CONTENTS. Vll 



Chap. Page 



65. The mice of Pontus and of the Alps 308 



66. Hedgehogs ib. 



57. The leontophonus, and the lynx 310 



58. Badgers and squirrels ib. 



59. Vipers and snails 311 



60. Lizards 312 



61. The qualities of the dog ; examples of its attachment to its mas- 



ter ; n^ions which have kept dogs for the purposes of \var . . ib. 



62. The generation of the dog 316 



63. Remedies against canine madness ib. 



64. The nature of the horse 317 



65. The disposition of the horse ; remarkable facts concerning chariot 



horses 319 



66. The generation of the horse 320 



67. Mares impregnated by the wind 322 



68. The ass ; its generation ib. 



69. The nature of mules, and of other beasts of burden 324 



70. Oxen; their generation 326 



71. The Egyptian Apis 330 



72. Sheep, and their propagation 331 



73. The different kinds of wool, and their colours 333 



74. Different kinds of cloth 336 



75. The different shapes of sheep ; the musmon 338 



76. Goats, and their propagation 339 



77. The hog 342 



78. The wild boar ; who was the first to establish parks for wild 



animals . . 344 



79. Animals in a half- wild state 346 



80. Apes 347 



81. The different species of hares 848 



82. Animals which are tamed in part only 350 



83. Places in which certain animals are not to be found 352 



84. Animals which injure strangers only, as also animals which injure 



the natives of the country only, and where they are found . . 353 



BOOK IX. 



THE NATL'RAL HISTORY OF FISHES. 



1. Why the largest animals are found in the sea 358 



2. The sea monsters of the Indian Ocean . . . . 359 



3. The largest animals that are found in each ocean 361 



4. The forms of the Tritons and Nereids. The forms of sea-elephants 362 



5. The balaena and the orca 365 



6. Whether fishes respire, and whether they sleep 367 



7. Dolphins 369 



8. Human beings who have been beloved by dolphins 371 



9. Places where dolphins help men to fish 374 



10. Other wonderful things relating to dolphins 376 



11. The tursio 377 



