14 LIST OP ILLUSTRATIONS 



TO FACE 

 PAOX 



A Peregrine Falcon Wearing its Hood ... 97 



The Goshawk— the Largest of the Hawk Family . 97 



The Nest of an Orang-utan ..... 128 



A Rat-kangaroo — a Species that Makes a Nest . 128 



Section of Mole's Nest, showing Underground Galleries 129 



The Beaver, which Dams Rivers and Builds Lodges . 129 



The Woolly Monkey, which is Eaten by the Natives of 



S. America ....... 144 



The Green Turtle from which the Famous Turtle Soup 



is Made ....... 144 



A Rorqual, one of the Whales that Yields Whalebone 146 



The Rattlesnake, whose Poison is Used to Cure YeUow 



Fever ........ 145 



A Walrus with Finely-developed Tusks . . . 176 



The Horn of a Rhinoceros is composed of Tightly- 

 packed Hair Fibres ..... 176 



The Crested Porcupine Possesses an Armament of 



Penetrating Quills ...... 177 



A Scorpion Elevating its Sting .... 177 



The Hind Limbs of a Seal are Permanently Directed 



Backwards ....... 192 



The Hind Limbs of a Sea-hon can be Turned Inwards 



to Form Feet 192 



The Sloth that Walks Upside Down . . .193 



The Cape Hyxax, a Creature with Suckers on its Feet 193 



The Gurnard — a Fish that can Walk . . . 208 



The Viper or Adder— the only British Poisonous Snake 208 



Indian Cobras — one of the Deadliest Species of Snakes 209 



The Piafl-adder — its Venom is Used for Poisoning 



Arrow-tips ....... 209 



