CONTENTS 



Sagacity of the Elephant, 224 

 A Centenarian Elephant, 224 

 An Elephant Nurse, 225 

 Intelligence of the Elephant, 225 



ORDER IX 

 The Conies, 226 



ORDER X 



THE RODENTS : ANIMALS THAT 

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Rats and Mice, 227 



The Rat Family, 227 



The Hamster, 228 



Swarms of Rats, 228 



Invaded by Rats, 229 



Migrations of Rats, 230 



The Intelligence of Rats, 231 



Saved by a Rat, 231 



The Mouse, 232 



The Harvest Mouse, 233 



The Field Mouse, 233 



The Dormouse, 233 



The Jerboas, 234 



The Bea-ver, 234 



The European Beaver, 234 



The American Beaver, 235 



The Squirrel, 237 



The Squirrel at Home, 238 



Tame Squirrels, 239 



The Marmot, the Bobak, the Prairie 



Dog, 240 



The Chinchilla, 240 

 The Porcupine, ^40 

 The Guinea Pig, 241 

 Hares and Rabbits, 241 

 The Common Hare, 241 

 Intelligence of the Hare, 242 

 A Hunted Hare, 243 

 Tame Hares, 244 

 The Common Rabbit, 245 



ORDER XI 

 TOOTHLESS ANIMALS 



The Sloth, 245 

 The Pangolin, 246 

 The Armadillo, 246 

 The Cape Ant-Bear, 246 

 The Ant-Eater, 247 



ORDER XII 

 POUCHED ANIMALS 



The Opossum, 247 

 The Kangaroo, 247 

 Kangaroo Hunting, 248 



ORDER XIII 

 MONOTREMATA 

 The Duck-billed Platypus, 249 

 The Austalian Hedgehog, 249 



Class H. Aves 



Classification, 250 



ORDER I 



PERCHING BIRDS 

 The Thrushes, 251 

 The Common Thrush, 251 

 The Missel Thrush, 252 

 The Blackbird, 252 

 The Mocking Bird, 254 

 The Tailor Bird, 255 

 The Golden Crested Wren, 255 

 The Migration of Birds, 255 

 The Willow Wren, 256 

 The Common Wren, 256 

 A Wren's Music Lesson, 257 

 The House Wren, 257 

 The Nightingale, 258 

 Song of the Nightingale, 258 

 The Robin Redbreast, 259 

 Intelligence of the Robin, 260 

 The Titmouse, 260 

 The Golden Oriole, 261 

 The Shrike, 262 

 The Jays, 262 

 The Blue Jay, 263 

 The Magpie, 264 



Mischievous Habits of the Magpie, 264 

 The Raven, 266 

 Unnatural Parents, 267 

 The Tame Raven, 268 

 The Raven and the Dog, 269 

 The Rook, 270 

 The Carrion Crow, 270 

 The Jackdaw, 271 

 The Chough, 271 

 The Bird of Paradise, 271 

 Hunting the Bird of Paradise, 272 

 The Tanagers, 273 

 The Tanager, 273 

 The Swallow, 273 

 Swallows in Council, 274 

 The House Martin, 274 

 The Sand Martin, 275 

 The Chaffinch. The Goldfinch. The 



Greenfinch, 275 

 The Linnet, 276 

 The Canary, 276 

 The Tame Canary, 277 

 The Crossbill, 277 

 The Bunting, 277 

 The Starling, 278 

 The Common Starling, 278 



