CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTION.
THE BENGAL LION.
THE LIONESS AND HER CUBS.
THE CAPE LION.
THE BARBARY LIONESS.
THE TIGER.
THE LEOPARD.
THE JAGUAR.
THE PUMA.
THE OCELOT.
THE CARACAL.
THE CHETAH, OR HUNTING LEOPARD.
THE STRIPED HYAENA.
THE HYAENA-DOG.
THE AFRICAN BLOODHOUND.
THE WOLF.
THE CLOUDED BLACK WOLF.
THE JACKAL.
THE CIVET, OR MUSK CAT.
THE JAVANESE CIVET.
THE GRAY ICHNEUMON.
THE PARADOXURUS.
THE BROWN COATI.
THE RACOON.
THE AMERICAN BLACK BEAR.
THE GRIZZLY BEAR.
THE THIBET BEAR.
THE BORNEAN BEAR.
MONKEYS.
THE BONNETED MONKEY.
THE PIG-FACED BABOON.
THE BABOON.
THE WHITE-HEADED MONGOOS.
THE KANGUROO.
THE AFRICAN PORCUPINE.
THE ASIATIC ELEPHANT.
THE ZEBRA OF THE PLAINS.
THE LLAMA.
THE MALAYAN RUSA-DEER.
THE INDIAN ANTELOPE.
THE AFRICAN SHEEP.
THE GREAT SEA-EAGLE.
THE GOLDEN EAGLE.
THE BEARDED GRIFFIN.
THE GRIFFON VULTURE.
THE SECRETARY BIRD.
THE VIRGINIAN HORNED-OWL.
THE DEEP BLUE MACAW.
THE BLUE AND YELLOW MACAW.
THE YELLOW-CRESTED COCKATOO.
THE EMEU.
THE CROWNED CRANE.
THE PELICAN.
THE ALLIGATOR.
THE INDIAN BOA.
THE ANACONDA.
THE RATTLESNAKE.
THE
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THE
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