CONTENTS. 



vii 



CHAPTER XI. 



PAGE 



A DYING MONKEY. MONKEY GAMBOLS. THE 



RACOON. THE OPOSSUM. PHENOMENA. ELEGANT 



BIRDS. — THE PARTRIDGE. — BIRD-NOTES. . . . 144 



CHAPTER XII. 



THE ALLIGATOR. — THE CURSE OF NET-FISHING. 



AN ALLIGATOR NETTED. LASSOING AN ALLIGATOR. 



— A DOG AND AN ALLIGATOR. ALLIGATOR EGGS. . 160 



CHAPTER XIIL 



THE PYTHON. VULTURE PERFORMANCES. — BOA 



CRUSHING A ROEBUCK. — FIGHT BETWEEN SNAKES. 



HABITS OF THE RATTLESNAKE. ANECDOTES OF RAT- 

 TLESNAKES. — THE CORAL SNAKE. — A CORAL AND 

 KITTEN. — HABITS OF THE IGUANA. . . . 172 



CHAPTER XIV. 



REMEDY AGAINST POISONOUS BITES. — SCORPIONS. 

 SPIDER-BITES. ..... . . 191 



CHAPTER XV. 



BEE-HUNTING. ONSLAUGHT OF WASPS. AGARRA- 



PATA. THE JIGGER. . . . . . .199 



