen[157]
XVIGiraffes, Deer, Camels, Zebras, Asses, and Horses[179]
XVIIThe Elephants, Rhinoceroses, Hippopotamuses, and Wild Swine[201]
XVIIIEdentates, or Toothless Mammals[212]
XIXThe Marsupials[218]
XXBirds of Prey[232]
XXICuckoos, Nightjars, Humming-Birds, Woodpeckers, and Toucans[243]
XXIICrows, Birds of Paradise, and Finches[254]
XXIIIWagtails, Shrikes, Thrushes, etc.[263]
XXIVParrots, Pigeons, Pea-Fowl, Pheasants, etc.[273]
XXVOstriches, Herons, Cranes, Ibises, etc.[281]
XXVISwimming Birds[291]
XXVIITortoises, Turtles, and Lizards[299]
XXVIIISnakes[311]
XXIXAmphibians[321]
XXXFresh-water Fishes[326]
XXXISalt-water Fishes[337]
XXXIIInsects[354]
XXXIIIInsects (continued)[369]
XXXIVSpiders and Scorpions[387]
XXXVCrustaceans[397]
XXXVISea-Urchins, Starfishes, and Sea-Cucumbers[409]
XXXVIIMollusks[414]
XXXVIIIAnnelids and Cœlenterates[427]
Walks with a Naturalist[437]
Nature-study at the Seaside[457]
Our Wicked Waste of Life[487]
Index[497]

(Much of the material in this volume is published by permission of E. P.
Dutton & Company, New York City, owners of American rights.)

ILLUSTRATIONS

Tropical American Humming-Birds[Frontispiece]
FACING PAGE
Types of Apes and Monkeys[6]
Photographic Portraits of Monkeys[16]
Four Great Cats[48]
Some Fierce Cats[64]
A Wolfish Group[80]
Types of Fur-Bearers[96]
Types of Bears[128]
Types of Rodents[144]
Four Types of Cattle[156]
Wild Sheep and Goats[164]
Goats and Goat-Antelopes[166]
Types of Antelopes[176]
The Antlered Deer[184]
Children's Pets at the Zoo[189]
Wild Relatives of the Horse[196]
Pachyderms and Tapir[206]
Types of Marsupials[220]
Typical Birds of Prey[232]
Four Handsome Birds[246]
Finches and Weaver-Birds[260]
American Insect-eating Song-Birds[264]
Gaudy Tropical Birds[272]
American Game-Birds[278]
Four Great Game-Birds[280]
American Wading Birds[296]
Types of Water-Birds[300]
Characteristic Forms and Markings of American Birds Eggs[312]
North American Food and Game Fishes[328]
Insects Injurious To American Maple-Trees[360]
Leaf-eating Insects of Shade-Trees[376]
Life on the Sea-Bottom[408]
North American Seed-eating Song-Birds[436]
Chickadee and White-breasted Nuthatch[448]