CONTENTS. XV 



— Ribbed-nose Baboon. — Orange Monkey. — Apes, Baboons, 

 and Monkeys. — The Oran Otan. — Anatomy of the Oran Otan. 



— Habits of the Pigtny Ape. — Malice of the Barbary Ape. — 

 Hare-lipped Monkey. — Chinese Monkey. — Monkey called the 

 Preacher. — Activity of the Squirrel Monkey. — Female Monkey 

 and her Young. — Tails of Sapajous and Sagoins. Page 221 



LETTER XXVIII. 



FROM CAROLINE TO EMILY. 



A Dog employed in Salmon Fishing. — Phosphorescence of 

 the Ocean. — Gratitude of an Elephant. . , . 238 



LETTER XXIX. 

 FROM EMILY TO CAROLINE. 



Olfactory Sense in Animals. — Acuteness of Canine Scent. — 

 Reflections on Animal endowments. — Domesticated Tigers. — 

 Tiger and Elephant compared. — Sympathy between Elephants. 

 — Decoy Elephants. — Rage of entrapped Elephant. . 242 



LETTER XXX. 



FROM CAROLINE TO EMILY. 



Character of Mrs. Saville. — Anecdote of the Irish Rebellion. 

 — Fidelity of a Dog. — Remarkable fast of a Dog. — Dog's at- 

 tachment to his Master. — Long journey of a Dog. — Metrical 

 Summary of Canine Services. — Rachel's Newfoundland Dog. 



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LETTER XXXI. 



FROM EMILY TO CAROLINE. 



Wedded happiness. — Minnows. — Bird's Nest in Block of a 

 Mast. — A Chaffinch and his Mate. — Nest in Cavity of a Mast. 

 — Superstition of Seamen. — Fishing by Pelican and Cormorant. 



