The Dawn of Reason; or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals

Chapter 5

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ÆSTHETICISM

The love of music--In spiders--In quail--In dogs--Origin of love of music in the dog--Dog's knowledge of the echo--Love of music in rats --In mice--Singing mice--Love of music in lizards--In salamanders--In snakes--In pigeons--In the barnyard cock--In the horse--Amusement and pastime--In _Actinophrys_--In the snail--In _Diptera_--In ants--In lady-bugs (_Coccinellæ_)--Æsthetic taste in birds--The snakeskin bird--Humming-bird--Bower bird--The love of personal cleanliness--In birds--In insects--In the locust. 107