Cassel’s Natural History, Vol. 3 (of 6)

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Sharpe, Richard Bowdler, 1847-1909

Title

Cassell's Natural History, Vol. 3 (of 6)

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Produced by Jane Robins, Reiner Ruf, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

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English

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QL: Science: Zoology

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Zoology

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eBook-No. 63592

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November 1, 2020

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Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.CASSELL’S NATURAL HISTORY
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
5. 5.Untitled
6. 6.CHAPTER I. ARTIODACTYLA—RUMINANTIA: BOVIDÆ— SHEEP, GOATS, AND GAZELLES . — HORNED RUMINANTS.
7. 7.CHAPTER II. RUMINANTIA: BOVIDÆ ( continued )— ANTELOPES . — THE STEINBOKS. — THE BUSH-BUCKS. [10] — THE FOUR-HORNED ANTELOPES. [11] — THE WATER ANTELOPES. [12] — THE HARNESSED ANTELOPES. [16] — THE BOVINE ANTELOPES. [17] — THE CAPRINE ANTELOPES.
8. 8.CHAPTER III. ARTIODACTYLA: RUMINANTIA—BOVIDÆ ( Concluded ).— OXEN, PRONGHORN ANTELOPE, MUSK [DEER], AND GIRAFFE. — THE OX. [23] — THE BISONS. [24] — THE BUFFALOES. [25] — THE MUSK [DEER]. [27] — THE GIRAFFE. [28]
9. 9.CHAPTER IV. THE CERVIDÆ, OR ANTLERED RUMINANTS: THE ELK, ELAPHINE, SUB-ELAPHINE, AND RUSINE DEER .
10. 10.CHAPTER V. THE MUNTJACS—THE ROEBUCK—CHINESE DEER—REINDEER—AMERICAN DEER—DEERLETS—CAMEL TRIBE—LLAMAS. — THE MUNTJACS. [38] — THE CHEVROTAINS, OR DEERLETS. [44] — THE CAMEL TRIBE, OR TYLOPODA. — FOSSIL RUMINANTIA.
11. 11.ORDER RODENTIA. — CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION—THE SQUIRREL, MARMOT, ANOMALURE, HAPLODONT, AND BEAVER FAMILIES. — SUB-ORDER I.—SIMPLE-TOOTHED RODENTS.
12. 12.CHAPTER II. THE DORMOUSE, LOPHIOMYS, RAT, AND MOUSE FAMILIES.
13. 13.CHAPTER III. MOLE RATS, POUCHED RATS, POUCHED MICE, JERBOAS, AND OCTODONTIDÆ.
14. 14.CHAPTER IV. PORCUPINES—CHINCHILLAS—AGOUTIS—CAVIES—HARES AND RABBITS—PIKAS. — SUB-ORDER II.—DOUBLE-TOOTHED RODENTS.
15. 15.CHAPTER V. FOSSIL RODENTIA.
16. 16.ORDER EDENTATA, OR BRUTA (ANIMALS WITHOUT FRONT TEETH). — CHAPTER I. TARDIGRADA, OR SLOTHS.
17. 17.CHAPTER II. THE ANT-EATERS. — THE PANGOLINS, OR SCALY ANT-EATERS. [65]
18. 18.CHAPTER III. THE ARMADILLO FAMILY.
19. 19.ORDER MARSUPIALIA, MARSUPIAL OR POUCHED ANIMALS. — CHAPTER I. SUB-ORDER MARSUPIATA.—THE KANGAROO AND WOMBAT FAMILIES. — I. THE KANGAROO FAMILY. [81] —THE GREAT KANGAROO. [82] — II.—THE WOMBAT FAMILY.—THE PHASCOLOMYIDÆ.
20. 20.CHAPTER II. THE PHALANGER, POUCHED BADGER, AND DASYURE FAMILIES. — III.—THE PHALANGER FAMILY.—THE PHALANGISTIDÆ. — IV.—FAMILY PERAMELIDÆ.—POUCHED BADGERS. — V.—THE DASYURUS FAMILY.—DASYURIDÆ.
21. 21.CHAPTER III. THE OPOSSUMS. — VI.—THE OPOSSUM FAMILY.—DIDELPHIDÆ.
22. 22.CHAPTER IV. SUB-ORDER—MONOTREMATA. [129] — THE PORCUPINE OR LONG-SPINED ECHIDNA. — THE WATER MOLE, OR DUCK-BILLED PLATYPUS. [131]
23. 23.THE CLASS AVES.—THE BIRDS. — CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION—WING-STRUCTURE AND FEATHERS—DISTRIBUTION.
24. 24.CHAPTER II. THE ANATOMY OF A BIRD. [138]
25. 25.CHAPTER III. DIVISION I.—THE CARINATE BIRDS (CARINATÆ). — THE ACCIPITRINE ORDER—BIRDS OF PREY. — ORDER ACCIPITRES.—SUB-ORDER FALCONES. — FAMILY FALCONIDÆ.—THE FALCON-LIKE HAWKS.
26. 26.CHAPTER IV. THE LONG-LEGGED HAWKS AND BUZZARDS. — THE SECOND SUB-FAMILY OF THE FALCONIDÆ.—THE LONG-LEGGED HAWKS ( Accipitrinæ ). — THE THIRD SUB-FAMILY.—THE BUZZARDS ( Buteoninæ ).
27. 27.CHAPTER V. EAGLES AND FALCONS. — THE THIRD SUB-FAMILY OF THE FALCONIDÆ.—THE EAGLES ( Aquilinæ ). — THE FIFTH SUB-FAMILY.—THE FALCONS ( Falconinæ ).
28. 28.CHAPTER VI. THE OSPREYS AND OWLS. — THE THIRD SUB-ORDER.—STRIGES, THE OWLS.
29. 29.CHAPTER VII. THE PARROTS. — SUB-ORDER I.—ZYGODACTYLÆ.
30. 30.CHAPTER VIII. CUCKOOS—HONEY GUIDES—PLAINTAIN-EATERS—WOODPECKERS—TOUCANS—BARBETS. — THE SECOND ORDER OF ZYGODACTYLE PICARIAN BIRDS.—THE CUCKOOS ( Cuculidæ ). — THE THIRD FAMILY OF THE ZYGODACTYLE PICARIAN BIRDS. THE HONEY GUIDES ( Indicatoridæ ). — THE FOURTH FAMILY OF THE ZYGODACTYLE PICARIAN BIRDS. THE PLANTAIN-EATERS ( Musophagidæ ). — THE FIFTH FAMILY OF THE ZYGODACTYLE PICARIAN BIRDS. —THE WOODPECKERS ( Picidæ ). — THE SIXTH FAMILY OF THE ZYGODACTYLE PICARIAN BIRDS. THE TOUCANS ( Rhamphastidæ ). [259] — THE SEVENTH FAMILY OF THE ZYGODACTYLE PICARIAN BIRDS. THE BARBETS ( Capitonidæ ). [261]
31. 31.CHAPTER IX. THE JACAMARS, PUFF BIRDS, KINGFISHERS, HORNBILLS, AND HOOPOES. — THE FIRST FAMILY OF THE FISSIROSTRAL PICARIAN BIRDS. THE JACAMARS ( Galbulidæ ). [263] — THE SECOND FAMILY OF THE FISSIROSTRAL PICARIAN BIRDS. THE PUFF BIRDS ( Bucconidæ ). — THE THIRD FAMILY OF THE FISSIROSTRAL PICARIAN BIRDS. THE KINGFISHERS ( Alcedinidæ ). — THE FOURTH FAMILY OF THE FISSIROSTRAL PICARIAN BIRDS. THE HORNBILLS ( Bucerotidæ ). — THE FIFTH FAMILY OF THE FISSIROSTRAL PICARIAN BIRDS. THE HOOPOES ( Upupidæ ).
32. 32.CHAPTER X. THE BEE-EATERS—MOTMOTS—ROLLERS—TROGONS—NIGHTJARS, OR GOATSUCKERS—SWIFTS—HUMMING BIRDS. — THE SIXTH FAMILY OF THE FISSIROSTRAL PICARIAN BIRDS. THE BEE-EATERS ( Meropidæ ). — THE SEVENTH FAMILY OF THE FISSIROSTRAL PICARIAN BIRDS. THE MOTMOTS ( Momotidæ ). — THE EIGHTH FAMILY OF THE FISSIROSTRAL PICARIAN BIRDS. THE ROLLERS ( Coraciadæ ). — THE NINTH FAMILY OF THE FISSIROSTRAL PICARIAN BIRDS. —THE TROGONS ( Trogonidæ ). — THE TENTH FAMILY OF THE FISSIROSTRAL PICARIAN BIRDS. —THE NIGHTJARS, OR GOATSUCKERS ( Caprimulgidæ ). — THE ELEVENTH FAMILY OF THE FISSIROSTRAL PICARIAN BIRDS. THE SWIFTS ( Cypselidæ ). — THE TWELFTH FAMILY OF THE FISSIROSTRAL PICARIAN BIRDS. —THE HUMMING BIRDS ( Trochilidæ ).
33. 33.Untitled

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