CONTENTS 



HALF-VOL. VI 



ANIMAL MOVEMENT {Continued) 



CHAPTER LI.— ANIMAL LOCOMOTION— PARACHUTING 

 AND KITE-FLYING 



PARACHUTING 



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Mammals (Mammalia) as Parachutists. — Insect-eating Mammals (Insectivora) 

 — The Colugo or "Flying-Lemur" {Galeopithecus). Gnawing Mammals 

 (Rodentia) — Asiatic " Flying "-Squirrels, Brown Flying-Squirrel [Pteromys 

 petaurista); Small " Flying "-Squirrels, American Flying-Squirrel iSciuropterus 

 volucella); African " Flying "-Squirrels {Anomalurida), Gold Coast Species 

 {Anomalurus peli), Non- parachuting Species {Aethiiriis glirinus). Pouched 

 Mammals (Marsupialia) — "Flying" Phalangers — Sugar Squirrel {Petaurus 

 sciureus), Taguan {Peiauroides volans), Flying-Mouse [Acrubaies pygiiKZus) - 281 



Birds (Aves) as Parachutists— Pigeon {Columba livia) 286 



Reptiles (Reptilia) as Parachutists— Fringed Gecko {Ptyc/iosoon homalo- 



cepkalum), "¥\ymg"-'Dxs.gons {D7-aco volans, &c.) ------ 286 



Amphibians (Amphibia) as Parachutists Q)—'Y\y'mg"-Yi-o'gs,{Rhacophorus) - 287 



Fishes (Pisces) as Parachutists — " Flying "-Fishes (irxf^cc/aj-) - - - 288 



Spiders (Arachnida) as Parachutists — Australian "Flying "-Spider {Attus 



volans) ----- _ 289 



KITE-FLYING 



Wings and Parachutes as Kites. Larva of a Fly [Hirmoneura ohscurd) blown 



away by the wind ------------ 289 



Spiders (Arachnida) as Kite-Flyers— Gossamers ------ 290 



Two-wiNGED Flies (Diptera) as Kite-Flyers— Dancing-Flies {Empidce), 



Species ol Hilara ------------ 291 



