INDEX. 



Flamingo, why when feeding does 

 it hc.ld its head and beak upside 

 down in the water 899 



Flamingo, why does it make its 

 nest on mound-like elevations ... 901 



Flat-lish, why do they float mare 

 than others 1095 



Fluids, their effect upon the body 40 



Flying squirrels, why so called ... 358 



Flying-fishes, why are they so 

 called 1105 



Foot, why is the sole arched ... 19 



Fowls, why has the cock a stream- 

 Ing tail 862 



Fowls, why have they become do- 

 mesticated 863 



Fowls, why have they limited 

 powers of flight 864 



? >wls, structure of their wings and 

 feet 865 



/"owls, why do they roost in ele- 

 vated places 866 



fowls, why do they hustle them- 

 selves in dust 871 



Foxes, why are those found early 

 in the day easily caught ... 292 



Foxes, why are they less easily 

 caught than hares 388 



Frog, why does it keep its mouth 

 shut when breathing 1027 



Frogs, how are the reported 

 showers of, accounted for ... 1029 



Froijs, how is their croaking pro- 

 duced 1031 



Frogs, why are they frequently 

 found dead in dusty roads ... 1032 



Game-birds, why do dogs lose 

 their -scent of them during the 

 incubation 269 



Ganoidea, gan-oyd'-e-a, why is the 

 fourth order of fishes so named 1121 



Gar- fish, why called the mackerel 

 guide 1099 



Geese, why do they " waddle " in 

 their walk ... ' 925 



Geese, why do, seemed pleased at 

 the approach of rain 926 



Genus, what is the meaning of ... 163 



Giraffe, why does the lion wait for, 

 in the neighbourhood of water 218 



Giraff and kanguroo, locomotion 

 contrasted 342 



Giraffe, why has it a small head ... 433 



Giraffe, why has it a long tongue 559 



Giraffe, enormous appetite of ... 560 



Giraffe, why is the head sur- 

 mounted by short horns ... 561 



Giraffe, why are the nostrils 

 thickly intersected with hairs ... 563 



Giraffe, why are the eyes set prom- 

 inently near the back of th,> head 564 



Giiuffe, why attacked by the lion 

 when in the act of drinking ... 56.3 



Giriffe, why has it a long slender 

 neck 557 



Globe-fish, what are its peculiari- 

 ties of structure and habit ... 1107 



Goats, why suppose.! that they 

 improve the health of horses ... 567 



Goats, why can they subsist on 



vegetables which are poisonous 568 

 Goat-sucker, why has the mouth 



of, long bristly hairs ...... 725 



Goldfinches, why do they bu'ld on 



flexible branches ........ 761 



Gold-fish, how do they subsist 



apparently on water only ... 1085 

 Gold-fish, why do they so fre- 



quentlv come to the surface ... 1087 

 Goose, why is it considered a stupid 



bird ... ............ 919 



Goose, why was it esteemed by the 



Romans 



Grallatores, gral-Ia-to'-rees, why 

 Is the order so named 



921 



887 

 Greyhound, why does it hunt by 



sight sloop ... ..' ....... 259 



Greyhounds, -why less attached to 



their masters than other dogs ... 2f>2 

 Greyhound, why should the neck 



of, be lonsj ............ 261 



Guinea-fowls, why have their eggs 



hard sholls ............ 870 



Gums, why well fitted to receive 



teeth " ............ 94 



Gurnards, why are the Indian, 



called fljrin?-fi*hea ...... 1105 



Gymnotus, gim-no'-tus, why has it 



the power of giving "electric 



shocks ............ 1048 



Gyratores, jy-ra-to'-rees, why is 



the order so called 



Hair, why an appropriate covering 



for the head ......... 



Hamster, why has it enormous 



cheek pouches ......... 



Hamster, peculiar habits of ... 

 Hand, why the most important 



member ............ 



Hand, why divided into several 



parts ............ 



Hands, why do they incline to- 



wards each other ......... 



Hands, why are the palms guarded 



by cushions ......... 



Hare-lip, why, when divided, is 



the lip so called ......... 



Hares, why, when pursued, do 



they make for rising ground ... 

 Hares, why do they run down hill 



zi<r-zag ............ 



Hares, why are the hind legs of, 



long and powerful ...... 



Hares, why unable to run on 



fallows and wet soils ...... 



Hares, why, though fleeter than 



foxes, are they sooner caught ... 

 Hares, whv lean, while rabbits are 



fat ... ............ 



Hares, great speed of ...... 



Hares, why, in the young ones, is 



the cavity of the che^t larger 



than the lungs ......... 



Hares, why are the ears of, so 



long and capable of varied 



motion ......... ... 



Hares, what are habits and in- 



stincts of .. ... 



832 

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371 

 373 



334 

 385 



386 

 387 



383 



390 



391 



392 

 333 



