CONTENTS. 



CHAPTEE T. 



PAGE 



The Desert Pampas . . . . . » . 1 



CHAPTEE II. 

 The Puma, or Lion op America . . , . . 31 



CHAPTER III. 

 A Wave of Life ....,.,. 59 



CHAPTEE IV. 

 Some Cueious Animal Weapons ..... CP 



CHAPTEE V. 

 Eeah in Birds ...... . . 83 



CHAPTEE VI. 

 Parental and Early Instincts 101 



CHAPTEE VII. 

 The Mbphitic Skunk . . . . . . ,116 



CHAPTEE Viri. 

 Mimicry and Warning Colours in Grasshoppers . 124 



CHAPTEE IX. 

 Dragon-fly Storms 130 



