CONTENTS 



PAGE 



Preface v 



Section I— MAMMALS 



CHAPTER 



I Dogs 3 



II Cats . 12 



III Domestic Rabbits 18 



IV Cavies or Guinea-pigs 28 



V Domestic Rats and Mice 38 



VI Small Wild Animals 50 



Section II— BIRDS 



VII General Care 65 



VIII PpEASANTs 85 



IX Peafowl, Guinea-fowl and Quail . . .101 



X Wild Pigeons and Doves 112 



XI Cranes 119 



XII Water-fowl 127 



XIII Hawks and Owls 145 



XIV Parrots 152 



XV Cage Birds 173 



XVI Canaries 206 



XVII Domestic Pigeons . . . . . . 230 



XVIII Bantams 275 



Section III— REPTILES AND BATRACHIANS 



XIX Reptiles 291 



XX Batrachians 307 



Section IV— THE AQUARIUM 



XXI General Care 317 



XXII Aquarium Fishes 328 



Appendix — Theories of Breeding 353 



List of Reference Works 361 



Index 363 



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