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INDEX. 



Olive oil, 35G. 



Opium, 3.57. 



Oxide of zinc, 361. . 



Oxymuriate of mercury— Corrosive sublr 



mate, 353. 

 Prepared chalk. 351. 

 Prussic acid, 48. 

 Quicksilver— Mercury, 355. 

 Rectified spirits of wine, 360. 

 Bed 8aunders-wood, 359. 

 Salt, 359. 



Semivitrificd oxide of lead, 358. 

 Sinapis— .Mustard, 3G0. 

 Soft soap, 359. 



Strong acetic, or pyroli^ncous acid, .347. 

 Subacetate of copper— Verdigris, 352. 

 Suhlimed sulphur, 3C0. 

 Submuriate of mercury— Calomel, 555. 

 Sulphate of antimony, 350. 

 Sulphate of copper— Blue vitriol, 353. 

 Sulphate of iron— Copperas, 354. 

 Sulphate of zinc— 'White vitriol, 301. 

 Sulphurated oil, 357. 

 Sulphuric acid— Oil of vitriol, 348. 

 Superacc'tate of lead— Sugar of lead, 358. 

 Kupcr-sulphate of alum and potash, 348. 

 Tar, 358. 



Tartariscd antimony— Emetic, Tartar, 350. 

 Venice turpentine, 360. 

 Wax, 3(i0. 



AVhite hellebore root, 360. 

 Yellow resin, 359. 



DIVISION II. 



THE DOG. 



Of Dogs in Gexkral— 



African, the, 3!)4. 



Anecdotes of, 382. 



Dingo, the, 392. 



Dohle, the, 393. 



Dub, the, 393. 



Esquimaux, the, 395. 



History of the, 379- 



Mackenzie Kiver, the, 396. 



Origin of the, 365. 



Varieties of, 392. 



Wild, the, 372. 



Wold, the, 396. 

 Domestic, 397. 



American, the, 402. 



Bull, the, 403. 



Collie, the, 399. 



English Terrier, 401. 



Harlequin, the, 4U2. 



Lurcher, the, 403. 



Maltese, the, 402. 



Prairie, the, 402. 



Skye Terrier, 400. 



Turn-spit, 401. 

 Hounds, 403. 



Beagle, the, 424. 



Blood, the, 423. 



Dalmatian, the, 436. 



Deer, the, 410. 



French, the, 436. 



Irish, the, 405. 



Italian, the, 436. 



Newfoundland, the, 408. 



Pointer, the, 432. 



Portuguese, the, 435. 



Retriever, the, 443. 



Russian, the. 435. 



Setter, the, 437. 



Spaniel, Water, the, 441. 



Spanish, the, 436. 



Talbot, the, 422. 

 SiiooTiNO Dogs, 446. 



Self-hunting dogs, 510. 

 Tkainino Docs, 447. 



Barbct, the, 467. 



Blenheim, the, 459. 



Calabrian, the, 465. 



Cocker, the, 459. 



Esquimaux, the, 465. 



Hare, Indian, the, 465. 



King Charles, the, 460. 



Labrador, the, 464. 



Lion, the, 467. 



Kewfoundland, the, 461. 



Pomeranian, the, 465. 



Poodle, the, 467. 



Scilly, the, 467. 



Springer, the, 459. 



Water, the, 466. 

 Mastiffs, 467. 



Alpine, the, 469. 



Ban, the, 471. 



British, the, 4G3, 



British bull, the, 470. 



Cuban, thr, 468. 



Pug, the, 47). 



Thibet, the, 469. 



Diseases — 



Canker in the ear, 480. 

 Costiveness, &c., 488. 

 Distemper, the, 483. 

 Madness, dumb, 479. 

 Mange, the, 487. 

 Rabies, 473. 

 Worms, the, 481. 

 Yellows, the, 482. 



VETEEINAKT DiiPARTJIENT, 488. 



DIVISION III. 



SHOOTING, Etc. 



Deer-stalking, 607. 



Bustard, the, 564 

 Fen Birds, 505. 



Bittern, the, 566. 



Coot, the, 576. 



Cormorant, 584. 



Curlew, 577. 



Godwit, 571. 



Golden plover, 574. 



Gray ,, 575. 



Herons, 5G7. 568. 



Knot, the, 570. 



Landrail, 572. 



Lapwing, 573. 



Moor-hen, 575. 



Plovers, 573. 574, 575. 



Redshank, 570. 



Reeve, 569. 



Ruflf, 569. 



Water-rail, 575. 



Wheatear, 572. 

 Grouse, 533. 



Black, 630. 



Localities of grouse, 536. 



Ptarmigan, 531. 



Red, 533. 



Wood, 530. 



Gun, the, 490, 521. 



I?reech-loadmg, 497. 

 Bursting of, 496. 

 Calibre of a, 495 

 Caps, 506. 

 Cleaning, 499. 

 Elevating, 494. 

 Gun-stock, 493 

 Length, 495. 

 Lock, the, 497. 

 Parts of a, 498. 

 Percussion, 495. 

 Powder, 501. 

 Range, 496. 

 Recoil, 496. 

 Remarks, general, 521. 

 Rifle, the, 507. 

 Shot, 501. 

 Target, 521. 

 Wadding, 506. 

 Weight, 49.5. 

 Moors, tiik, &c., 510. 

 Courtesies in, 510. 

 Hints rrspectiug, 516. 

 Manners in, 512. 

 Partridge, the, 541, 544. 

 Partridge-shooting, 542. 

 Pheasant, the, 546. 

 Pheasant-shooting, 549. 

 Summary, 511. 

 Pigeons, 595. 



Pigeon, Breeding, 599 

 „ Common, 595. 

 „ Passenger, 598. 

 ,, Shooting, 599. 

 Quail, the, 552. 

 Rabbits, 606. 

 Ring-dove, 597. 

 Rook-shooting, 594. 

 Stock-dove, 596. 

 Turtle-dove, 598. 

 Sea-Fowl, 578. 



Cormorant, the. 5S4. 

 Dun-bird, the, 588. 

 Gull family, 579. 

 Lake-shooting, 592. 

 Mute swan, .582. 

 Petrel, the, ,579. 

 Siberian goose, 533. 

 Swan family, 580. 

 Sw.an-goose, 582. 

 Teal, 590. 

 Widgeon, 589. 

 Smat.t, Birds, 600. 



Common starling, the, 602. 

 Fieldfare, the, 603. 

 Lark, the, 604. 

 Missel thrush, 604. 

 Red-wing, 602. 

 Snipe, the, 560. 

 Snipe-shooting, 502. 

 Thrush, 603. 

 Woodcock, the, 5:*' 



DIVISION IV. 



CATTLE. 



Cattle, Wild and Tame, 611. 



Patriarchal ages, 613. 



Urus, the, 611. 



Zebu, 615. 

 Aurochs, the, 625. 



Africa, of South, 632. 



America, of, 626, 634. 



Britain, of, 627. 



Maremme, of, 628. 



Moldavia, of, 631, 



Ox, musk, 626. 



Portuguese cattle. 629. 



Russian cattle, 630, 



Southern Pacific, of, 635. 



Spanish cattle, 629. 



Switzerland, of, 631. 

 Persian Oxen, 618. 



Anoa, the, 622. 



Arnee, the. 622. 



Buffaloes, 622, 624. 



Gazal, the, 618. 



Gour, the, 620. 



Gyall, the, 619. 



Yak, the, 821. 

 British Breeds, 636. 



Aberdeen, 048. 



Alderney, 945. 



Argyleshire, 647. 



Ayrshire, 648. 



Cheshire, 639. 



Chillingham Park, 636. 



Cow of Yorkshire, 644. 



Devonshire, 640. 



Dotiiestic cattle, 638. 



Dorsetshire, 639, 



Durham, 642. 



Galloway, 648. 



Gloucester, 641. 

 Hereford, 641. 

 Highland Scot, 647. 

 Kerry, 639. 

 Kyloe, 646. 

 Leicestershire, 638. 

 Milk-yielding breeds, 601. 

 Shropshire, 641. 

 Sussex, 642. 

 Breeds of France, 650. 

 Cattle, 652. 



Breeding of, 652. 

 Feeding of, 603, 669. 

 Measurement of, 688. 

 Plague, the, 689. 

 Rearing, 672. 

 Dairy, the, 675. 

 Butter, 675. 

 Cheese, 675. 

 Milk, 083. 

 Milking, 681. 

 Agricultural Associations, 651. 

 Diseases, 684. 



,, IN Calves, 686. 

 Kemediks, 684. 



DIVISION V. 



SHEEP. 



Foreign Breeds, 691. 



African, the, 695. 



Alpacca, the, 697. 



Argali, the, 691. 



Corsican, 692. 



Cretan, the, 694. 



Iceland, the, 697. 



Llama, the, 697. 



Merino, the, 699. 



Persian, the, 696. 



Saxon, the, 700. 



Sha, the, 092. 

 British Breeds, 702. 



Bamborough, the, 711. 



Berkshire, the, 712. 



Black-faced, the, 712. 



Cheviot, the, 717. 



Cotswold, the, 709. 



Dartmoor, the, 710. 



Dorsetshire, the, 713. 



Exmoor, the, 711. 



Hardwick, the, 721. 



Kentish, the, 705. 



Leicester, the, 707. 



Lincolnshire, the, 706. 



Norfolk, the, 717. 



^lycland, the, 719. 



Shropshire, the, 720. 



Southdown, 715. 



Teeswater, 704. 



Welsh, 720. 



Wiltshire, 715. 

 Sheep, 728. 



Breeding of, 728. 



