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The Living Animals of the World, Volume II: Birds, Reptiles and Amphibians, Fishes, Jointed Animals, Molluscs, etc.

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Elephants, 172

» African, 178-9

» Asiatic, Range, 176

» Comparison of African and Asiatic, 172-4-6

» Disposition of, 177

» Domestication of, 178

» East African, vi (Introd.)

» Indian, 172-3-4-6-7

» Intelligence of, 179

» Strength of, 178

» Timber-, 175

» Tusks, 175

Elk, American, or Moose, 274

» Irish, 286

» Scandinavian, 273

Ermine, 132

Birds

Eagles, African Sea-, 475

» Chilian Sea-, 475

» Crested, 475

» Golden, 471

» Harpy-, 472

» Imperial, 475

» Martial Hawk-, 476

» White-tailed, 472

» Wedge-tailed, 473

Egret, 445-6

» Indian Cattle-, 447

Emeu, 394-5

Fishes

Eels, 646

» Common Fresh-water, 646

» Conger-, 647-8

» Deep-sea, 646-8

» Electric, 646-50

» Painted, 646-8-9

» Sand-, 643

» Serpent-, 646-8

» Sharp-nosed, 647

Jointed Animals: Insects, etc.

Earwigs, Common, 689

F

Mammals

Finners, or Rorquals, 333

Fossa, 74

Foxes, 97

» Arctic, 100

» Common, 98-9

» Cubs, 97

» Fennec-, 100

» Leicestershire, 98

» Mountain-, 98

» Skins, 98

Flying-fox, v (Introd.)

Birds

Falcons, Jer-, 474-7

» Peregrine, 474-7

Finches, Indigo, 512a

Fin-feet, 413

Flamingo, 439-40

Flower-peckers, 533

Fly-catchers, 538-9

» Tyrant, 544

Fowls, Domestic—

Andalusians, 407

Black Spanish, 407

Cochins, 404-7

Dark Bramas, 405

Dorking, 407

Japanese Bantams, 408

Leghorns, 407

» Brown, 404

Minorcas, 407

Pencilled Hamburgs, 408

Plymouth Rock, 407

Polish, 408

Sebright Bantams, 408

Silver-spangled Hamburgs, 405

» Wyandotte, 406

Frigate-birds, 453-6

Reptiles and Amphibians

Frogs, Blue Tree-, 603

» Bull-, 598, 600

» » American, 598

» Common, Röntgen ray photograph of, 600

» Edible, 599, 600

» European Green Tree-, 602

» Flying-, 601

» Golden Tree-, 603

» Guppy’s, 600

» Matlamitlo, 600

» Pouched Tree-, 604

Reptiles and Amphibians

Frogs, Queensland Tree-, 603-4

» Short-headed, 601

» Tiger-like, 599

Flying-dragons, 565-6

Fishes

Father-lasher, 627

Flat-heads, 627

» Bar-tailed, 628

» Rock, 628

Fish, Angler-, 626

» Archer-, 614

» Boar-, 613

» Butter-, 612

» Cat-, 648-9-50

» Cave-, 643

» Dog-, British, 667

» » Ocellated, 667

» Emperor-, 614

» Flat-, 644

» Frog-, 625

» Gold-, 651

» Lung-, 609-60

» Monk-, 668

» Mud-, 610

» Nurse, 667

» Picked Dog, 667

» Pilot-, 622

» Reed-, 664

» Rough Hound, 667

» Scabbard-, 620

» Scorpion-, 616

» Sheath-, 650

» Silver Dog-, 667

» Smooth Hound, 667

» Stone-, 616-9

» Sucking-, 624-5

» Sun-, 613

» Sword-, 618-20

» Tassel-, 618-9

» Telescope-, 651

» Thick-rayed, 616

» Torpedo-, 669

» Weaver-, 618

» Zebra-, 613

Fishes, File-, 638

» Flying-, 632-3

Flounders, 645

Jointed Animals: Insects, etc.

Feather-star, 748

» Rosy, 748

Fleas, Dog-, 736

» Sand-, 736

» Turnip-, 687

Flies, Alder-, 701

» Bee-, 736

» Bee-killer, 734-6

» Bird-, 735

» Blue-bottle or Blow-fly, 733-5

» Bot-, 734

» Caddis-, 701-2

» Candle-, 728

» Daddy-long-legs, 730-3

» Dragon-, 695

» Fire-, 685

» Forest-, 735

» Gad-, 733

» Gall-, 702-3-30

» Green-bottle, 735

» House-, 733-4

» Hover-, 734

» Ichneumon-, 704

» Lacewing, or Golden-eye, 700-1-33

» Lantern-, 728

» Mantis-, 699

» May-, 695-6

» Noon-day, 734

» Rain-, Blood-sucking, 733

» Robber-, 734

» » Hornet, 731-4

» Ruby-tailed, 704-5

» Sand-, or Pium, 732

Jointed Animals: Insects, etc.

Flies, Saw-, 702-3

» Scorpion-, 699, 700

» Snake- or Camel-, 699

» Tsetse-, 735

» Uses of, 736

Frog-hoppers, 728-9

Shell-fish, etc.

Forams, Shells of, 767

G

Garner, Professor, 20

Gibson, Walter M., vi (Introd.)

Mammals

Gaur, 210

» Hunt, 211

Gayal, 212

» Cow, 211

Gazelles, Arabian, 246

» Dama, 247

» Dorcas, 248

» Edmi, 248

» Goitred, 247

» Grant’s, 248

» Heuglin’s, 247

» Isabella, 247

» Loder’s, 248

» Marica, 248

» Mhorr, 247

» Mongolian, 247

» Muscat, 248

» Pelzeln’s, 247

» Persian, 247

» Peters’s, 248

» Prejevalski’s, 247

» Red-fronted, 247-8

» » necked, 247

» Soemmerring’s, 247

» Speke’s, 247-8

» Thomson’s, 248

» Tibetan, 247

Gemsbuck, 252

Gerenuk, 249-55

Gibbons, 8

» Disposition of, 8

» Habits of, 9

» Hulock, 9

» Siamang, 8

» Silvery, 9

» White-handed, 9

Giraffe, 264-6-7

» Description of, 265

» East African, iv (Introd.)

» Hunting, 266

» Northern, 256a, 264

» Southern, 263-4-5

Goats, Angora, 231-2

» British, 232

» Italian, 237

» Nubian, 236

» Persian Wild, 233

» Rocky Mountain, 238

» Schwartztals, 234

» Toggenburg, 233

Glutton, 134

Gnu, 240-1

» Brindled, 242

» White-bearded, 242

» » tailed, 241

Gophers, 160

» Pocket-, 156

Goral, Female, 258

Gorilla, ii (Introd.), 4, 5, 8a

» First accounts of, 4

» Habits of, 5

» Range of, 4

» Physical description of, 4

» Pongo, 1, 4

Grampus, 330

Guanaco, 307

Guemals, 297

Birds

Gallinule, Mantell’s, 413

Gannets, 452-4-5

Gardener-bird, 517

Geese, Australian Pygmy, 461

» Cape, 460

» Chinese, 461

» Domestic, 461

» Grey, 461

» Half-webbed, 461

» Spur-winged, 461

Gold-crest, 530

Goldfinch, 524

Grackles, 520

Grebes, Dabchick, 430

» Great Crested, 428-30

Greenfinch, 524-5

Grey-hen, 399

Grouse, Red, 397

» Ruffed, 402

» Sage-, 400

» Sand-, Pallas’s, 416

Guans, 411

Guillemot, 417

Guinea-fowl, Black, 410

» Crested, 408

» Vulture-like, 410

Gull, Black-backed, 420

» » headed, 449

» Herring-, 419

» Skua-, 421

» Tribe, 418-9

Reptiles and Amphibians

Gavial, 550

Gecko, Burmese, 564

» Madeiran, 565

Fishes

Garpikes, 632

Gilt-head, 616

Globe-fish, 636-7-40

Gobies, 628

» Pellucid, 629

» Spotted, or Pole-wing, 629

Grayling, 657

Groper, 616-7

Gunnel, 630

Gurnard, Armed, 608a

» Butterfly-, 627

» Flying-, 628

» Red, 627

Jointed Animals: Insects, etc.

Glow-worm, 685

Gnats, 730-1

» Piping-, 732

Grasshopper, Cape, 692

» Great Green, 692

» Long-horned, 692

» Short-horned, 694

» Wart-eating, 694

Gru-gru, 686

H

Mammals

Hamsters, 156-7

Hares, 163

» Habits of, 164

» Wood-, 163

Hartebeests, 239

Hedgehogs, 169-70

Hippopotamus, 318-9-24-5-6

» Anecdotes, 322

» Common, 318

» Fossil remains, 326

» Habits of, 320-1

» Hunting, 323-4-5

» Pygmy or Liberian, 326

Mammals

Hog, Pygmy, 312

» River-, Red, 314

Horses, 197

Arab Mare, 199

» Mares and Foals, 200

» Yearling Colts, 198

Cart-, 205

Champion Shire Stallion, 203

Cleveland Bay, 205

English Race-, 202

“Florizel II.,” 202

Hackney and Foal, 201

Hunter, 205

“Ladas,” 202

Levant and Persian, 202

Percheron, 201

Shire Mare and Foal, 201

Trotting-, 203

Humpback, 333

Hutia, 159-61

Hyænas, vi (Introd.), 79, 80

» Brown, 81

» Spotted, 81

» Stories of, 81-2

» Striped, 81

» Use of, 80

Hyrax, 181

Birds

Hang-nests, 520

Hawfinch, 522

Hawk, Carrion-, 473

» Curassow-, 473

» Fishing-, 468

» Gos-, 472

» Sparrow-, 472-4-6

Herons, Buff-backed, 445-6

» Common Night-, 444-5

» Goliath, 444

» Great Blue, 443

» Green, 445-7

» Young, 442

Hoatzin, 412

Honey-buzzard, 467

Honey-eaters, 532

Honey-guides, 509-10-1

Hoopoe, 480a, 505-6

Hornbills, 502

» Concave-casqued, 505

» Crested, 504

» Ground-, 505

» Habits of, 504

» Helmet-, 503

Huia, 515

Humming-bird, 486

Reptiles and Amphibians

Heloderm, 571

» Mexican, 571-6

Fishes

Halibut, 644-5

Herring, 658-9-60

» Ox-eyed, 659

Horse-mackerel, 621

» Fringed, 621-2

Jointed Animals: Insects, etc.

Hornet, 706

I

Mammals

Ibex, Alpine, 234-5

» Arabian, 234

» Asiatic, 234

» Abyssinian, 231

Impala, or Palla, 244-6

Insect-eating Mammals, 165

Insectivora, 169

Inyala, 256

Birds

Ibis, Glossy, 442

» Sacred, 441

» Scarlet, 442

Reptiles and Amphibians

Iguana, Banded, 570-5

» Tuberculated, 570-4

Jointed Animals: Insects, etc.

Insects, 681

» Nerve-winged, 695

» Noxious, in Britain, 680

» Scale-, 729

» Sheath-winged, 681

» Snow-, 700

» Two-winged, 730

J

Mammals

Jackal, 92

» Black-backed, 92

» Hunting, 92-3

» Indian, 92

» North African, 92

» Striped, 92

» Turkish, 93

Jaguar, 50

Jerboa, 157-60

Birds

Jacamars, 510

Jacana, 424

Jackass, Laughing-, 448a, 503

Jackdaws, 514-5

Jay, 515

Jungle-fowl, 406

» Game Breed, 407

Fishes

Jelly-fish, 762

» Comb-bearing, 763

» Portuguese Man-of-war, 763

K

Mammals

Kangaroo, Albino Red, 346

» Brown Tree-, 352-3

» Great Grey, 343-5

» » Leaping, 352a

» Rat-, 354

» » Gaimard’s, 354

» Silver-grey, 344

Kiang, 196-7

Kinkajou, 126-7

Klipspringer, 242-4

Koala, or Australian Native Bear, 355-6-7

Kudu, 224a

» Greater, 258

» Lesser, 258-9

» Male, 259

Birds

Kaka, 489

Kea, 487-8

Kestrel, 474

Kingfisher, 500

» Common, 500-2

» Laughing-, 499, 500-1-2

» Racket-tailed, 502

» Wood-, 502

Kites, 467

» Egyptian, 468

Kittiwake, 420

Kiwi, Mantell’s, 396

» Owen’s, 396

L

Mammals

Langur, Himalayan, 11-2

Lemmings, 158

Lemurs, 27-8

» Black-and-white, 30

» Chirogales, 30

» Coquerel’s, 29, 30

» Crowned, 29

» Dwarf, 28

» Galagos, 30

» » Garnett’s, 30

» » Maholi, 30

» Indris, 28

» Makis, 28

» Pottos, 31

» Ring-tailed, Catta, 27-8-9

» Ruffed, 29

» Sifakas, 28-9

» “Slender” and “Slow” Loris, 28, 31

» Tarsiers, 31-2

» True, 29

» Woolly, 29

Leopards, 46-7

» African, iv (Introd.)

» Clouded, 54

» Hunting-, 49

» Puma Hybrid, 46

» Range of, 47

» Snow-, 48

» Stories of, 47-8

» Variations of, 47

Lion Adventures, 40

» and Tigress, Cross between, 38

» Man-eating, 41

Lioness, 34-7, 40

» Algerian, 35

» and Cub, 36

Lions, vi (Introd.), 39

» African, 32-3-4

» Comparison of Wild and Tame, 38

» Cubs, 36

» Mane of, 37

» Performing, 36

» Range of, 34

» Selous on, 34

Llamas, 306-8-9

Lynxes, 62-3

» Canadian, 64

» Caracal, 62-3

» Common, 63

» European, 64

» Red, 64

» Siberian, 64

Birds

Land-rail, 412

Lark, Meadow-, 521

Linnet, 524-5-6

Lories, 488-9

Lyre-birds, 540-2

Reptiles and Amphibians

Lizards, Bearded, 568-70

» Blue-tongued, 580

» Diamond-, 574

» Frilled, 566-7

» Girdle-tailed, 571-5

» Greaved, 574

» Green and Ocellated, 544a, 576-7-8

» Lace-, 572

» Sand-, 576

» Sea-, 570

» Spine-tailed, 580

» Spiny, 569

» Stump-tailed, 579

» Tree-, 568

» Viviparous, 574

» Wall-, 574

» Water-, 569

Index

773

Fishes

Leather-jacket, Lace-finned, 639

Long-fin, 616

Lump-suckers, 628-9

Jointed Animals: Insects, etc.

Ladybirds, Seven Spot, 687

» Twenty-two Spot, 687

» Two Spot, 687

Lice, Fish-, 671

» True, 729

» Whale-, 671

» Wood-, 671

Lobsters, 672

Locusts, Cyprian, 694

» Egyptian, 693

» Red-legged, 694

» Rocky Mountain, 694

Shell-fish, etc.

Leeches, Medicinal, 756

Lingula, 746

Liver-flukes, 756

M

Mammals

Man, ii (Introd.)

Manatee, American, 328

Marine Carnivora, 136

Marmots, 150-2

» Alpine, 151-2

» Bobac, 152

Martens, 131

» Pine-, 132

Markhor, 235

Meerkats, 78, 80

Mice, Jumping-, 160

» Typical, 159

Microcephalous Idiot, vi (Introd.)

Mink, 132

“Missing Link,” iv (Introd.)

Moles, 170-1

» Golden, 171

» North American, 171

Mongoose, Cusimanses, 78

» Family, 77

» Ichneumon, 78

» Indian, 77-9

» » v. Cobra, 77

» Kaffir, 78

Monkeys, Bonnet, 14-7

» Capuchin, 20-2-3

» Dog-shaped, 9

» Entellus, 10

» Grivet, 14-7

» Guenon, 12

» » Diana, 12-5

» Guereza, 12-4

» Humboldt’s Woolly, or Lagothrix, 26

» Macaques, 14-7

» Magot, or Barbary Ape, 14

» Mangabey, 14-6-7

» Marmosets, 24-6

» » Lion, 24

» » Pinché, 24

» New World, 22

» » Howler, 22-3

» » Spider, 22-3

» » Waita, 23

» Oukari, 24

» Patas, 24

» Pig-tailed, 19, 27

» Proboscis, 10

» Rhesus, 14-6-8

» Sacred, 10-1

» Saki, 24

» Snub-nosed, 12-8

» Speech of, 20

» Squirrel, 24-5

» Stories of, 11-2

Mammals

Monkeys, Tcheli, 14

» Temperament of, 26

» Wanderoo, 24

» White-bearded Wanderoo, 12

Moufflon, 222

Mouse Tribe, 156

Mule-deer, 296-8

Mules, 206

Muntjac, Chinese, 291

» Hairy-fronted, 291

» Indian, 290-1

» Tenasserim, 291

» Tibetan, 291

Musk-deer, Himalayan, 300

» Kansu, 298

Musk-ox, 220

Musk-rat, 154

Birds

Macaw, 448a, 492

» Hyacinthine, 489

» Long-tailed, 489

Magpie, 515-6

» Australian, 533

Manakins, 542

» Bailador or Dancer, 542-3

Martins, 539-40

» Sand-, 539-41

Mavis, 535

Megapode, Nicobar, 411

» Wallace’s, 410-1

Monals, 403-6

More-porks, 482-3

Motmots, 507

» Racket-tailed, 507-8

Reptiles and Amphibians

Monitors, 572

» Nile, 572

» White, 576

Mountain-devil, 568-71

Fishes

Mackerel, Common, 624

Meagres, 618

Miller’s-thumb, 627

Mullets, Grey, 630-1

» Red, 614-31

» Striped, 614-15

Musket-lunge, 652

Jointed Animals: Insects, etc.

Meal-worm, 688

Millipedes, 679

» Giant, 680

» Slimy, 680

Mites, 674-8

Mosquitoes, 730-2

Moths, 709-10-6-20

» Cecropia, 718-9

» Clothes-, 721

» Cypress-, 719-20-1

» Death’s-head, 722

» Emperor-, 717

» Great Peacock-, 723

» Hawk-, 717-8-22

» Imperial, 719

» Looper-, 720

» Luna, 718

» Plume-, 721-4

» Polyphemus, 719-23

» Red-underwing, 720

» Swallow-tailed, 724

» Tiger-, 719

Shell-fish, etc.

Madrepores, 761

Moss-animals, 753-4

Mussels, Pearl-, 743

» Pond-, 744

» River-, 744

N

Mammals

Narwhal, 329-33-4

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