CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Life of Goldsmith i xvi 



GHAP. I. A Sketch of the Universe . 2 



II. A short survey of the Globe, 



from the light of Astro- 

 nomy, ami Geography . 3 



III. A view of the surface of 



the Earth 5 



IV. A review of the different 



Theories of the Earth . 7 



V. Fossil-shells and other ex- 



traneous Fossils ... 12 



VI. The internal Structure of 



the Earth 15 



VII. Caves and Subterrane- 

 ous Passages that sink, 

 but not perpendicularly, 



into the Earth .... 19 



VIII. Mines, Damps, and Mi- 

 neral Vapours .... 22 



IX. Volcanoes and Earth- 

 quakes 26 



X. Earthquakes 30 



XI. The appearance of Islands 



and Tracts ; and of the 

 disappearing of others . 36 



XII. Mountains 40 



XIII. Water 48 



XIV. The origin of Rivers . 57 



XV. The Ocean in general ; 



and of its Saltness . . 67 



XVI. The Tides, Motion, and 

 Currents, of the Sea; 

 with their effects ... 73 



XVII. The changes produced 



by the Sea upon the Earth 79 



XVIII. A summary account of 

 the mechanical proper- 

 ties of Air 87 



XIX. An Essay towards a natural 

 history of the Air . , . 91 



XX. Winds regular and irregu- 



lar 99 



XXI. Meteors, and such ap- 

 pearances as result from 

 a combination of the 

 Elements 107 



XXII. The Conclusion ... 117 



ANIMALS. 



0HAP. XXIII. A comparison of Ani- 

 mals with the inferior 

 ranks of Creation . . . 119 



XXIV. The generation of Ani- 

 mals 123 



XXV. The Infancy of Man . 133 



XXVI. Puberty 138 



XXVII. The Age of Manhood 140 



XXVIII. Sleep and Hunger . 153 



XXIX. Seeing 159 



XXX. Hearing 164 



XXXI. Smelling, Peeling, and 

 Tasting 168 



XXXII. Old Age and Death . 172 



XXXIII. The Varieties in the 

 Human Race .... 177 



XXXIV. Monsters . , . . 186 



XXXV. Mummies, Wax- 

 works, &c 193 



XXXVI. Animals 198 



XXXVII. Quadrupeds in gene- 

 ral, compared to Man . 204 



ANIMALS Of THE HORSE KIND. 



CHAP. XXXVIII. The Horse . 814 



CHAP. XXXIX. The Ass 



XL. The Zebra , 



Page. 

 . 223 

 . 227 



RUMINATING ANIMALS. 



CHAP. XLI. Introduction .... 231 



XLJI. The Cow Kind . . . 233 



The Buffalo 238 



XLIII. Animals of the Sheep 



and Goat Kind .... 240 



The Sheep 241 



The Goat and its ... 



numerous Varieties . . 245 



The Gazelles 250 



XLIV. The Musk Animal . 255 

 XLV. Animals of the Deer 



Kind 257 



The Fallow-Deer ... 265 



The Roe-buck 2G7 



The Elk 269 



The Rein-Deer .... 272 



QUADRUPEDS OF THE HOG KIND. 



CHAP. XLVI. Introduction ... 279 



The Wild Boar .... ib. 



The Hog 280 



XLVII. The Peccary, or Taiacu 282 

 XLV1II. The Capibara, or Ca- 



biai 284 



XLIX. The Babyrouessa, or 



Indian Hog 285 



CARNIVOROUS ANIMALS. 



CHAP. L. Animals of the Cat Kind . 288 



The Lion 292 



The Tiger 297 



The Panther and the Leo- 

 pard 302 



LI. Animals of the Dog Kind 307 



The Wolf 317 



The Fox 322 



The Jackal 325 



Thelsatis 326 



The Hyaena 327 



LII. Animals of the Weasel 



Kind 328 



The Ermine, or Stoat . . 330 



The Ferret 332 



The Pole-cat 333 



The Martin 334 



The Sable 336 



The Ichneumon .... 337 



The Stinkards 338 



The Genet 340 



The Civet ib. 



The Glutton 342 



ANIMALS OF THE HARE KIND. 



Introduction 345 



The Hare ib. 



The Rabbit 349 



The Squirrel 351 



The Flying Squirrel . . . 3M 



The Marmout 355 



The Agouti 358 



The Paca 359 



The Guinea-pig .... 360 



ASIMAL! OF THE RAT AND HEDGEHOG KINDS. 



CHAP. LIII. The Rat Kind 

 The Great Rat 

 The Mouse 



303 



it. 



365 



CHAP. LIII. The Dormouse . $>6 



The Musk-Rat .... 367 



The C'ricetus 368 



The Leming . . . . 369 



The Mole ...... 370 



L1V. The Hedgehog, or Prick- 

 ly Kind 373 



The Tanrcc and Tendrac . 374 



The Porcupine .... 375 



LV. Quadrupeds covered with 

 scales or shells instead 



of hair 377 



The Pangolin 378 



The Armadillo, or Tatou . 380 



LV1. Animals of the Rat Kind 382 



LVII. Amphibious Quadrupeds 386 



The Otter ib. 



The Beaver 389 



The Seal 392 



The Morse 395 



The Manati 396 



THE MONKEY KIND, THE ELEPHANT, RHINOCE- 

 ROS, &G. 



CHAP. LVIII. Animals of the Monkey 



Kind 398 



The Ouran Outang ... 399 



The Baboon 404 



The Monkey 406 



The Maki 4)2 



The Oppossum and its Kinds 4 J 3 



LIX. The Elephant .... 416 



LX. The Rhinoceros ... 425 



LXI. The Hippopotamus . . 427 



LXII. The Camelopard ... 429 

 LXIII. The Camel and the 



Dromedary 430 



LXIV. The Lama .... 4:!3 



LXV. The Nyl-ghau ... 435 



LXVI. The Bear ..... 436 



LXV1I. The Badger . . . . 438 



LXVIII. The Tapir .... 439 



LXIX. The Racoon .... ,'*: 



LXX. The Coatimondi . . . 440 



LXXI. The Ant-Bear ... 441 



LXXII. The Sloth .... 442 



LXXIII. The Jerboa . . 444 



BIRDS. 



OF BIRDS IN GENF.RAL. 



CHAP. LXXIV. Introduction ... 448 

 LXXV. The generation, nest- 

 ling, and incubation of Birds 454 

 LXXVI. The division of Birds 459 

 LXX VII. The Ostrich . . . 4(i2 

 LXXVIII. The Emu ... 466 

 LXXIX. The Cassowary . , 4(57 

 LXXX. The Dodo 469 



RAPACIOUS BIRDS. 



CHAP. LXXXI. Rapacious Birds . . 471 



LXXXn. Tiie Ea<rle, &c. . . 473 

 LXXXIII. The Condor of 



America . . . 477 



LXX XIV. The Vulture. &c. . 479 



LXXXV. The Falcon Kind . 482 



LXX XVI. The Butcher- Bird 486 

 LXXXVII. Rapacious Birds of 



the Owl Kind 488 



BIRDS OF THE POULTRY KIND. 



CHAP. LXXXVIII. Birds of the Poul- 

 try Kind , 4fl^ 



