CONTENTS. 57 



CHAPTER V. 



ANIMAL LIFE OF THE MOUNTAIN. 



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FIRST GREAT DIVISION OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. Animalia 

 Vertebrata: Class 1, Mammalia; Mammals. Class 2, Ovipa- 

 rous Vertebrata : Aves, or Birds. Class 3, Reptilia, or Rep- 

 tiles. Class 4, Pisces, or Fishes 289 



SECOND GREAT DIVISION OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. Anirnalia 

 Mollusca; Soft Animals 390 



THIRD GREAT DIVISION OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. Animalia 

 Articulata 406 



FOURTH GREAT DIVISION OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. Animalia 

 Radiata 426 



CHAPTER VI. 



CLIMATE OF THE MOUNTAIN. 



Meteorology; laws of atmospheric motions ; philosophy of ; me- 

 tereology of North America compared with Old World ; cli- 

 mate of coasts; climate of the interior valley of North America; 

 climate of Atlantic and Pacific ranges of mountains; extreme 

 fluctuations of temperature ; is of the class of excessive cli- 

 mates of Buffon : magnetic intensities; variations; isothermal 

 lines; climate of Alleghanies; low mean annual temperature 

 of the same; thermometric ; magnetic vicissitudes; hygro- 

 metric states; hygrometeors in general; rains of the moun- 

 tain; whence the falling waters ; comparison with other por- 

 tions of the world; quantities of rain in different ports of the 

 planet; Alleghany Mountains atmospheric modifiers; quantity 

 of rain on the Alleghanies; dew precipitations ; hygrometric 

 and electric phenomena ; local special causes of the same on 

 Alleghanies ; supposed moisture of the mountain surfaces, 

 with its streams, deep forests, soaked soils, undried surfaces, 

 etc. ; no undue humidity of the atmosphere of the mountain ; 

 seasons on the mountain; cloud-forming; fogs; diurnal and 

 nocturnal variations ; caloric, hygrometric, electric ; Indian 

 summer; great problem, change of climate as a modifier of 

 disease ; therapeutics of climates ; medicines of airs ; positive 

 demonstrable laws of habitats 429 



