xviii First Report on Ecouoinic Zoology. 



Survey of Sub-geoup {e) of Group B. 



ANIMALS BRED AND DOMESTICATED FOR THE AMUSEMENT AND 

 DELIGHT OF THEIR OWNER, EITHER BY BRILLIANT PLUMAGE 

 AND COLOUR, SONG, OR BY COURAGE AND SKILL IN FIGHTING. 



Hexapoda Mantis flies and some beetles are kept by the Italians 



and Chinese for fighting ; also a grasshopper (CEticiis) ; 

 and crickets also by Chinese. 



Reptilia Horned or Californian toads (Phnjnosoma) are kept as 



pets in North and Central America. The coral snake 

 (Tortrix scytalc) is used by native women in tropical 

 America as an adornment round their necks. 



Fish Fighting races offish [Macropodus inignax, var.) are bred 



by the Siamese. Goldfish and others for ornamental 

 purposes. 



Birds Fowls (Aseels and Malays) are bred by the Malayans and 



other races for fighting, and various game-fowls (Pile 

 game, black-breasted reds, duckwings) in Europe for the 

 same purpose. Great varieties of birds are bred for 

 their brilliant plumage and colour and song— canaries, 

 bullfinches, silver pheasants (Gennabiis oiyctlicvierus), 

 golden pheasants (Chrysolophus inda) , and others — and 

 various ornamental ducks, geese and swans, pea- 

 fowls. 



Mammalia Race-horses, greyhounds, and whippets.^bull dogs, pugs 



and fancy dogs. Dutch, lop-eared, and other fancy 

 rabbits. Cavies or guinea pigs. A special race of bulls 

 is cultivated for fighting purposes in Spain. 



Survey of Sub-group (/) of Group B. 



ANIMALS BRED AND DOMESTICATED FOR THE PROVISION OF HIDES, 

 WOOL, FAT, BONE, FEATHERS, AND OTHER PRODUCTS SUCH |AS 

 WAX, HONEY, SILK, AND MEDICAMENTS. 



Protozoa None. 



Porifera None. 



Ccelentera None. 



Echinoderma None, 



Platyhelmia None. 



Nemertina None. 



Nematoda None. 



Cheetopoda None. 



Crustacea None. 



Arachnida Spiders have been kept in some countries with a view 



to using their webbing as silk. 



Hexapoda Silk moths — Anthersea rnylitta (Tusseh silk), Anthersea 



2>ernyi, A. yavm-mai, Attacus cynthia (Ailanthus silk), 

 and Bombyx inori are bred and reared in India, China, 

 Japan and Europe for the silk formed by the larvse, 

 also for the "cat-gut" made from the inside of the 

 silkworms. Bees are kept by all civilised nations for 

 the production of honey and wax. Cochineal insects 

 {Coccus cacti) are cultivated for dyes and colours in 

 Mexico, Peru, Spain, Algiers. 



Chilopoda None. 



Diplopoda None. 



MoUusca None. 



Tunicata None. 



Fish None. 



