Xll CONTENTS. 



LETTER XIV. 



FROM EMILY TO CAROLINE. 



Country and Town contrasted. — Frivolity and Inhumanity. — 

 Learned Women and Sciolists. — Story of a Monkey. — Malice of 

 the Monkey. — A natural illumination. — Combat of a Tiger and 

 BufFalo Page 112 



LETTER XV. 



FROM CAROLINE TO EMILY. 



Irascibility of the Camel. — Management of the Dromedary. 

 -r-Peculiarities of the Camel. — Properties of the Rein-deer. — 

 Structure of the Viper. — Fascination of Serpents. — A Mouse 

 and Viper. — Anecdotes of Mr. Palmer. — A Christian Pastor. — 

 A happy Family 120 



LETTER XVI. 



FROM EMILY TO CAROLINE. 



Velocity of particular Animals. — Comparative svv'iftness of 

 Quadrupeds and Birds. — Carrier Pigeons and Rooks . . 130 



LETTER XVII. 

 FROM CAROLINE TO EMILY. 



Birds of Passage. — Birds which visit Britain. — Migratory 

 Water-fowl. — Britain deserted by some Birds. — Peculiarities in 

 Animal Migration. — Migration of Fish.— Migration of Rats. — 

 Great Norway Rats. — Visit to Sea-coast Proposed. . 136 



LETTER XVIII. 

 FROM THE SAME TO THE SAME. 



A united Family. — Form and Habits of the Puffin. — Puffins 

 inimical to Rabits. — Land-crabs of the Bahamas. — Their Jour- 



