CONTENTS 



rAOE 



Preface v 



Section I— MAMMALS 



CHAPTER 



I Dogs 3 



II Cats 12 



III Domestic Rabbits 18 



IV Cavies or Guinea-pigs 28 



V Domestic Rats and Mice 38 



YI Small Wild Animals 50 



Section II— BIRDS 



VII General Care 65 



VIII Pheasants 85 



IX Peafowl, Guinea-fowl and Quail . . . loi 



X Wild Pigeons and Doves 112 



XI Cranes 119 



XII Water-fowl 127 



XIII Hawks and Owls 145 



XIV Parrots 152 



XV Cage Birds 173 



XVI Canaries 206 



XVII Domestic Pigeons 230 



XVIII Bantams 275 



Section III— REPTILES AND BATRACHIANS 



XIX Reptiles 291 



XX Batrachians 307 



Section IV— THE AQUARIUM 



XXI General Care 317 



XXII Aquarium Fishes 328 



Appendix — Theories of Breeding 353 



List of Reference Works 361 



Index 363 



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