INDEX. 



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Dogs, why should those used for 

 sport be kept to their own game 265 



Dogs, why is their sense of smell 

 acute 268 



Dogs, why do they lose their scent 

 of game-birds during incubation 269 



Dogs, why do those used for sport 

 make "a point" 270 



Dogs, what is the scent of ... 272 



Dogs, why is a moist atmosphere 

 best for" scent 274 



Dogs, why is a wet day unfavour- 

 able for scent ... 276 



Dogs, why is there little scent 

 when the ground is hard and 

 dry 277 



Dogs, why does scent sometimes 

 lie breast high 278 



Dogs, why does scent rarely lie 

 with a north or east wind ... 279 



Dogs, why is scent generally good 

 when the wind is southerly, of 

 dogs 281 



Dogs, why does humidity favour 

 sjent 282 



Dogs, why is scent seldom good 

 when cobwebs hang on bushes... 283 



Dogs, why will scent sometimes be 

 good in a hard rain and mild air 284 



Dogs, why is scent destroyed by 

 sudden storms 285 



Dogs, why is scent not good on 

 sunshiny days 862 



Dogs, why is scent good on a warm 

 day without sunshine 287 



Dogs, why does scent lie badly 

 upon fallows and beaten roads... 288 



Dogs, why is scent good by hedge- 

 rows 289 



Dogs, why does scent differ in 

 various ureeds ... ... ... 290 



Dog, why is the Newfoundland, 

 of greatest service to man . . . 293 



Dog, anecdote of a Newfoundland 294 



Dogs, -why do they toss their heads 

 when masticating a tough sub- 

 stance 295 



Dogs, why are the habits of the 

 shepherd's, the result of educa- 

 tion rather than instinct... ... 296 



Dogs, how may they be taught to 

 perform tricks with cards ... 298 



Dogs, why frightened at lame and 

 stooping persons 299 



Dogs, why do they turn round 

 several times before lying clown 300 



Dogs, why should their treatment 

 be regulated by moral influence 301 



Dogs, why have' they difficulty in 

 masticating vegetable substances 302 



Dog, Tyke the tire-dog 304 



Dog, restoring a piece of hidden 

 money to his master 305 



Dog, memory and gratitude of a... 306 



Dog acting as constable ... ... 307 



Dog's revenge ... 308 



Dog, clemency of a Newfoundland 309 



Dog, Highland cur performing the 

 part of a detective 310 



Dog philanthropists... . .. 311 



Dogs, influence of domestication 

 upon 601 



Dog. a stratagem to obtain food ... 624 



Dolphin, why has its shape been 

 misrepre en ted ... ... ... 589 



Dolphin, why does it utter a sound 

 resembling the human voice ... 591 



Dolphins, why have they the flat 

 surface of their tails placed hori- 

 zontally 597 



Dormouse, why does it become 

 fat during the period of hyber- 

 nation 360 



Doves, why do they prefer artifi- 

 cial pigeon houses 844 



Dromedary, the difference between 

 it and the camel 533 



Dromedary, why so called... ... 514 



Dromedary, why has it a hump on 

 its back 517 



Dromedary, why is stomach of, 

 adapted for the journeys over 

 deserts 519 



Ducks, why are they assiduous in 

 trimming their feathers 924 



Ducks, why do they appear pleased 

 at the approach of rain 926 



Duck, why is its bill peculiarly 

 sensitive 927 



Eagle, why a courageous bird ... 655 



Eagle, why is it called the king of 

 birds 662 



Eagles, why cannot they attack 

 prey directly under them ... 663 



Eagle, the white-headed 664 



Eagles, why are they sometimes 

 found dead, and fastened to fish 665 



Eagles, why are the eyes of, fur- 

 nished with nictating mem bran es 666 



Eagles, why do they drive away 

 their young 668 



Eagles, why are the wings of 

 broad and concave 669 



Eagles, why are the wings of 

 shorter than those of the Jfalcon 670 



Ears, why are both used to deter- 

 mine the direction of sound ... 146 



Ears, why sometimes both, and at 

 other times only one, used to 

 distinguish sounds 147 



Ear, how does a hand placed 

 behind it operate 148 



Edentata, e-dent-a'-ta, why is the 

 sixth order of animals so named 402 



Elephant, why furnished with a 

 proboscis 432 



Elephant, why is the trunk of, 

 capable of a great variety of 

 motions 434 



Elephants, various functions the 

 trunk is able to perform ... 485 



Elephant, why provided with 

 tusks 43 



Elephant, why are the eyes of, 

 small 438 



Elephant, why are the ears of, large 439 



Elephant, peculiar anatomical 

 structure of the ear 440 



