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Crocodiles (Crocodiles) Nests of the Nile Crocodile (Crocodilus Niloticus] 

 and American Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis) - 447 



LIFE-HISTORIES, &C., OF BIRDS (AVES) Eggs and Incubation; Care of Young; 



Nestlings (nidicolce] and Precocious Young (nidifuga) - 448 



Running Birds (Ratitcz) African Ostrich (Struthio camelus\ American 

 Ostriches (Rhea\ Cassowaries (Casuarius\ Emeu (Dromceus), Kiwi (Apteryx] - 449 



Flying Birds (Carinatce) Megapodes (Megapodiidce) Eggs deposited 

 among Rotting Leaves (Megapodius Layardt), or in Sand (M. eremitd) ; Scrub- 

 Turkey (Catheturus or Talegalla Lathami)\ Mound-Builder (Megapodius 

 tumulus]. Exposed Eggs Guillemot (Uria troile\ Tern (Sterna fiumatilis\ 

 Kentish Plover (/Egialitis Cantiand), Nightjar (Caprimulgus Europcp.us}. 

 Eggs laid in Burrows or Holes Sand- Martin (Cotile riparia), Kingfisher 

 (Alcedo ispida\ Hoopoe (Upupa epops\ Woodpeckers, Nuthatch (Sitta c<zsia). 

 Primitive Ground-Nests Lapwing (Vanellus cristatus\ Golden Plover (Chara- 

 drius pluvialis). Rough Nests of Sea-Birds Gannet or Solan Goose (Sula 

 Bassana\ Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla). Fairly well-constructed Nests on or 

 near the Ground Skylark (Alauda arvensis], Coot (Fulica atra). Floating 

 Nests of Dabchick (Podicipes fluviatilis] and White Swan (Cygnus olor). 

 Well-finished Cup-Nests built near the Ground Grey Wagtail (Motacilla 

 melanope\ Common Thrush (Turdus musicus). Stick- or Fibre-Nests in 

 Trees, &c. Wood-Pigeon (Columba palumbus\ Reed Warblers (Acrocephalus\ 

 Long-tailed Tit (Acredula caudata\ Penduline Tit (ALgithalus pendulinus}. 

 Sewn Nests Tailor-Bird (Orthotomus sutorius\ Fan-tail Warbler (Cisticola 

 cursitans). Plastic Nests Common Flamingo (Phcenicopterus roseus*), Swallow 

 (Hirundo rusticd}, House- Martin (Chelidon urbicd}^ Oven-Birds (Furnarius). 

 Cemented Nests Common Swift (Cypselus apus\ Guatemalan Swift (Panyptila 

 Sancti Hieronymi), Edible Nests of Collocalia. Birds that nest in Company 

 Rook, Heron, Fieldfare, Sociable Grosbeak (Philhettxrus socius). Great Variety 

 of Nests among the American Tree- Creepers or Picucules (Dendrocolaptida) - 450 



Incubation and Care of Young in Flying Birds (Carinatas) Woodpeckers, 

 Dotterel (Eudromias morinellus], Hoopoe ( Upupa epops\ Hornbills (Bucerotidce), 

 Swallows and Martins, Skylark (Alauda arvensis), Chaffinch (Fringilla ccelebs\ 

 House-Sparrow (Passer domesticits), Tree-Sparrow (P. montanus\ Linnet 

 (Linaria cannabina), Pigeon (Columba livia), Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax 

 carbo}. Sanitation of Nests. Protective Colours and Habits of Young Birds 

 Stone-Curlew (CEdicnemus scolopax), Lapwing (Vanellus cristatus], Hoatzin 

 (Opisthocomus) - - 464 



LIFE-HISTORIES, &c., OF MAMMALS Energy and Intelligence. Milk-Glands. 



Advantages of Internal Development .... 474 



Egg-laying Mammals (Prototherid}^\nj Ant-Eater (Echidna} Tem- 

 porary Pouch of Female. Duck-Bill (Ornithorhynchus) ; Nest and Burrow - 475 



Pouched Mammals (Metatheria} Young born in Imperfect State. 

 Position and Structure of Pouch. Rock- Wallaby (Petrogale\ Koala (Phascol- 

 arctos\ Mouse Opossum (Didelphys murina\ Azara's Opossum (Didelphys 

 Azar<z\ Wombat (Phascolomys\ Lesueur's Kangaroo-Rat, (Bettongid), Red 

 Kangaroo- Rat (^Epyprymnus rufescens} - - - - - - - - 478 



Higher Mammals (JEfc/ma)~Mainmals Poor in Teeth (Edentata) 

 Sloths, Great Ant-Eater (Myrmecophaga\ Armadilloes. Gnawing Mammals 

 (Rodentia) Rabbit (Lepus cuniculus\ Hare (L. timidus\ Harvest-Mtfuse (Mus 



