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GNAWING MAMMALS (RODENTIA) Rabbit (Lepus cuniculus\ Rat (Mus rattus), 

 Mouse (Mus musculus\ Alpine Marmot (Arctomys marmotta\ Dormouse 

 (Muscardinus avellanarius\ Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris\ Guinea-Pig - - 386 



BIRDS (AVES) AS PETS 



PERCHING BIRDS (PASSERES) Canary (Serinus canarius\ Java Sparrow (Munia 



oryztvora], Raven, Jackdaw, Magpie, Starling 387 



PARROTS (PsiTTACi) Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus), Grass- Parakeet or Budgeri- 

 gar (Melopsittacus undulatus), Love-Birds (Agapornis], Parrotlets (Psittacula\ 

 Cockatoos (Cacatuidce\ Macaws (Ard) 389 



REPTILES (REPTILIA) AS PETS 



Sacred Reptiles Nile Crocodile (Crocodilus Niloticus}. Grass-Snake (Tropi- 

 donotus natrix). Snake-Charmers Indian Cobra (Naia tripudians}. Lizards 

 Green Lizard (Lacerta viridis), Common Gecko (Tarentola Mauritanicci). 

 Grecian Tortoise (Testudo Gr<zca\ Gigantic Land-Tortoises of the Seychelles 

 (7. Sumeirei] 391 



AMPHIBIANS (AMPHIBIA) AS PETS 



Grass Frog (Rana temporata), Common Toad (Bufo vulgaris}, European Tree- Frog 



(Hyla arborea\ Horned Toad (Phrynosoma) - - - - - - - 392 



FISHES (PISCES) AS PETS 



Gold Fish (Carassius auratus) and "Telescope Fish"; Paradise-Fish (Polyacanthus 



viridi-auratus) ------------- 392 



INSECTS (INSECTA) AS PETS 

 Insects kept in Captivity by Chinese and Italians. Performing Fleas - 393 



CHAPTER LXXIV. UTILITARIAN ZOOLOGY ANIMAL PRODUCTS 

 USED FOR DECORATIVE PURPOSES ANIMAL AESTHETICS 



ANIMAL PRODUCTS USED FOR DECORATIVE PURPOSES 

 Decorative Value, Secondary or Primary 394. 



DECORATIVE PRODUCTS OF MAMMALS (MAMMALIA) Ivory: Elephants (Ele- 

 phas], Mammoth (E. primigenius) and "fossil ivory", Walrus (Trichechus 

 rosmarus}, Narwhal (Monodon monoceros]. Trophies of Sport. Ornaments 

 of Savages 394 



DECORATIVE PRODUCTS OF BIRDS (AVES) The Plume -Industry: Ostrich 

 (Struthio camelus\ Peacock, Birds of Paradise, Sun-Birds, Humming-Birds, 

 Egrets, &c. - ... 395 



DECORATIVE PRODUCTS OF REPTILES (REPTILIA) Skins of Crocodiles and 



Lizards, Hawksbill Turtle (Chelone imbricatd) and "Tortoise-shell" - - 395 



DECORATIVE PRODUCT OF FISHES (PISCES) Skins of Dog-Fishes and Sharks as 

 Shagreen, Scales of Dace (Leuciscus vulgaris} and Bleak (L. alburnu] for 

 manufacture of artificial Pearls 396 



