CONTENTS. Ul 



INSECTIVORA. 



CHAPTER I. 



THE FLYING LEMURS, ELEPHANT SHREWS AND PENTAIL. 

 Characteristics of the Order (147) — Its Division into Nine Families (148) — The Galeopithe- 

 cidsE (149) — The Flying Lemurs (149) — The Macroscelididae or Elephant Shrews (151) — The 

 Genus Rhynchocyon (152) — The Genus Petrodromus (153) — The Tupaiadx (153) — The Bangsring 

 C154) — The Press (154) — The Genus Hylomys (155) — The Genus Ptilocercus (155) — The Pen- 

 tail (155) 



CHAPTER II. 

 THE HEDGEHOGS, MOLES, AND SHREWS. 

 The Erinaceidae (157) — The Hedgehogs (158) — The Genus Gymnura (159) — The Centetidae 

 (159) — The Tenrec and Tendrac (161) — The Genus Solenodon (161) — The Agouti (161) — The 

 Potamogalidx (162) — The Chrysochloridae or Golden Moles (163) — The Talpidae (163) — The 

 Moles (163) — The Genus Talpa (163) — Genus Condylura (164) — The Star-nosed Moles (165) — 

 The Genus Scalops or American Mole (165) — The Genus Mygale (166) — The Desmans (166) — 

 The Urotrichus (167) — The Soricidae or Shrews (168). 



CARNIVORA. 



CHAPTER I. 

 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ORDER. 

 The Carnivora or Flesh-eaters (173) — General Characteristics of the Order (173) — Its Func 

 tion in the Economy of Nature (174) — Its Geographical Distribution (175) — Its Division into 

 Families (175). 



CHAPTER II. 



THE LION. 



The Lion (178) — Their Size and Strength (179) — Their Roar (180) — Their Habits (180) — 



DiflTerent Opinions of their Character (181) — Modes of Destroying (182) — The African Lion, the 



Cape Lion, the Gambia Lion, the Lion of North Africa (183) — The Asiatic Lion, the Maneless 



Lion (183) — Tame Lions (186) — Dangerous Pets (187). 



CHAPTER III. 

 THE TIGER. 

 The Tiger (188) — Its Favorite Haunts (188) — Its Destructiveness (189)— Tiger Hunting (191) 

 — Modes of Killing the Tiger (192) — Tame Tigers (194) — The Tiger in Ancient Times (195). 



CHAPTER IV. 

 PANTHERS AND LEOPARDS. 

 The Cougar or American Panther {196) — The Jaguar (198) — Its Destructiveness (199) — A 

 Tame Jaguar (200) — The African Leopard (201) — The Asiatic Leopard or Panther (202) — The 

 Japanese Panther (202) — The Black Panther {203). 



