Eccentricities OF THE Animal Creation

About this eBook

Author

Timbs, John, 1801-1875

Title

Eccentricities of the Animal Creation.

Credits

Produced by Chris Curnow, Christian Boissonnas 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

Animals, Mythical

Category

Text

eBook-No.

44422

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44422

Release Date

December 14, 2013

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.ECCENTRICITIES OF THE ANIMAL CREATION .
2. 2.CONTENTS.
3. 3.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
4. 4.INTRODUCTORY.—CURIOSITIES OF ZOOLOGY. — FOOTNOTES:
5. 5.THE RHINOCEROS IN ENGLAND. — FOOTNOTE:
6. 6.STORIES OF MERMAIDS.
7. 7.IS THE UNICORN FABULOUS?
8. 8.THE MOLE AT HOME.
9. 9.THE GREAT ANT-BEAR. — FOOTNOTE:
10. 10.CURIOSITIES OF BATS.
11. 11.THE HEDGEHOG.
12. 12.THE HIPPOPOTAMUS IN ENGLAND. — FOOTNOTES:
13. 13.LION-TALK. — FOOTNOTES:
14. 14.BIRD-LIFE.
15. 15.BIRDS' EGGS AND NESTS. — FOOTNOTE:
16. 16.THE EPICURE'S ORTOLAN. — FOOTNOTE
17. 17.TALK ABOUT TOUCANS.
18. 18.ECCENTRICITIES OF PENGUINS.
19. 19.PELICANS AND CORMORANTS.
20. 20.TALKING BIRDS, ETC. — SONGS OF BIRDS AND SEASONS OF THE DAY. — FOOTNOTES:
21. 21.OWLS.
22. 22.WEATHER-WISE ANIMALS.
23. 23.FISH-TALK. — FOOTNOTES:
24. 24.FISH IN BRITISH COLOMBIA. — FOOTNOTES:
25. 25.THE TREE-CLIMBING CRAB. — FOOTNOTES:
26. 26.MUSICAL LIZARDS.
27. 27.CHAMELEONS, AND THEIR CHANGES. — FOOTNOTES:
28. 28.RUNNING TOADS. — FROG AND TOAD CONCERTS.
29. 29.SONG OF THE CICADA.
30. 30.STORIES ABOUT THE BARNACLE GOOSE. — FOOTNOTE:
31. 31.LEAVES ABOUT BOOKWORMS.
32. 32.BORING MARINE ANIMALS, AND HUMAN ENGINEERS. — FOOTNOTES:
33. 33.INDEX. — Transcriber's Note:

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