Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc.

Part 35

Chapter 352,681 wordsPublic domain

Mother Carey's chicken, 322

Mountain hare, 241

Mouse, 226, 227, 232, 233

Mouse deer, 198

Muchocho, 184

Mule, 183

Mullet, 354

Muscovy duck, 319

Musk rat, 227

Musk sheep, _or_ ox, 217

_Mustelidæ_, 140

_Mycetes_, 31

N.

Narwhal, 160

_Nasua narica_, 145

_Nemorhedinæ_, 207

Newfoundland dog, 95, 97, 98, 101, 107-114, 177

Newt, 350

Nicobar pigeon, 294

Night-jar, 288

Nightingale, 250, 258, 259

Nile monitor, 339

Nine-killer, 262

Northern sea bear, 152, 154

Northern sea lion, 152

Numidian crane, 314

Nun, 294

_Nycteridæ_, 36

_Nycticebus tardigradus_, 33

_Nyctipithecus felinus_, 32

Nylghau, 216

O.

Ocelot, 69

_Opisthocomi_, 250

Opossum, 247

Orang-utan, 3, 12-17

_Orca gladiator_, 161

Organist tanager, 273

_Ornithorhynchidæ_, 249

_Oryginæ_, 207

Osprey, 311

Ostrich, 250, 328, 329

_Otaridæ_, 152

Otter, 140, 141, 142

Ounce, 43, 201

Oven bird, 283

Owl, 304, 313

Ox, 162, 206, 207, 209

P.

Pallah, 216

Panda, 145

Pangolin, 245, 246

Panther, 43, 61-64, 67

_Paradisea apoda_, 271-273

Paradoxure, 79

Parrakeet, 290

Parrot, 250, 290-294

Partridge, 299

Passenger pigeon, 294

_Passeres_, 250

Patas, 19

Pea-fowl, 298

Peacock, 297, 298

Peacock pheasant, 298

Peahen, 298

Peccary, 190, 192

Pelican, 316, 325

Penguin, 316, 326

Perch, 354

Peregrine falcon, 311

_Perissodactyla_, 162

Persian cat, 71

Persian lynx, 44

Petrel, 316

Pheasant, 297, 298

Philander, 247

_Phyllostomidæ_, 36

_Picariæ_, 250

Pied wagtail, 281

Pig, 190

Pigeon, 294-297

Pike, 358, 359

Pine marten, 140

_Pinnipedia_, 43, 151

Pipistrelle, 36

Pipit, 251, 281

_Pithecia_, 31

Plaice, 357

Plantcutter, 283

Platypus, 249

_Plecotus auritus_, 36

Plover, 314

Pointer, 95, 130-132

Polar bear, 146, 157

Polar hare, 241

Polecat, 140

Poodle, 101, 139

Porcupine, 226, 240, 241

Porpoise, 161

Pouched rat, 227, 228

Prairie dog, 237, 240

Prairie grouse, 297

_Procyonidæ_, 145

Prong-horned antelope, 216

_Protelidæ_, 80

_Pseudophidia_, 350

_Psittacini_, 250

Ptarmigan, 297

Puffin, 316, 323, 327

Puma, 43, 67-69

Python, 14

Q.

Quagga, 183

Quail, 297

R.

Rabbit, 226, 241, 245

Raccoon, 145

_Rana temporaria_, 352

Rat, 226, 227-232, 303

Rat kangaroo, 246

Ratel, 143

Rattlesnake, 340, 341, 342

Raven, 251, 264, 266-269

Ray, 366, 368-373

Red deer, 199, 201

Red fox, 86

Red grouse, 297

Red-backed shrike, 262

Red-headed woodpecker, 284

Reindeer, 199, 201-204

Resplendent trogon, 287

Rhea, 328, 329

Rhesus monkey, 25

Rhinoceros, 162, 184-188

Rhinoceros bird, 190

_Rhin don typicus_, 366

Right whale, 158

Ringed seal, 155

Roach, 358

Robin, 250, 259, 260

Rock manakin, 282

Rodents, 226

Roebuck, 199, 204

Rook, 251, 270

Runt, 294

_Rupicaprinæ_, 207

_Rupicola elegans_, 282

S.

Sable, 140

Sacred monkey, 18

Sage hare, 241

St. Bernard dog, 119-122

Salamander, 350

Salmon, 358

Sand lizard, 338

Sandmartin, 275

Sandpiper, 314

Sandy ray, 368

Sardine, 358

Sardinian hare, 241

_Scansores_, 283

Scarlet tanager, 273

Scotch greyhound, 123

Scxpotch terrier, 136

Scrub bird, 250, 251, 283

Sea bear, 145

Sea canary, 160

Sea cow, 162

Sea devil, 368-373

Sea elephant, 155, 156

Sea leopard, 155

Sea lion, 43, 152

Sea pig, 160

Sea-gull, 321

Seal, 43, 151-158

Secretary bird, 310

_Semnopithecus_, 18, 19

Serval, 44, 70

Setter, 95, 132-134

Shark, 366-368

Sheep, 162, 206, 217-219

Sheldrake, 319

Shepherd's dog, 95, 99, 114-119

Short-faced tumbler, 294

Short-tailed manis, 246

Shrew, 39, 42, 43

Shrike, 262, 282

Siamang, 3, 17, 18

Siberian dog, 107

Silver fox, 86

_Simia_, 12

_Simplicidentati_, 226

Skate, 368

Skunk, 143-145

Skye terrier, 136

Sky-lark, 258, 279-281

Sleuth-hound, 125

Sloth, 245

Sloth bear, 151

Slow lemur, 33

Snakes, 339-349

Snipe, 314

Snow bunting, 277

Sociable weaver-bird, 278

Sole, 357

_Sorex vulgaris_, 42

Spaniel, 95, 98, 101, 134-136

Sparrow-hawk, 302, 304, 312

Spectacled bear, 151

Sperm whale, 159

Sphinx, 20

Spider monkey, 30

Spot, 294

Spotted eagle, 305

Spotted hyæna, 82, 83

Squirrel, 226, 237-239

Stag, 199-201

Staghound, 127

Starling, 250, 251, 278

Stickleback, 354-356

Sting ray, 368

Stoat, 140

Stork, 314, 315, 316

Stormy petrel, 322, 323

Striped hyæna, 82

_Struthiones_, 250

_Sturmidæ_, 278

Sulphur-crested cockatoo, 290

Swallow, 251, 273, 274

Swallow [pigeon], 294

Swan, 316, 319-321

Swift, 289

Sword-fish, 354, 356

Syrian bear, 151

T.

Tadpole, 350

Tahaleb, 85

Tailor bird, 250, 255

Tanager, 250, 273

Talapoin, 19

_Talpidæ_, 40

Tapir, 183

_Tapiridæ_, 183

_Tarsidæ_, 33

Tarsier, 33

_Tarsius spectrum_, 33

Teal, 316, 319

Terrier, 95, 96, 136

Thick-headed shrike, 262

Thistlefinch, 275

Thornback, 368

Thrush, 250, 251, 286

Tiger, 43, 57-61

Tiger-cat, 43

Titmouse, 250, 260

Toad, 350-352

Tomtit, 261

Tope, 365

Torpedo, 366

Tortoise, 331

_Tragelaphinæ_, 207

_Tragulus_, 198

_Tragulus meminna_, 198

Tree frog, 350, 353

Tree kangaroo, 248

Tree pipit, 282

Tree porcupine, 241

_Trichechus rosmarus_, 154

_Troglodytes_, 4

Trogon, 287

Trout, 358

Trumpeter, 294

Turbot, 357

Turkey, 300-302

Turnspit, 130

Turtle, 65, 331, 333

_Tyrannidæ_, 282

Tyrant fly-catcher, 282

Tyrant shrike, 282

U.

Umbrella bird, 251, 283

Unicorn, 185

_Urodela_, 350

_Ursus americanus_, 147

_Ursus arctos_, 151

V.

Vampire bat, 36-39

Vervet monkey, 19

_Vespertilionidæ_, 36, 38

Viper, 340

Viscacha, 240

_Viverridæ_, 79

_Vulpes vulgaris_, 85

Vulture, 304, 307-310

W.

Wagtail, 253, 281

Wallachian sheep, 217

Walrus, 43, 151, 154

Wanderoo, 25

Water rat, 227

Water shrew, 42

Water spaniel, 134, 135

Water-pheasant, 314

Weasel, 43, 140

Weaver bird, 251, 278

Weeper capuchin, 30

Whale, 158, 159

Whip-poor-Will, 288

White shark, 367

White whale, 160

White-headed sea eagle, 305, 306

White-nosed monkey, 19

White-throated capuchin, 30

Whooping swan, 320

Widgeon, 319

Wild boar, 190

Wild cat, 70, 71

Wild dog, 93

Wild goose, 317

Wild turkey, 297, 300

Wild-duck, 319

Wildebeest, 216

Willow wren, 256

Wolf, 43, 84, 85, 86-90

Wombat, 247

Woodchuck, 240

Woodcock, 314

Woodpecker, 282, 284

"Wool man", 248

Wren, 250, 255-258

Wryneck, 284

Y.

Yak, 216

Z.

Zebra, 183

Zebu, 216

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Transcriber's Notes

Italicised text is surrounded by _underscores_.

Bold text is surrounded by =equals= signs.

Both M. d'Obsonville and M. D'Obsonville occur on page 99.

A number of typographical errors were corrected in the text.

+----+-------------+------------+--------------------------------+ |Page| Original |Corrected to| Context | +----+-------------+------------+--------------------------------+ | 34|appearence |appearance |of singular appearance | | 42|mammel |mammal |the smallest living mammal | | 46|suddently |suddenly |he came suddenly on a lion | | 71|desease |disease |specific against cattle disease | | 74|stic her dome|her domestic|warmth of her domestic hearth | | 79|is |its |In its pure state | | 79|its |is |perfume is agreeable | | 87|inhabitated |inhabited |proximity to inhabited dwellings| | 114|canis |Canis |Canis domesticus | | 125|formally |formerly |less needed now than formerly | | 188|Hippotamus |Hippopotamus|The Hippopotamus is gregarious | | 249|if |of |one of the most | | 255|acccording |according |according to Mrs. Bowdich | | 354|vocacious |voracious |They are extremely voracious | | 362|appropiate |appropriate |It will attack, and appropriate | +----+-------------+------------+--------------------------------+

Some words occur with and without hyphenation in the text.

+--------------+---------+-------------+---------+ | Hyphenated |Instances|Unhyphenated |Instances| +--------------+---------+-------------+---------+ |bed-room | 1 |bedroom | 5 | |blood-hound | 1 |bloodhound | 3 | |Blood-hound | 1 |Bloodhound | 6 | |cat-like | 2 |catlike | 2 | |eye-witness | 2 |eyewitness | 1 | |farm-house | 1 |farmhouse | 1 | |fore-feet | 2 |forefeet | 1 | |fore-noon | 1 |forenoon | 2 | |fore-paw | 1 |forepaw | 1 | |fore-paws | 2 |forepaws | 1 | |Fox-hound | 3 |Foxhound | 1 | |fox-hound | 2 |foxhound | 1 | |Goat-sucker | 1 |Goatsucker | 1 | |gun-shot | 1 |gunshot | 1 | |hedge-hog | 1 |hedgehog | 9 | |hind-quarters | 1 |hindquarters | 1 | |mid-day | 2 |midday | 1 | |off-spring | 1 |offspring | 10 | |re-discovered | 1 |rediscovered | 1 | |road-side | 2 |roadside | 2 | |sand-banks | 1 |sandbanks | 1 | |sea-side | 1 |seaside | 1 | |tortoise-shell| 1 |tortoiseshell| 1 | +--------------+---------+-------------+---------+

Some words occur with and without ligatures in the text.

+----------+---------+-----------+---------+ | Ligature |Instances|No Ligature|Instances| +----------+---------+-----------+---------+ |Cebidae | 1 |Cebidæ | 7 | |Corvidae | 1 |Corvidæ | 1 | |Cotingidae| 1 |Cotingidæ | 1 | +----------+---------+-----------+---------+