Eccentricities of the Animal Creation.
John Timbs
Eccentricities of the Animal Creation.
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ECCENTRICITIES OF THE ANIMAL CREATION.
CONTENTS.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
INTRODUCTORY.—CURIOSITIES OF ZOOLOGY.
FOOTNOTES:
THE RHINOCEROS IN ENGLAND.
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STORIES OF MERMAIDS.
IS THE UNICORN FABULOUS?
THE MOLE AT HOME.
THE GREAT ANT-BEAR.
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CURIOSITIES OF BATS.
THE HEDGEHOG.
THE HIPPOPOTAMUS IN ENGLAND.
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LION-TALK.
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BIRD-LIFE.
BIRDS' EGGS AND NESTS.
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THE EPICURE'S ORTOLAN.
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TALK ABOUT TOUCANS.
ECCENTRICITIES OF PENGUINS.
PELICANS AND CORMORANTS.
TALKING BIRDS, ETC.
SONGS OF BIRDS AND SEASONS OF THE DAY.
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OWLS.
WEATHER-WISE ANIMALS.
FISH-TALK.
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FISH IN BRITISH COLOMBIA.
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THE TREE-CLIMBING CRAB.
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MUSICAL LIZARDS.
CHAMELEONS, AND THEIR CHANGES.
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RUNNING TOADS.
FROG AND TOAD CONCERTS.
SONG OF THE CICADA.
STORIES ABOUT THE BARNACLE GOOSE.
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LEAVES ABOUT BOOKWORMS.
BORING MARINE ANIMALS, AND HUMAN ENGINEERS.
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INDEX.
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