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Cilia the minute hairs on Animalculse, by which they move or cause 



motion in water 144 



Cirripeda tendril-footed. (See Barnacles.) 143 



Civet their relation to Dogs and Cats 76 



Clams large Bivalve Mollusca -. 149 



Classes the first great groups into which the Animal Kingdom is 



divided ... 13 



Classification meaning of the term, and the uses of .. 13 



Classification of Animals, according to Cuvier 17 



Cobra a venomous Serpent 113 



Cockles Bivalve Mollusca their mode of motion 149 



Cockatoos their characteristics (Fig. 57) 100 



Cod a soft-finned Fish 123 



Conchifera Molluscous Animals in Bivalve shells, as the Oyster 



(Fig. 103) ... 148 



Coral-forming Animals (Fig. 109) the formation and extent of 



the coral reefs the Coral gathering 157 



Crab's-" eyes " !.. 14 



Crane a stilt bird ... 106 



Crocodiles and Alligators (Fig. 65) 112 



Cruelty to Animals the wickedness of. Introduction, and. throughout 



the Book. 

 Crustacea Articulated Animals which secrete calcareous matter^so 



as to form a hard shell, as the Crab (Fig. 2) their gradual de- 



elopment, their ages, &c 139 



Cuckoo a climbing Bird (Scansores) 100 



Cursores running birds, as the Ostrich (Fig. 60) 103 



Cuttle-fish (Fig. 102) 145 



Cuvier Biographical Note of , 13 



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Deciduous Horns such as fall off and are renewed annually, as 



in the Stag family 54 



Demulcent a term applied in medicine to substances which, taken 



inwardly ; serve to soften the tissues, as Spermaceti. (See Emollient.) 35 



Desman an insect-eating animal of the Shrew family 86 



Devon Ox (Fig. 19) 58 



Digitigrade Carnivora such as walk on their toes only, as the 



Cat, Lion, &c. (Fig. 35) 71, 73 



Diurnal Raptores Birds of prey which fly by day 94 



Divers aquatic Birds 108 



DogS their attachment to man 77. 



Dolphin one of the Carnivorous Cetacea, that is, a flesh-eating 



animal of the Whale family (Fig. n) ... ... ... ... ... 33 



Double-walkers (a family of Serpents; 114 



Dromedary and Camel S 1 



Ducks 108 



Dugong a Herbivorous Whale 37 



Dzigguetai a species of Wild Ass 5 



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