X CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XIII. 



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The Elephant Its wonderful sagacity, and commercial import- 

 ance Manner of hunting and taming the Elephant, - - - 72 



CHAPTER XIV. 

 The Rhinoceros 81 



CHAPTER XV. 

 The Hippopotamus The long-nosed Tapiir, ------ 85 



CHAPTER XVI. 



The Cat Kind, in general the Common Cat the Wild Cat, - 88 



CHAPTER XVII. 



The Ocelot Margay Serval Conguar Black Tiger Lynx 

 Caracal Yaguar Ounce Leopard Panther, ----- 93 



CHAPTER XVIII. 

 The Tiger Tigress, 100 



CHAPTER XIX. 



The Lion Manner of hunting the Lion Reflections on the System 

 of Prey among Animals the Wisdom of Divine Providence, 103 



CHAPTER XX. 



The Dog different breeds of Dogs Shepherd's Dog Cur Dog 

 Greenland Dog Manner of travelling with Dogs in Kamtschatka 

 Bull-Dog Mastiff Coach-Dog Irish Wolf-DogHighland 

 Grey-Hound Common Grey-Hound Beagle Harrier Fox- 

 Hound English Setter Spapish Pointer Water-Spaniel 

 Springer Comforter Turnspit Pug-Dog RougL Water-Dog 

 New-Zealand Dog Newfoundland Dog Blood-Hound, - w 111 



CHAPTER XXI. 

 The Wolf the Fox, 124 



CHAPTER XXII. 



The furry Animals the Pine Weasel Martin Ermine Sable 

 Description of Sable-hunting in the Deserts of Siberia, - - 129 



CHAPTER XXIII. 



Animals of the Weasel Kind General Characteristics the Com- 

 mon Weasel Foumart, or Pole-cat Ichneumon Fossant 



Skunk Zorilla Genet Civet Zibet Glutton Raccoon 



Badger, 133 



CHAPTER XXIV. 



The Bear Kind the Common Bear Polar, or Great White Bear 

 Animals of the Scaly and Prickly Kinds The Porcupine 

 Hedgehog Armadillo Pangolin Phatagin the Sloth, - 141 



