Vi CONTENTS, 



Chap. ^^' 



11. in what eountriea the elephant is found; the antipathy of the 



elephant and the diagon ^^° 



12. The sagacity of these animals trr 



13. Dragons 261 



14. Serpents of remarkahle size **• 



15. The animals of Scythia; the bison 262 



16. The animals of the north ; the elk, the achlis, and the bonasus 263 



17. Lions; how they are produced 264 



18. The different species of lions 266 



19. The peculiar character of the lion 267 



'20. Who it was that first introduced combats of lions at Eome, and 



who has brought together the greatest number of Uons for 



that purpose 269 



21. "Wonderful feats performed by lions 270 



22. A man recognized and saved by a dragon .. . , 273 



23. Panthers ' 274 



24. The decree of the Senate, and laws respecting African animals ; 



who first brought them to Eome, and who brought the greatest 



number of them ib. 



25. Tigers : when first seen at Eome ; their nature 275 



26. Camels; the different kinds 276 



27. The cameleopard ; when it was first seen at Borne 277 



28. The chama, and the cepus ij. 



29. The rhinoceros 278 



30. The lynx, the sphinx, the crocotta, and the monkey «j. 



31. The terrestrial animals of India 280 



32. The animals of -Ethiopia ; a wild beast which kills with its eye 281 



33. The serpents called basilisks 282 



34. Wolves ; the origin of the story of Versipellis ! .. ib. 



35. Different kinds of serpents __' "' 284 



36. The ichneumon . . ' . . . . 287 > 



37. The crocodUe '.[ [[ '\ '\ '' " " ,-j; ' 



38. The scinous [ 288 



39. The hippopotamus | 290 



40. Who first exhibited the hippopotamus lid the crocodile at Rome ib. 



41. The medicmal remedies which have been borrowed from animals 291 



42. Prognostics of danger derived from animals . . 294 



43. Nations that have been exterminated by animals SQ'i 



44. The hyaena .... __ "" ■ 



45. The crocotta ; the mantichora -i 



46. Wild asses '*- 



47. Beavers ; amphibious animals : otters -i 



48. Bramble-frogs '*■ 



49. The sea-calf ; beavers ; lizards" ^.?* 



50. Stags «*• 



51. The chameleon .. .. \ 299 



52. Other animals which chanire rnlmir . "«,„ t^ 'j 'A ; ' " • ^"2 



and the thos .7 ... . ' '''^ ^axandus, the lyoaon, 



53. The porcupine '. ]] " 304 



54. Bears and their cubs . . ' " ^"^ 



' ib. 



