Mrs. Loudon’s Entertaining Naturalist, by W. S. Dallas, F.L.S

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Author

Loudon, Mrs. (Jane), 1807-1858

Title

Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist Being popular descriptions, tales, and anecdotes of more than Five Hundred Animals.

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Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

QL: Science: Zoology

Subject

Animals -- Juvenile literature

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 51166

Release Date

February 10, 2016

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.MRS. LOUDON’S ENTERTAINING NATURALIST,
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.INTRODUCTION. — LINNÆAN SYSTEM. — ORDERS OF MAMMALIA. — ORDERS OF BIRDS. — 1. Land Birds. — 2. Water Birds. — ORDERS OF AMPHIBIA. — ORDERS OF FISHES. — ORDERS OF INSECTS. — ORDERS OF VERMES, OR WORMS. — MODERN SYSTEM. — THE VERTEBRATED ANIMALS — Section I. — Unguiculated Animals, or Mammalia having Nails or Claws. — Section II. — Ungulated or Hoofed Mammalia. — THE AVES, OR BIRDS, — THE REPTILIA, — THE PISCES, — Osseous or Bony Fishes. — THE MOLLUSCOUS ANIMALS — THE ARTICULATED ANIMALS — Section I. Malacostraca. — Section II. Entomostraca. — Section I. Insects undergoing Metamorphosis. — Section II. Insects not undergoing Metamorphosis. — THE RADIATED ANIMALS
4. 4.EXPLANATION OF TERMS USED IN NATURAL HISTORY.
5. 5.TABLE OF CONTENTS. — THE ENTERTAINING NATURALIST.
6. 6.Book I. I. QUADRUPEDS, OR FOUR-FOOTED BEASTS. — § I. Carnivorous, or Flesh-eating Animals. — — — — — — — — — — — — THE CARACAL. ( Felis Caracal. ) — — — THE DOG. ( Canis familiaris. ) — THE SHEPHERD’S DOG. — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — THE ORIENTAL CIVET, ( Viverra Zibetha ,) — — — — — — — — — — THE OTTER. ( Lutra vulgaris. ) — — — — § II. Insectivorous, or Insect-eating Animals. — — — — § III. Cheiropterous Animals. — — — — — — § IV. The Marsupialia, or Pouch-bearing Animals. — — — — § V.— Rodentia, or Gnawing Animals. — — — — — — — — — — — — — THE LEMMING, (Myodes Lemmus ,) — THE SHORT-TAILED FIELD-MOUSE, OR FIELD-VOLE. — — — — THE COUENDOU, ( Hystrix , or Synetheres prehensilis ,) — § VI.— Edentata, or Toothless Animals. — — — — — § VII.— Pachydermata, or Thick-skinned Animals. — — — — — — — THE PECCARY. ( Dicotyles labiatus. ) — — — — — — — § VIII.— Ruminating Animals. — — — — — — — — — — THE ARGALI, OR WILD SHEEP OF ASIA, — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — THE MUSK DEER. ( Moschus moschiferus. ) — — — — — § IX.— Quadrumana, or Four-handed Animals. — — — — — — — — —
7. 7.BOOK II. INHABITANTS OF THE AIR. — § I. Raptores. Diurnal Birds of Prey. — — — — — — THE VULTURE. ( Vultur Monachus. ) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — § II.— Nocturnal Birds of Prey. — — — — § III.— Insessores, or Perching Birds. — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — § IV.— Scansores, or Climbers. — — — — — — — — — THE WARBLING GRASS PAROQUET. ( Melopsittacus undulatus. ) — — § V.— Gallinaceous Birds. — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — THE PADUAN, OR JAGO FOWL. ( Gallus giganteus. ) — — — — — — § VI. Grallatores, or Waders. — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — § VII. Palmipedes, or Web-footed Birds. — — — — — — — — — — — — THE COMMON GULL. ( Laruscanus. ) — — — THE ALBATROSS, ( Diomedea exulans ,) — — — —
8. 8.Book III. INHABITANTS OF THE WATER. — § I. Cetacea, or Sea Mammalia. — — THE RORQUAL, OR FIN-BACKED WHALE, ( Balænoptera boops ,) — — — — — — — § II. Cartilaginous Fishes. — — — THE GREENLAND SHARK, ( Selachus maximus ,) — — THE HAMMER-HEADED SHARK, ( Zygæna malleus ,) — — — — — — — — § III. Bony Fishes. — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — THE OPAH, OR KING FISH. ( Lampris guttatus. ) — — — — — — — — — — THE PILCHARD. ( Clupea Pilchardus. ) — THE WHITEBAIT. ( Clupea alba. ) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — THE STICKLEBACK, ( Gastuostius aculiatus ,) — — — THE CONGER, OR SEA EEL, ( Conger vulgaris ,)
9. 9.Book IV. REPTILES. — § 1. Serpents, or Ophidian Reptiles. — — — — — — — — — — § II. Batrachian Reptiles. — — — — — THE GREAT NEWT. ( Triton palustris. ) — § III. Saurian Reptiles. — — THE IGUANA, ( Iguana tuberculata ,) — — — — — § IV. Chelonian Reptiles. — — — —
10. 10.Book V. MOLLUSCOUS ANIMALS. — § I. Bivalves, or those having two shells. — — — THE COMMON COCKLE. ( Cardium edule. ) — — — § II. Univalves. — 2. THE ADMIRAL. — THE TIGER COWRY. ( Cypræa Tigris. ) — THE WHELK, ( Buccinum undatum ,) — — THE PERIWINKLE, ( Littornia littorea ,) — — — THE SMALL GREY SLUG, ( Limax cinereus ,) — THE BLACK SLUG, ( Arion ater ,) — — THE POULPE, ( Octopus vulgaris ,) — —
11. 11.Book VI. ARTICULATED ANIMALS. — § I. Annelida, or Ringed Animals. — — — § II. Crustacea. — — — — — — 2. THE PRAWN. ( Palæmon serratus. ) — § III. Arachnida. — — THE HOUSE SPIDER, ( Tegenaria domestica ,) — THE DIVING SPIDER, ( Argyroneta aquatica ,) — — THE CHEESE MITE. ( Acarus siro. ) — § IV. Insects. — Order I. Coleoptera, or Beetles. — — THE DOR, OR BLIND BEETLE. ( Geotrupes stercorarius. ) — — — — — — — THE SPANISH FLY, OR CANTHARIS. ( Cantharis vesicatoria. ) — — — Order II. Orthoptera. — — THE BLACK BEETLE, OR COCKROACH, ( Blatta Orientalis ,) — — — — — — — — Order III. Hemiptera. — — — — Order IV. Neuroptera. — — — Order V. Hymenoptera. — — — — Order VI. Lepidoptera. The Moths and Butterflies. — — — — — — — — Order VII. Diptera, or Flies. — — THE GNAT. ( Culex pipiens. ) — Order VIII. Suctoria. —
12. 12.Book VII. RADIATA. — THE STAR-FISH. ( Asterias , or Uraster rubens .) — THE SEA-URCHIN. ( Echinus miliaris. ) — ZOOPHYTES. — — STONY CORALS. — — THE FRESH-WATER POLYPI AND THEIR MARINE ALLIES. ( Hydroida. ) — — JELLY FISHES. — APPENDIX OF FABULOUS ANIMALS. — — — — — — THE PHŒNIX. — THE MERMAID, OR SIREN. — THE KRAKEN. — — — THE PEGASUS. — THE CENTAUR. — THE SATYR. — INDEX.

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