ILLUSTRATIONS OF INSTINCT; deduced from the 

 Habits of British Animals. By JONATHAN COUCH, F.L.S. 

 Member of the Royal Geological Society, and of the Royal 

 Institution of Cornwall, &c. Post 8vo., 8*. 6d. 



CONTENTS. 



Chapter I. Instinct, and mode of studying it. Creatures 

 of lowest organization. Tissues. Beginning, Division, and 

 Offices of the Nervous System. Irritability. Chap. II. Ad- 

 dition of Tissues. Groupings of Animals. Life. Differ- 

 ences in Nerves. Balance of Tissues, forming the specific 

 identity of Animals. Chap. III. Variation of Habits with 

 Age, and according to Periods. In Building, Migration, Si- 

 tuation, Appetite. Attack and Escape. Methods to be 

 adopted in Human Defence. Consciousness of peculiar 

 Powers. Chap. IV. Disposition to become Tamed. Hin- 

 drances to Taming. Timidity. The most useful Properties 

 of Animals neglected. Chap. V. Escape from Danger by 

 Flight and Concealment. Immersion in Water. Use of pe- 

 culiar Powers. Forms and Colours. Electricity. Chap. VI. 

 Errors of Poets and Divines regarding Instinct. This pro- 

 perty in Infancy. The Soul. Chap. VII. Idea of God. 

 Man as originally created. Human Speech. Language of 

 Animals. Song of Birds. Influence of Sounds. Musical 

 Instruments. Association of Sounds with Actions. Chap. 

 VIII. Migrations of Birds and Insects. Chap. IX. The Hu- 

 man Soul Immaterial. Aspiration after Immortality an In- 

 stinct. Difference between Human and Brute Souls. Occult 

 Instincts. Reason united with Instinct. Chap. X. The 

 lower Instincts united with Reason. Hunger and Provision. 

 Contrivances. Escape from Danger. Chap. XI. Mistakes 

 in the Interpretation of the Actions of Animals. Feigning 

 Death. Effects of Terror. Chap. XII. Circle of Animal Ac- 

 tions. Nests of Birds. Their unusual Situations, with pecu- 

 liar Contrivances. Conveyance of young ones. Desire of 

 Progeny. Duplication of Broods. Chap. XIII. Compassion 

 to young Birds by those of a different Race. Chaps, XIV. 

 to Chap. XXIL 



" His facts are of very great importance, and in his treatment and arrange- 

 ment of them he has advanced very considerably the discussion of a highly 

 important question. His anecdotes are as amusing, and sometimes as asto- 

 nishing, as a fairy tale ; and he makes them subserve his reasonings with great 

 acuteness and skill. On the whole, ' Illustrations of Instinct ' is a very fasci- 

 natngbook." Examiner, October 16, 1847. 



JOHN VAN VOORST, 1, PATERNOSTER ROW. 



