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Cassell's Natural History, Vol. 3 (of 6)
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The Project Gutenberg eBook of Cassell's Natural History, Vol. 3 (of 6)
CASSELL’S NATURAL HISTORY
CONTENTS.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
Chapter 5
CHAPTER I. ARTIODACTYLA—RUMINANTIA: BOVIDÆ—SHEEP, GOATS, AND GAZELLES.
HORNED RUMINANTS.
THE STEINBOKS.
THE BUSH-BUCKS.
THE FOUR-HORNED ANTELOPES.
THE WATER ANTELOPES.
THE BOVINE ANTELOPES.
THE CAPRINE ANTELOPES.
CHAPTER III. ARTIODACTYLA: RUMINANTIA—BOVIDÆ (Concluded).—OXEN, PRONGHORN ANTELOPE, MUSK [DEER], AND GIRAFFE.
THE OX.
THE BISONS.
THE BUFFALOES.
THE MUSK [DEER].
THE GIRAFFE.
CHAPTER IV. THE CERVIDÆ, OR ANTLERED RUMINANTS: THE ELK, ELAPHINE, SUB-ELAPHINE, AND RUSINE DEER.
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THE MUNTJACS.
THE CHEVROTAINS, OR DEERLETS.
THE CAMEL TRIBE, OR TYLOPODA.
FOSSIL RUMINANTIA.
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION—THE SQUIRREL, MARMOT, ANOMALURE, HAPLODONT, AND BEAVER FAMILIES.
SUB-ORDER I.—SIMPLE-TOOTHED RODENTS.
CHAPTER II. THE DORMOUSE, LOPHIOMYS, RAT, AND MOUSE FAMILIES.
Chapter 29
CHAPTER III. MOLE RATS, POUCHED RATS, POUCHED MICE, JERBOAS, AND OCTODONTIDÆ.
Chapter 31
CHAPTER IV. PORCUPINES—CHINCHILLAS—AGOUTIS—CAVIES—HARES AND RABBITS—PIKAS.
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
SUB-ORDER II.—DOUBLE-TOOTHED RODENTS.
Chapter 37
CHAPTER V. FOSSIL RODENTIA.
CHAPTER I. TARDIGRADA, OR SLOTHS.
CHAPTER II. THE ANT-EATERS.
THE PANGOLINS, OR SCALY ANT-EATERS.
CHAPTER III. THE ARMADILLO FAMILY.
I. THE KANGAROO FAMILY.—THE GREAT KANGAROO.
II.—THE WOMBAT FAMILY.—THE PHASCOLOMYIDÆ.
III.—THE PHALANGER FAMILY.—THE PHALANGISTIDÆ.
IV.—FAMILY PERAMELIDÆ.—POUCHED BADGERS.
V.—THE DASYURUS FAMILY.—DASYURIDÆ.
VI.—THE OPOSSUM FAMILY.—DIDELPHIDÆ.
THE WATER MOLE, OR DUCK-BILLED PLATYPUS.
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION—WING-STRUCTURE AND FEATHERS—DISTRIBUTION.
CHAPTER II. THE ANATOMY OF A BIRD.
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THE ACCIPITRINE ORDER—BIRDS OF PREY.
ORDER ACCIPITRES.—SUB-ORDER FALCONES.
FAMILY FALCONIDÆ.—THE FALCON-LIKE HAWKS.
THE SECOND SUB-FAMILY OF THE FALCONIDÆ.—THE LONG-LEGGED HAWKS (Accipitrinæ).
THE THIRD SUB-FAMILY.—THE BUZZARDS (Buteoninæ).
THE THIRD SUB-FAMILY OF THE FALCONIDÆ.—THE EAGLES (Aquilinæ).
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THE FIFTH SUB-FAMILY.—THE FALCONS (Falconinæ).
CHAPTER VI. THE OSPREYS AND OWLS.
THE THIRD SUB-ORDER.—STRIGES, THE OWLS.
CHAPTER VII. THE PARROTS.
SUB-ORDER I.—ZYGODACTYLÆ.
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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).
THE SEVENTH FAMILY OF THE ZYGODACTYLE PICARIAN BIRDS. THE BARBETS (Capitonidæ).
THE FIRST FAMILY OF THE FISSIROSTRAL PICARIAN BIRDS. THE JACAMARS (Galbulidæ).
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).
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).
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