CONTENTS. Vll 
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55. The mice of Pontus and of the Alps 308 
66. Hedgehogs ib. 
57. The leontophonus, and the lynx .. 310 
58. Badgers and squirrels ib. 
59. Vipers and snails 311 
60. Lizards . . . , 312 
61. The qualities of the dog ; examples of its attachment to its mas- 
ter ; nations which have kept dogs for the purposes of war . . ih. 
62. The generation of the dog ^ .316 
63. Eemedies against canine madness . . ' . . ib. 
64. The nature of the horse 317 
65. The disposition of the horse ; remarkable facts concerning chariot 
horses 319 
66. The generation of the horse • . . . 320 
67. Mares impregnated by the wind 322 
68. The ass ; its generation ib. 
69. The nature of mules, and of other beasts of burden 324 
70. Oxen; their generation 326 
71. The Egyptian Apis 330 
72. Sheep, and their propagation 331 
73. The different kinds of wool, and their colours 333 
74. Different kinds of cloth 336 
75. The different shapes of sheep ; the musmon 338 
76. Goats, and their propagation • 339 
^ 77. The hog . . ^ 342 
78. The wild boar ; who was the first to establish parks for wild 
animals 344 
79. Animals in a half- wild state . . . . 346 
80. Apes 347 
81. The different species of hares. . , 348 
82. Animals which are tamed in part only 350 
83. Places in which certain animals are not to be found 352 
84. Animals which injure strangers only, as also animals which injure 
the natives of the country only, and where they are found . , 353 
BOOK IX. 
THE NATURAL HISTORY OP FISHES. 
1. Why the largest animals are found in the sea 358 
2. The sea monsters of the Indian Ocean 359 
3. The largest animals that are found in each ocean 361 
4. The forms of the Tritons and Nereids. The forms of sea-elephants 362 
5. The balaena and the orca 365 
6. Whether fishes respire, and whether they sleep 367 
7. Dolphins 369 
8. Human beings who have been beloved by dolphins 371 
9. Places where dolphins help men to fish 374 
10. Other wonderful things relating to dolphins 376 
11. The tursio 377 
