XI 1 CONTENTS. 



PAGB 



Chamois Difficulties of approaching it The Gemze" Fawn 

 Recluse Life in a Forest-pool Grebes in early Morning 

 Snake-bird Water-shrew Its Playful Manners, . . . 1 95 



IX. THE WILD. 



Capture of a Shark Nautical Eagerness for the Sport Hook and 

 Line Harpoon An expressive Countenance Attendant 

 Sharks at Night Scene in the Pacific Sperm-whales at 

 Night Element of Unearthliness Whetsaw White Owl- 

 Bittern Qua-bird Prophetic Imagery of Desolation Devil- 

 bird Eagle-owl Guacharo Rise of Water-fowl from River 

 Assault of a Cuttle Shriek of Jackal American Howling 

 Monkeys Prairie Wolves African Wild Dogs, . . .218 



X. THE TERRIBLE. 



Man's Dominion over the Creatures Sometimes contested Bestial 

 Conflicts Wolf A Mother's Sacrifice Night-attack of 

 Wolves in Mongolia Bears Syrian Bear Grizzly Bear En- 

 counter with one Wild Beasts in Africa Terrors of Ele- 

 phant-hunting Mr Oswell's Adventure Horrible Death of 

 Thackwray Hottentot's Adventure with a Rhinoceros Simi- 

 lar Adventure of Mr Oswell Thunberg's Encounter with a 

 Cape Buffalo Terrific Peril of Captain Methuen Nearly fatal 

 Combat with a Kangaroo An old Carthaginian Voyage of 

 Discovery Wild Men Identification of these with Apes 

 The Gorilla His Prowess Comic Scenes with the Elephant 

 Tragic Encounters with Man Perils of Whale-fishing An 

 Involuntary Dive Horrid Voracity of Sharks The Crocodile 

 Fatal Adventure with an Alligator Potency of Poisonous 

 Serpents Detail of Symptoms of Poisoning Case of Mr 

 Buckland Death of Curling Coolness of an Indian Officer 

 Ugliness of Vipers Shocking Adventure in Guiana Another 

 in Venezuela Fatal Encounter with Bees in India, . .210 



