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CONTENTS. 
Toads. 
Surinam,.• . 138 
Garden,.139 
Horned,.139 
Lizards,.140 
Peculiarities of Lizards, 140 
Flying Gecko, ... 141 
Flying Dragon, ... 141 
The Chameleon, . . 141 
Iguana,.142 
Hunting the Iguana, . 142 
Various species. . . . 143 
Monitors, ..... 145 
Hedge Lizard, . , . 145 
Metallic Lizard, ... 14b 
Pale-Snake Lizard, . 146 
Amphisboena.146 
Seps Chalciclicn. . . . 147 
Wallowing Worm, . . 147 
Blind, or Slow Worm, 147 
Grotto Proteus, ... 148 
Curiosities of the Pro¬ 
teus, .148 
The Basilisk, .... 149 
Stories of the Basilisk, 149 
Frilled Lizard, ... 150 
Water Dog, .... 151 
Capturing the Creature, 151 
Green Lizard, . . . . 152 
Spotted Lizard, ... 152 
Waran Lizard, . . . 132 
Debb Lizard,.152 
The Axolotl, .... 152 
Mud Eel,.153 
Giant Salamander, . . 153 
Gila Monster, .... 156 
Experiments with, . 156 
Crocodiles, 
Saurians of the Ancient 
World,.159 
The Ichthyosauri, . . 160 
The Plesiosaurus, . . 161 
The Megalosaurus,. . 161 
The Pterodactyl, . . 162 
The Teleosaurus, . . 163 
The Dicynodon, . . 163 
The Belodon.163 
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166 
166 
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167 
The Crocodile, 
Its Former Sacredness, 
Double-crested Croco¬ 
dile, . 
Marsh Crocodile, . . 
Margined Crocodile, . 
Gavial,. 
Alligator.167 
Sacrifices to the Gavial, 167 
Adventures with, . . 
Battle with Crocodiles, 
Tiger and Crocodile, . 
Hunting the Crocodile, 
How Crocodiles Breed, 
Ophidia —Snakes. 
The Snake Families, . 
Organism of the Snake, 
Monster Serpents of the 
Ancient World, . . 
Process of Swallowing, 176 
How Snakes Protect 
their Young, . . . 177 
Snake Swallowing a 
Fish,.178 
Moccasins,.179 
Water Moccasin, . . 179 
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Black Moccasin, ... 179 
Swamp Moccasin, . . 179 
Chittal Sea Snake, . . 180 
Yellow Sea Snake, . 180 
Eyed Sea Snake, . . 181 
Coral Snake, . . . . 181 
Wart Snake, .... 182 
Anaconda,.183 
Stories about Anacondas, 183 
Boa Constrictor, 
African Rock Snake, . 
Carpet Snake, . . . 
Ringed Boa, .... 
Dog-headed Boa, . . 
Boiguacu,. 
How the Boa Kills its 
Prey,. 
Exciting Stories of the 
Boa. 
Poisonous Reptiles,. . 
Cobra de Capello, . . 
A Strange Superstition, 
Effects of Music on 
185 
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186 
186 
187 
The Hamadryas, . . 
African Spitting Snake, 
Rattlesnakes, .... 
Banded Rattlesnakes, . 
Horned Rattlesnakes, . 
Prairie Rattlesnakes, . 
Massassauga Rattle¬ 
snakes, 
Soft Shell Tortoise, . 219 
Matamata,.219 
Hawk’s-bill Turtle, . 220 
Tortoise Shell of Com¬ 
merce, .220 
Green Turtle, .... 220 
How the Green Turtle 
is Captured, ... 221 
Greek Turtle, .... 225 
INSECT LIFE. 
Creatures of Flowers and 
the Forests,.226 
Peculiarities of Insects, . 226 
Ground Rattlesnakes, 
Fer de Lance, .... 
The Copperhead, . . 
Vipers, or Adders, . . 
Common Viper, . . . 
India Viper, .... 
African Puff Adder, . 205 
Killing an Adder, . . 205 
River Jack,.206 
Horned Viper, . . . 207 
The Asp, . . . . 208 
Harmless Snakes, . . 208 
Spreading Adder, . . 208 
Glass Snake, .... 208 
Bull Snake,.209 
Blacksnake, .... 209 
King Snake.209 
Chicken Snake, . . . 210 
Corn Snake, . . . . 210 
House Snake, . . . 210 
Ground Snake, . . . 211 
Tortoises .211 
Organism of Tortoises, 212 
Pre-Adamite Turtles, . T12 
Characteristics of Tor¬ 
toises, .213 
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214 
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215 
Myriapoda, .... 
188 
Pamopida, .... 
Centipedes, .... 
189 
Earwigs,. 
191 
Singular Flies, . . 
. . 229 
192 
Scorpion, .... 
. . 230 
192 
Spiders . 
. • 231 
Mason, .... 
• • 232 
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Crooked Legged, 
• • 233 
19b 
Water,. 
• • 233 
196 
Bird,. 
• • 233 
197 
Marginated, . . 
• • 234 
198 
Crab,. 
• • 234 
199 
Wall,. 
• • 235 
199 
Ribbon-linked, . 
■ • 236 
199 
Tarantula, . . . 
. . 236 
200 
Skin,. 
. . 236 
Black,. 
• • 236 
200 
Harlequin, . . . 
• • 237 
201 
Beetle, .... 
202 
Stone-dwelling, . 
• • 237 
202 r 
Tongue Worm, . . 
• • 237 
203 
Dragon Fly, . . . 
204 
Little Devds of Geoffroy, 238 
204 
Ant Lion, .... 
• • 238 
Lettered Tortoise, 
Chicken Tortoise, . 
Salt Water Tortoise, 
Box Tortoise, . . . 
Anecdotes of Tortoises, 216 
Wood Tortoise, . . . 216 
Elegant Tortoise, . . 216 
Speckled Tortoise, . . 216 
Painted Tortoise, . . 217 
Salt Marsh Tortoise. . 217 
Yellow Bellied Tortoise, 217 
Alligator Tortoise, . . 217 
Snake Tortoise, . . . 218 
Orthoptera, ..239 
Mantidae,.239 
May Flies,.240 
Locustidae.240 
Walking Sticks, .... 240 
.Grasshopper,.241 
Migrating Locusts, ... 241 
Crickets, ....... 242 
Candle Fly,.242 
Coleoptera.243 
Potato-bug,.243 
Beetles,.245 
Corn Weevil, ..... 245 
May-bug,.246 
Diptera,.252 
Mosquito,.253 
House-fly,.255 
Sheep-tick,.256 
Tsetse Fly,.256 
Flea..257 
Butterflies, . . . . 258 
Mpths.261 
The Silk -worm, .... 263 
Twelve-feathered Moth, 264 
Hop Spinner Moth, . . 264 
Oak Leaf Moth, . . . 264 
Ants.266 
Singular Habits of Ants, 267 
Anecdotes of Ants, 
Termite Ants, . . 
"Bees. 
Stories of the Honey Bee, 273 
Wasps,.274 
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BIRDS. 
PAGE 
Connection between Birds 
and Reptiles, .... 276 
Evolution of one from 
another ..276 
277 
278 
279 
279 
280 
Connecting link, 
How Birds sail in the air, 
Structure of the Bird, 
Humming Birds, . . . 
Ruby Throat, . . 
Anecdotes of Humming 
Birds,. 
Sword-bill,. 
Flag tailed Sylph, . . 
Crimson Topaz, 
281 
286 
282 
282 
The Topaz.283 
Trailing Sylph, . . . 283 
Brilliant Elf, .... 283 
Spangled Coquette, . 284 
Homed Hummer, . . 283 
Sparkling Tail, . . . 284 
Conver’s Thorntail, . 284 
Flame-bearer, .... 284 
Black Warrior, . . . 285 
Avocet,.286 
Sickle-bill,.284 
Puff-leg,.284 
Racket-tail, .... 285 
Star Throat, .... 285 
White Cap,.285 
Sun Angel,.286 
Birds of Paradise, . 287 
Bold Honey-sucker, . 289 
Widdah Bird, .... 289 
Paradise Widow, . . 289 
Lyre Bird,.289 
Bird of the Gods, . . 290 
Superb Bird, .... 291 
Red Bird of Paradise, 292 
Spotted Bower Bird, . 292 
King Bird of Paradise, 293 
Radiant Crown, . . . 293 
Bright Wing.293 
Schlegel’s Bird, , . . 293 
Parrots,.293 
Parakeets,.294 
Warbling,.294 
Blue banded, .... 294 
Scaly-breasted, . . . 294 
Ground,.294 
Rin ged,.295 
\ eilow-bellied, ... 29 c 
Rose Hill,.295 
Parrots,.291; 
Grey,.295 
Amusing Stories, . . 296 
Hyacinth,.298 
Rose, 
Amazon Green, . 
Pigmy,. 
Carolina, .... 
Ring,. 
Blue-crowned, . . 
Owl, or Kakafio, . 
The Loris, .... 
Purple-capped Lory, 
The Macaws, .... 
Blue and Yellow Macaw 301 
Great Green Macaw, . 301 
Scarlet Macaw, . . . 301 
Cockatoos,...... 301 
Ruffle-necked Cockatoo 298 
Pink Cockatoo, . . . 302 
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