Cassell's Natural History, Vol. II

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Parker, William Kitchen, 1823-1890

Title

Cassell's Natural History, Vol. 2 (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)

Language

English

LoC Class

QL: Science: Zoology

Subject

Zoology

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Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 59906

Release Date

July 12, 2019

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.CASSELL’S NATURAL HISTORY
2. 2.CONTENTS.
3. 3.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
4. 4.THE CARNIVORA. — CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS—THE CAT FAMILY. — THE LAND CARNIVORA. [1] — THE CAT FAMILY. [6] — CHAPTER II. THE CAT FAMILY— THE LION . — THE LION. [7] — CHAPTER III. THE CAT FAMILY— THE TIGER AND THE LEOPARD . — THE TIGER. [15] — THE LEOPARD. [17] — CHAPTER IV. THE CAT FAMILY— THE JAGUAR, THE SMALLER WILD CATS, THE DOMESTIC CAT . — THE JAGUAR. [19] — THE PUMA. [21] — THE OUNCE. [23] — THE CLOUDED TIGER. [24] — THE OCELOT. [25] — THE MARBLED TIGER-CAT. [27] — THE VIVERRINE CAT. [28] — THE PAMPAS CAT. [29] — THE LONG-TAILED TIGER-CAT. [30] — THE MARGAY. [31] — THE COLOCOLO. [32] — THE JAGUARONDI. [34] — THE EYRA. [35] — THE SERVAL. [36] — THE RUSTY-SPOTTED CAT. [37] — THE LEOPARD CAT. [38] — THE BAY CAT. [40] — THE SPOTTED WILD CAT. [41] — THE MANUL. [43] — THE EGYPTIAN CAT. [44] — THE COMMON WILD CAT. [45] — THE DOMESTIC CAT. [47] — CHAPTER V. CAT FAMILY—HYÆNA FAMILY—CRYPTOPROCTA FAMILY—AARD-WOLF FAMILY. — THE COMMON JUNGLE CAT. [52] — THE COMMON LYNX. [53] — THE PARDINE LYNX. [55] — THE CANADIAN LYNX. [56] — THE RED LYNX. [57] — THE CARACAL. [58] — THE CHEETAH. [59] — THE HYÆNA FAMILY. [61] — THE SPOTTED HYÆNA. [64] — THE BROWN HYÆNA. [67] — THE STRIPED HYÆNA. [68] — THE CRYPTOPROCTA FAMILY. [70] — THE CRYPTOPROCTA. [71] — THE AARD-WOLF FAMILY. [72] — THE AARD-WOLF. [73] — CHAPTER VI. THE CIVET FAMILY. — THE AFRICAN CIVET. [76] — THE ASIATIC CIVET. [77] — THE LESSER CIVET. [78] — THE GENETTE. [79] — THE MUNGOOS, OR ICHNEUMON. [80] — THE CRAB MUNGOOS. [87] — THE COMMON PARADOXURE. [88] — THE BINTURONG. [89] — CHAPTER VII. THE DOG FAMILY.— THE DOMESTIC DOG. [91] — THE DOMESTIC DOG. [92] — CHAPTER VIII. THE DOG FAMILY.— DOGS OF SAVAGES—DOGS OF CIVILISED NATIONS—WILD DOGS. — THE HARE INDIAN DOG. — THE ESKIMO DOG. — THE DOMESTIC DOGS OF OTHER SAVAGE TRIBES. — THE DOGS OF CIVILISED NATIONS, — THE DALMATIAN DOG. — THE GREYHOUND. — THE SCOTCH GREYHOUND. — THE DEERHOUND. — THE TURKISH GREYHOUND, — THE GRECIAN GREYHOUND — THE PERSIAN GREYHOUND. — THE ITALIAN GREYHOUND — THE COCKER, — THE SPRINGER — THE KING CHARLES’S SPANIEL — THE BLENHEIM SPANIEL — THE CHINESE PUG-DOG — THE WATER-SPANIEL — THE POODLE — THE MALTESE DOG — THE LION DOG — THE TURKISH DOG — THE ST. BERNARD DOG. — THE NEWFOUNDLAND DOG — THE SHEEP DOG. — THE POMERANIAN DOG — THE CUR — THE LURCHER — THE BEAGLE — THE HARRIER — THE FOXHOUND — THE STAGHOUND. — THE BLOODHOUND. — THE SETTER, — THE POINTER. — THE RETRIEVER, — THE OTTER-HOUND — THE TURNSPIT. — THE DACHSHOUND, OR BADGER-DOG, — THE BULL-DOG — THE BULL-TERRIER — THE MASTIFF. — THE CUBAN MASTIFF — THE TIBET DOG. — THE ENGLISH TERRIER. — THE SCOTCH TERRIER — PARIAH DOGS. — THE INDIAN WILD DOG. [117] — THE DINGO, OR AUSTRALIAN WILD DOG. [119] — CHAPTER IX. THE DOG FAMILY.— WOLVES — JACKALS — FOXES, ETC. — THE WOLF. [122] — THE JACKAL. [129] — THE COMMON FOX. [130] — THE ARCTIC FOX. [131] — THE FENNEC. [132] — THE LONG-EARED FOX. [133] — THE RACOON DOG. [135] — THE HYÆNA-DOG. [136] — CHAPTER X. THE BEAR FAMILY.— THE BEARS. — THE BEAR FAMILY. [138] — THE COMMON BROWN BEAR. [139] — THE AMERICAN BLACK BEAR. [141] — THE GRIZZLY BEAR. [142] — THE SYRIAN BEAR. [143] — THE SUN BEARS. [145] — THE SLOTH BEAR. [147] — THE SPECTACLED BEAR. [150] — THE POLAR BEAR. [151] — CHAPTER XI. RACOON FAMILY—PANDA FAMILY—WEASEL FAMILY—FOSSIL CARNIVORA. — THE RACOON FAMILY. [154] — THE RACOON. [156] — THE COATI. [157] — THE KINKAJOU. [158] — THE CACOMIXLE. [159] — THE PANDA FAMILY. [160] — THE PANDA [161] — THE WEASEL FAMILY. [162] — THE GLUTTON. [164] — THE MARTEN. [166] — THE PEKAN. [167] — THE SABLE. [168] — THE COMMON WEASEL. [170] — THE ERMINE. [171] — THE POLECAT. [172] — THE FERRET. [173] — THE MINK. [174] — THE GRISON. [175] — THE TAYRA. [176] — THE RATEL. [177] — THE COMMON BADGER. [178] — THE AMERICAN BADGER. [180] — THE TELEDU. [181] — THE CAPE ZORILLA. [182] — THE COMMON SKUNK. [183] — THE COMMON OTTER. [187] — THE SEA OTTER. [192] — GENERAL RELATIONS OF THE LAND CARNIVORA, RECENT AND FOSSIL. — APPENDIX TO CHAPTER VI. (VIVERRIDÆ, CIVET FAMILY.) — THE CYNOGALE. [199] — THE CYNICTIS. [200] — THE MANGUE. [201] — THE SURICATE. [202]
5. 5.THE AQUATIC OR MARINE CARNIVORA. — CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION—T HE WALRUS, OR MORSE . — I.—THE WALRUS FAMILY (TRICHECHIDÆ). — CHAPTER II. II.—THE SEA LION FAMILY (OTARIIDÆ) . — CHAPTER III. III.—THE EARLESS SEAL FAMILY (PHOCIDÆ).
6. 6.ORDER CETACEA.—WHALES. — THE TOOTHED WHALES (DENTICETE). — THE SEAL-TOOTHED WHALES (PHOCODONTIA OR ZEUGLODONTIA). — THE RIVER DOLPHINS (PLATANISTIDÆ). — THE ZIPHIOID WHALES (ZIPHIIDÆ). — THE SPERM WHALES, OR CACHALOTS (PHYSETERIDÆ). — THE DOLPHINS (DELPHINIDÆ). — THE WHALEBONE WHALES (MYSTICETE).
7. 7.ORDER SIRENIA (THE MANATEES).
8. 8.ORDER PROBOSCIDEA (ELEPHANTS). — FOSSIL ELEPHANTS AND THEIR ALLIES.
9. 9.ORDER HYRACOIDEA (CONIES).
10. 10.ORDER UNGULATA (HOOFED QUADRUPEDS). — CHAPTER I. PERISSODACTYLA—THE EQUIDÆ, OR HORSE FAMILY. — SUB-ORDER PERISSODACTYLA. — FAMILY I.—EQUIDÆ, THE HORSE-TRIBE. — THE FOSSIL EQUIDÆ. — CHAPTER II. PERISSODACTYLA—THE TAPIR AND RHINOCEROS FAMILIES. — II.—THE TAPIRIDÆ (FAMILY OF TAPIRS). — III.—THE RHINOCEROS FAMILY (RHINOCEROTIDÆ). — THE AFRICAN RHINOCEROSES. — THE ASIATIC RHINOCEROSES. — THE FOSSIL RHINOCEROSES. — THE EXTINCT FAMILY PALÆOTHERIDÆ. — CHAPTER III. ARTIODACTYLA—THE PIG OR HOG FAMILY. — SUB-ORDER ARTIODACTYLA. — I.—SUIDÆ, OR HOG FAMILY. — CHAPTER IV. ARTIODACTYLA—THE HIPPOPOTAMUS FAMILY. — II.—THE HIPPOPOTAMUS FAMILY (HIPPOPOTAMIDÆ). — THE ANOPLOTHERES (ANOPLOTHERIDÆ).
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