CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER T. 



P\GE 



The Desert Pampas •....,, 1 



CHAPTEE II. 

 The Puma, or Lion op America . . , , , 31 



CHAPTER III. 

 A Wave op Life ,59 



CHAPTER IV. 

 Some Curious Animal Weapons ..... 69 



CHAPTER V. 

 Fear in Birds S3 



CHAPTER VI. 

 Parental and Early Instincts ..... 101 



CHAPTER VII. 

 The Mephitio Skunk . . . . . , .116 



CHAPTER VIII. 

 Mimicry and Warning Colours in Grasshoppers . 124 



CHAPTER IX. 

 Dragon-fly Storms . 130 



