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Sagacity of the Elephant, 224

A Centenarian Elephant, 224
An Elephant Nurse, 225
Intelligence of the Elephant, 225

ORDER IX
The Conies, 226

ORDER X
THE RODENTS: ANIMALS THAT
GNAW

Rats and Mice, 227
The Rat Family, 227
The Hamster, 228
Swarms of Rats, 228
Invaded by Rats, 229
Migrations of Rats, 230
The Intelligence of Rats, 231
Saved by a Rat, 231 |
The Mouse, 232
The Harvest Mouse, 233
The Field Mouse, 233
The Dormouse, 233
The Jerboas, 234
The Beaver, 234
The European Beaver, 234
The American Beaver, 235
The Squirrel, 237
The Squirrel at Home, 238
Tame Squirrels, 239
The Marmot, the Bobak, the Prairie
Dog, 240
The Chinchilla, 240
The Porcupine, 240
The Guinea Pig, 241
Hares and Rabbits, 241
The Common Hare, 241
~ Intelligence of the Hare, 242
A Hunted Hare, 243
Tame Hares, 244
The Common Rabbit, 245

ORDER XI

TOOTHLESS ANIMALS

The Sloth, 245

The Paagolin, 246

The Armadillo, 246
The Cape Ant-Bear, 246
The Ant-Eater, 247

ORDER XII

POUCHED ANIMALS

The Opossum, 247
The Kangaroo, 247
Kangaroo Hunting, 248

 

CONTENTS

ORDER XIII
MONOTREMATA

The Duck-billed Platypus, 249
The Australian Hedgehog, 249

Class II.—Aves
Classification, 250 |

ORDER I

PERCHING BIRDS

The Thrushes, 251

The Common Thrush, 251

The Missel Thrush, 252

The Blackbird, 252

The Mocking Bird, 254

‘Lhe Tailor Bird, 255

The Golden Crested Wren, 255

The Migration of Birds, 255

The Willow Wren, 256

The Common Wren, 256

A Wren’s Music Lesson, 257

The House Wren, 257

The Nightingale, 258

Song of the Nightingale, 258

The Robin Redbreast, 259

Intelligence of the Robin, 260

The Titmouse, 260

The Golden Oriole, 261

The Shrike, 262

The Jays, 262

The Blue Jay, 263

The Magpie, 264

Mischievous Habits of the Magpie, 264

The Raven, 266

Unnatural Parents, 267

The Tame Raven, 268

The Raven and the Dog, 269

The Rook, 270

The Carrion Crow, 270

The Jackdaw, 271

The Chough, 271

The Bird of Paradise, 271

Hunting the Bird of Paradise, 272

The Tanagers, 273

The Tanager, 273

The Swallow, 273

Swallows in Council, 274

The House Martin, 274

The Sand Martin, 275

The Chaffinch. The Goldfinch. The
Greenfinch, 275

The Linnet, 276

The Canary, 276

The Tame Canary, 27;

The Crossbill, 277

The Bunting, 277

The Starling, 278

The Common Starling, 278