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Gnawing Mammals (Rodentia) — Rabbit {Lepus cuniculus), Rat {Mies rattus), 

 Mouse {Mils miisculics)^ Alpine Marmot {Arctoinys inarmotia), Dormouse 

 {Muscardinus avellanarius). Squirrel {Sciurus vulgaris), Guinea-Pig - - 386 



BIRDS (AVES) AS PETS 



Perching Birds (Passeres)— Canary {Sennits canariiis), Java Sparrow {Munia 



oryzivord), Raven, Jackdaw, Magpie, Starlmg ------- 387 



Parrots (Psittaci) — Grey Parrot {Psittacus eritJiacus), Grass-Parakeet or Budgeri- 

 gar {Mclopsittacus undulatus), Love-Birds {Agapornis), Parrotlets {Psitlacula), 

 Cockatoos {Cacatuidce), Macaws {Ard) - - 389 



REPTILES (Reptilia) AS PETS 



Sacred Reptiles — Nile Crocodile {Crocodilus Niloticus). Grass-Snake {Tropi- 

 douotus iiatrix). Snake-Charmers — Indian Cobra {Naia iripitdians) . Lizards 

 — Green Lizard {Laccrla viridis), Common Gecko {Tarentola Mauritanicd). 

 Grecian Tortoise {Testudo Gmcd), Gigantic Land-Tortoises of the Seychelles 

 {1 . Sumeirei) - - - - - - -391 



AMPHIBIANS (Amphibia) AS PETS 



Grass Frog {Rana /etnpornia), Common Toad (Bu/o vulgaris), European Tree-Frog 



(Hyla arborea). Horned Toad {Plirynosoiiui) ------- y^z 



FISHES (Pisces) AS PETS 



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



viridi-auralus) ------------- ^^2 



INSECTS (Insecta) as PETS 

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



CHAPTER LX-XIV.— UTILITARIAN ZOOLOGY— ANIMAL PRODUCTS 

 USED FOR DECORATIVE PURPOSES— ANIMAL ESTHETICS 



ANIMAL PRODUCTS USED FOR DECORATIVE PURPOSES 



Decorative Value, Secondary or Primary -------- ^q^ 



Decorative Products of Mammals (Mammalia)— Ivory : Elephants {Ele- 

 p/ias), Mammoth {E. primigeniiis) and "fossil i\ory", Walrus {Ti-iclicchus 

 rosinarus), Narwhal {Monodon moiioceros). Trophies of Sport. Ornaments 

 of Savages ------------- y^^ 



DeC(.)rative Products of Birds (Ayes) — The Plume- Industry : Ostrich 

 {S/rulhio camcliis), Peacock, Birds of Paradise, Sun-Birds, Humming-Birds, 

 Egrets, &c. -------- j^j 



Decorative Products of Reptiles (Reptilia) — Skins of Crocodiles and 



Lizards, Hawksbill Turtle {Clielone imbricatd) and "Tortoise-shell" - - 39J 



Decorative Product of Fishes (Pisces)— Skins of Dog-Fishes and Sharks as 

 Shagreen, Scales of Dace {Leuciscus inilgaris) and Bleak (/-. alburnu) for 

 manufacture of artificial Pearls --------- ^96 



