vni CONTENTS 



DOMESTICATED BIRDS 



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Domestication of Animals mainly accomplished by the Aryan Race ; Small Amount of 

 Such Work by American Indians. Barnyard Fowl: Mental Qualities ; Habits of 

 Combat. Peacocks : their Limited Domestication. Turkeys : their Origin ; tend- 

 ing to revert to the Savage State. Water Fowl : Limited Number of Species 

 domesticated ; Intellectual Qualities of this Group. The Pigeon : Origin and 

 History of Group ; Marvels of Breeding. Song Birds. Hawks and Hawking. 

 Sympathetic Motive of Birds : their ./Esthetic Sense ; their Capacity for Enjoy- 

 ment, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152 



USEFUL INSECTS 



Relations of Men to Insect World. But Few Species Useful to Man. Little Trace 

 of Domestication. Honey-bees : their Origin ; Reasons for no Selective Work ; 

 Habits of the Species. Silkworms : Singular Importance to Man. Intelligence 

 of Species. Cochineal Insect. Spanish Flies. Future of Man relative to Use- 

 ful Insects, .............. ig o 



THE RIGHTS OF ANIMALS 



Recent Understanding as to the Rights of Animals ; Nature of these Rights ; their 

 Origin in Sympathy. Early State of Sympathetic Emotions. Place of Statutes 

 concerning Animal Rights. Present and Future of Animal Rights. Question of 

 Vivisection. Rights of Domesticated Animals to Proper Care ; to Enjoyment. 

 Ends of the Breeder's Art. Moral Position of the Hunter. Probable Develop- 

 ment of the Protecting Motive as applied to Animals, ..... 204 



THE PROBLEM OF DOMESTICATION 



The Conditions of Domestication ; Effects on Society ; Share of the Races of Men in 

 the Work. Evils of Non-Intercourse with Domesticated Animals as in Cities ; 

 Remedies. Scientific Position of Domestication ; Future of the Art. List of 

 Species which may Advantageously be Domesticated. Peculiar Value of the Birds 

 and Mammals. Importance of Groups which tenant High Latitudes. Plan for 

 Wilderness Reservations ; Relation to National Parks. Project for International 

 System of Reservations. Nature of Organic Provinces ; Harm done to them by 

 Civilized Men. Way in which Reservations would Serve to Maintain Types of 

 the Life of the Earth ; how they may be Founded. Summary and Conclusions, . 218 



