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1. CHARLES DARWIN Frontispiece 



2. THE "BEAGLE" BEACHED AT THE MOUTH OF THE SANTA CRUZ Vignette 



3. THE KINGDOM OF ^Esor (AFTER BEWICK) 18 



4. ANCIENT GREEK HORSE-RACE 30 



5. THRESHING GRAIN WITH HORSES IN ARMENIA (AsiA MINOR) ... 31 



6. FOSSIL REMAINS OF A MEGATHERIUM 32 



7. FOSSIL REMAINS OF AN ELEPHANT 32 



8. GAUCHOS BRANDING CATTLE ON AN ESTANCIA 35 



9. SHEPHERD-DOG 37 



10. MONKEY WITH PREHENSILE TAIL 38 



11. TOUCANS 41 



12. GUANACO (FROM A PHOTOGRAPH) 42 



13. PUMA .45 



14. JAGUAR 46 



15. CAPIBARA 46 



16. AUSTRALIAN BOWER BIRD 49 



17. SEAL 51 



18. TERN 51 



19. GULL 51 



20. SEA-LION (FROM A PHOTOGRAPH) 52 



21. PHOSPHORESCENT SEA 55 



22. CACTUS GROWTH IN THE DESERTS OF UTAH 59 



23. TORTOISE 61 



24. CUTTLE-FISH 64 



25. CORMORANT 65 



26. CONDOR 67 



27. SKELETON OF AN OSTRICH .72 



