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VERTEBRATA, 



Mr. Gardiner had a tame animal of this kind called Jerry, which lived very much like one of the 

 family, taking his regular meals, and always insisting upon his cup of tea before he went to bed. 

 lie ate raw eggs by making a hole in one end of them, then throwing back his head, and taking 



SAJOU STEALiJiG BIRDS' EGGS. — (See p. 105.) 



them down at a gulp. He cracked nuts with his teeth, and cocoa-nuts by lifting them up and letting 

 them fall. Being tied by a string, he would get objects that lay beyond his reach by the use of 



THE WHITE-THROATED SAI, OR SAJOU. — (See p. 105). 



a stick. He traveled with his master several thousand miles on the back of a large mastiff dog. 

 Sometimes he would ride with his face toward the tail, by way of change. In going down a steep 

 hill, he coiled his prehensile tail around that of the dog, as a crupper. The dog was fond of his 



