

CONTENTS. 



CHAP. Page 



55. The mice of Pontus and of the Alps ............ 308 



66. Hedgehogs ...................... ib. 



57. The leontophonus, and the lynx .............. 310 



58. Badgers and squirrels .................. ib. 



59. Vipers and snails .................... 311 



60. Lizards ........................ 312 



61. The qualities of the dog ; examples of its attachment to its mas- 



ter ; nations which have kept dogs for the purposes of war . . ib. 



62. The generation of the dog ................ 316 



63. Remedies against canine madness ............ ib. 



64. The nature of the horse ................ 317 



65. The disposition of the horse ; remarkable facts concerning chariot 



horses ........................ 319 



66. The generation of the horse ................ 320 



67. Mares impregnated by the wind .............. 322 



68. The ass ; its generation .................. ib. 



69. The nature of mules, and of other beasts of burden ...... 324 



70. Oxen ; their generation .................. 326 



71. The Egyptian Apis ........... - ...... 330 



72. Sheep, and their propagation .............. 331 



73. The different kinds of wool, and their colours ........ 333 



74. Different kinds of cloth ................ 336 



75. The different shapes of sheep ; the musmon . . . . . . . . 338 



76. Goats, and their propagation ................ 339 



77. Thehog ........................ 342 



78. The wild boar ; who was the first to establish parks for wild 



animals ...................... 344 



79. Animals in a half-wild state ............... 346 



80. Apes ........................ 347 



81. The different species of hares ................ 348 



82. Animals which are tamed in part only ............ 350 



83. Places in which certain animals are not to be found ...... 352 



84. Animals which injure strangers only, as also animals which injure 



the natives of the country only, and where they are found . . 353 



BOOK IX. 



THE NATURAL HISTORY OF FISHES. 



1. Why the largest animals are found in the sea ........ 358 



2. The sea monsters of the Indian Ocean ............ 359 



3. The largest animals that are found in each ocean ...... 361 



4. The forms of the Tritons and Nereids. The forms of sea-elephants 362 



5. The bala3na and the orca ................ 365 



6. Whether fishes respire, and whether they sleep ........ 367 



7. Dolphins ........................ 369 



8. Human beings who have been beloved by dolphins ...... 371 



9. Places where dolphins help men to fish .......... 374 



10. Other wonderful things relating to dolphins ...... . 376 



11. Thetursio .. ............ ...... 377 



