LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



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THE NOSE OF THE ELEPHANT BECOMING A HAND HAS RE- 

 DEEMED ITS MIND . 8 



GOOD FOR ANY ROUGH JOB l8 



HERE THE COMPETITION HAS BEEN VERY KEEN INDEED . 24 



THE RAT IS A NEAR RELATION OF THE SQUIRREL ZOOLOGI- 

 CALLY, BUT PERSONALLY HE IS A GUTTER-SNIPE, AND 

 YOU MAY KNOW THAT BY ONE LOOK AT THE TAIL, WHICH 

 HE DRAGS AFTER HIM LIKE A DIRTY ROPE . . 30 



A BLACKBIRD AND A STARLING — THE ONE LIFTS ITS SKIRTS, 



WHILE THE OTHER WEARS A WALKING DRESS . . 38 



THE NOSTRILS OF THE APTERYX ARE AT THE TIP OF ITS 



BEAK 48 



THE LONG-NOSED MONKEY 54 



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AN AUTHENTIC STANDARD FOOT .... 2 



THESE BEASTS ARE ALL CLODHOPPERS, AND THEIR FEET 



ARE HOBNAILED BOOTS 6 



IT HAS TO DOUBLE THEM UNDER AND HOBBLE ABOUT LIKE 



A CHINESE LADY 10 



