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Hermit- or Soldier-Crabs; Short-tailed Decapods Common Crabs, Gulf-weed 

 Crab, Swift Land-Crabs. Mantis-Shrimps (Stomatopoda). Sessile-eyed Crus- 

 tacea (Edriopthalmata) Sand-Hoppers, Skeleton-Shrimps, Slaters. Lower 

 Crustacea (Entomostraca), Parasitic Forms - - 135 



KING-CRABS (Xiphosura) 144 



CHAPTER XII. THE FOOD OF ANIMALS-CARNIVOROUS 

 ANNELIDS AND SIPHON-WORMS 



ANNELIDS (ANNELIDA) 



BRISTLE- WORMS (Chaetopoda) Sea-Centipede, Sea-Mouse 146 



LEECHES (Discophora) : Jawed Leeches Medicinal Leech, Land-Leeches ; Jaw- 

 less Leeches Horse-Leech - ... - 147 



SIPHON-WORMS (GEPHYREA) 

 Common Siphon- Worm, Bristly Siphon- Worms, Green Bonellia - - 149 



CHAPTER XIII. THE FOOD OF ANIMALS CARNIVOROUS 

 UNSEGMENTED WORMS AND ECHINODERMS 



PLANARIAN WORMS (Turbellaria) - 151 



HEDGEHOG-SKINNED ANIMALS (Echinodermata) Common Star-Fish - - - 153 



CHAPTER XIV. THE FOOD OF ANIMALS ZOOPHYTES, 

 SPONGES, AND PROTOZOA 



ZOOPHYTES, &c. (Ccelenterata). Comb-Jellies (Ctenophora) Cydippe, Beroe. 

 Sea-Anemones and Typical Corals (Anthozoa). Zoophytes, Jelly-Fish, and 

 Millepore Corals (Hydrozoa) - - 155 



SPONGES (Porifera) AND ANIMALCULES (Protozoa) 163 



CHAPTER XV. THE FOOD OF ANIMALS PLANT-EATING 



MAMMALS 



MAN AND MONKEYS (Primates) Entellus Monkey - - 164 



HOOFED MAMMALS (Ungulata): Odd-toed Ungulates (Perissodactyla) Horse, 

 Tapir, Rhinoceros ; Even-toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla) Ruminants or Cud- 

 Chewers Ox, Goat, Blue-Buck, Giraffe, Okapi, Camel; Hippopotamus - - 165 



ELEPHANTS (Proboscidea) - 171 



SEA-Cows (Sirenia) Manatee, Dugong, Rhytina - 173 



GNAWING MAMMALS (Rodentia): Rabbits and Hares, Dormice and Squirrels, 



Beavers, Voles, Lemmings and Hamsters, Mole-Rats, Porcupines, Cavies 174 



MAMMALS POOR IN TEETH (Edentata) Sloths - 178 



POUCHED MAMMALS (Marsupialia) : Fruit-eating Marsupials Typical Phalangers, 

 Koala or Native Bear, Long-snouted Phalanger (a honey-eating form) ; Herbi- 

 vorous Marsupials Kangaroos; Root-eating Marsupials Wombats - - 180 



