CONTENTS 



HALF-VOL. VI 



ANIMAL MOVEMENT (Continued} 



CHAPTER LI. ANIMAL LOCOMOTION PARACHUTING 

 AND KITE-FLYING 



PARACHUTING 



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MAMMALS (MAMMALIA) AS PARACHUTISTS. Insect-eating Mammals (Insectivora) 

 The Colugo or " Flying- Lemur" (Galeopithecus}. Gnawing Mammals 

 (Rodentia) Asiatic " Fly ing "-Squirrels, Brown Fly ing -Squirrel (Pteromys 

 petauristd) ; Small " Flying "-Squirrels, American Flying-Squirrel (Sciuropterus 

 volucella)', African " Flying "-Squirrels (Anomalurida), Gold Coast Species 

 (Anomalurus peli\ Non- parachuting Species (Aethurus glirinus). Pouched 

 Mammals (Marsupialia)" Flying" Phalangers Sugar Squirrel (Petaurus 

 sciureus], Taguan (Petauroides volans), Fly ing- Mouse (Acr abates pygmceus) 281 



BIRDS (AVES) AS PARACHUTISTS Pigeon (Columba lima) - 286 



REPTILES (REPTILIA) AS PARACHUTISTS Fringed Gecko (Ptychozoon homalo- 



cephalum), " Flying "-Dragons (Draco volans, &c.) - - 286 



AMPHIBIANS (AMPHIBIA) AS PARACHUTISTS (?) "Flying "-Frogs (Rhacophorus) - 287 

 FISHES (PISCES) AS PARACHUTISTS "Flying "-Fishes (Exoccetus) - 288 



SPIDERS (ARACHNIDA) AS PARACHUTISTS Australian "Flying "-Spider (Attus 



volans} - 289 



KITE-FLYING 



Wings and Parachutes as Kites. Larva of a Fly (Hirmoneura obscurd) blown 



away by the wind - - 289 



SPIDERS (ARACHNIDA) AS KITE-FLYERS Gossamers - 290 



TWO-WINGED FLIES (DIPTERA) AS KITE-FLYERS Dancing-Flies (Empida\ 



Species of Hilara - - ._.....__ 291 



