776 



The Living Animals of the World 



h^inhem 



Walking-fish, 629 

 Weaver, Common, 625 



,, Larger, G25 

 Wels, 650 

 Whitebait, GGl 

 Whiting, G41 



Pollack-, G42 

 Wolf -fish, G:iO 

 Wrasses, G34-5 



Ballan, 634 

 „ Spotted, G:54 

 Striped, 634 



Joiittett Aiiiiualfi : 

 etc. 



Jfiisects, 



Wasps, Uurrowing-, 705 

 ,, rine-boring, 704 

 ,, Tree-, 703 

 „ Wood-, 703 

 Weevils, G85 



Corn-, G8G 

 Nut-, 080 

 Osier-, 080 

 Palm-, GSG 

 Rice-, GSG 

 ,, Sugar-, G8G 



Sliell-flsh, rtr. 



Whelks, Common, 742 



Giant, 742 

 Winkle, 742 

 Worm, Ship-, 744 



Yak, 212 



,, Uomesticated, 214 

 Yapok, 377 



Zebras, Purchell's, 191 



,, Habits of, 193-4 

 ,, Chapman's, IGOa 

 Grevy't), 190 



Habits of, 192 

 „ Mountain-, 189 

 ,, on Table Mountain, 



195 

 ,, Somali, viii (Introd.) 

 Zubr, 213 



NOTE. 



Tn K Publisliprs are glad to take this opportunity of offering their sincere thanks to the mnny naturalists who have 

 helped them to make this book as comprehensive as possible. In addition to the names of those mentioned in the 

 Introduction, valuable photographs and other help have been received during the progress of this work from 

 Sir Jciseph Fayrer, Bart., F.R.S., The Lady Decies, Lady Alexander, Sir Harry Johnston, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., D.Sc, Miss 

 E. J. Beck, and the following gentlemen : Messrs. E. C. Atkinson, Harold "VV. Atkinson, M. E. F. Baird, B. H. Bentley, 

 J. H. Bonhote, A. H. P. Cruickshank, E. Connold, James B. Corr, J. Edwards, C. B. Hausburg, 0. N. Martin, 

 H. Nflble, Percy Leigh Pemberton, Norman B. Smith, H. G. F. Spurrell, Paul Thomas, and J. Turner-Turner. 



Thanks are also due to Mr. Percy Ashenden, of Cape Town ; Mr. Billington, of Queensland ; Professor 

 Bumpus, of New York ; Mr. Robert D. Carson, of Philadelphia ; Jlr. William Cross, of Liverpool ; Mr. Clenday, of 

 Cape Town; Mr. "W. T. Ilornaday, of New York; Mr. L. H. Jontel and Mr. N. Lazarnick, both of New York; 

 Mr. H. V. Leckmann, of New York; Mr. C. N. Mavroyeni, of Smyrna; Dr. Robert T. Morris, of New York; 

 Mr. 1 rans Mouwen, of Breda ; Mr. William Rau, of Pliiladelphia ; Mr. S. Sinclair, of Sydney ; Mr. D. Le Souef, of 

 Melbo'jrne ; to the Dublin Zoological Society, to the Hearst Syndicate of New York, and to the New Y'ork 

 Zoological Society ; aLso to Mr. W. P. Dando, Mr. T, Fall, and otlier professional photographers, whose names are 

 acknowledged under their respective photographs. 



ERRATA. 



Page 409. The photograph on this page, inadvertently .attributed to an Australian Ospr^y, is ot ,an Australian Whilc-bcUied 



Sea-eagle. 

 „ 490, Mr. Saville-Kent writes: "The Black Cockatoo is notable for assembling in large flocks, from twenty to as 



many as fifty or sixty being commonly seen." 

 512. The i.hotograph on this page, inadvertently attributed to the Lesser Ppoltcd Woodpeckers, is ot the Greater 



Spotted Woodpeckers. 

 „ 504. The Hon. Walter Poth.schild, Pli.D., F.Z.S., writes: "You state f-at the African Cobra spits out its poison. 



The South African snake which spits out poison is the Ringhal.i Snake, and this is the only snake o£ which 



this is recorded with certainty." 

 „ 005, GOG. For " Smooth Newt" read " Warted or Crested Newt, with crest undeveloped." 

 „ 6.'!7. For '• Eeel-gurnard " read "Red Gni-nard." 

 ,, GGl. For "Queensland Lung-fi.sh" read " Barbellcd Arapaima." 

 „ 767 , line 20. For " pouch-like " rei'd " peach-like " 



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