CHAPTER PAGE 



XVIII How ANIMALS PLAY 230 



XIX IN A WILD ANIMAL REPUBLIC 240 



XX BEARS I HAVE MET 259 



XXI A BEAR I NEVER MET AND A BEAR I 



NEVER WANT TO MEET 276 



XXII A STRING OF DOG TALES 292 



XXIII OPOSSUMS AND OTHER SMALL ANI- 



MALS 313 



XXIV SPORTING TERMS AND BIG CATS 334 



XXV FISH SKETCHES AND FISH STORIES. . 352 



XXVI LIZARDS, NEWTS AND SALAMANDERS . . 384 



XXVII SNAKES AND SNAKE STORIES 399 



XXVIII FROGS, TOADS AND SOME GRAY- 

 HAIRED LIES H 432 



XXIX BIRDS THAT PREY AND SOME THAT 



Do NOT 455 



XXX SMALL BIRD TALK 510 



XXXI How TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH 



THE BIRDS 537 



XXXII ORIGIN OF OUR HANDS AND BACK- 

 BONE 546 



XXXIII STRANGE CREATURES MET IN THE 



WATER 556 



XXXIV LITTLE PEOPLE OF THE OUTDOOR 



WORLD 568 



XXXV CURIOSITY OF BIRDS AND BFASTS 580- 



