| PREFACE | 5 |
| OUR ANIMAL FRIENDS | 13 |
| QUADRUMANA—FOUR-HANDED MAMMALS. | |
| THE TAILLESS APES | 17 |
| Gorilla, Orang Outang, Chimpanzee. | |
| THE APE MONKEYS | 23 |
| Baboons, Mandrills, Macaques, Wanderoo, Barbary Ape, Bonnet Monkey. | |
| THE AMERICAN MONKEYS | 27 |
| The Howlers, The Spider Monkeys, The Weepers. | |
| THE LEMURS | 31 |
| The Fox-Headed Monkeys. | |
| CARNIVORA—FLESH-EATING QUADRUPEDS. | |
| PLANTIGRADE CARNIVORA—THE BEAR FAMILY. | 33 |
| The Brown or Alpine Bear, The Collared Bear, The American Bear, The Grizzly Bear, The White or Polar Bear, The Sloth Bear. | |
| DIGITIGRADE CARNIVORA—THE HYENA FAMILY. | 42 |
| Spotted Hyena, Striped Hyena, Hunting Hyena. | |
| THE CAT FAMILY | 44 |
| Wild Cat, Domestic Cats, Lion, Tiger, Leopard, Panther, Jaguar, Puma, Ocelot, Lynx, Caracal, Ounce, Serval, Cheetah. | |
| THE DOG FAMILY | 63 |
| Sporting Dogs, Running Dogs, Pointers, Setters, Newfoundland Dog, Esquimau Dog, Mastiffs, Spaniels, Wild Dogs, Hyena Dog, Wolf, Jackal, Fox. | |
| THE WEASEL FAMILY | 75 |
| Ermine, Marten, Otter. | |
| THE CIVET FAMILY | 80 |
| African Civet, Indian Civet, Mangousts, Genet. | |
| AMPHIBIOUS CARNIVORA—THE SEAL FAMILY. | 81 |
| Common Seal, Sea-Elephants, Sea-Lions, The Walrus, or Morse. | |
| CHEIROPTERA—ANIMALS WITH WINGED HANDS. | 86 |
| Long-Eared Bats, Long-Nosed Bats, Roussette, Vampires. | |
| INSECTIVORA—INSECT-EATERS. | 91 |
| The Shrews, Water Shrew, Elephant Shrew, The Hedgehogs. | |
| EDENTATA—TOOTHLESS QUADRUPEDS. | |
| THE SLOTH FAMILY | 94 |
| Unau, Ai, Armadillos, Ant-Eaters, Pangolins. | |
| RODENTIA—GNAWING QUADRUPEDS | 99 |
| Mice, Rats, Porcupines, Beavers, Squirrels, Prairie Dogs, Hares. | |
| MARSUPIALIA—POUCHED QUADRUPEDS. | 111 |
| Kangaroo, Opossum. | |
| PACHYDERMATA—THICK-SKINNED QUADRUPEDS. | |
| THE ELEPHANT FAMILY | 114 |
| African Elephant, Asiatic Elephant, Mammoth, Mastodon. | |
| ORDINARY PACHYDERMATA. | |
| The Hippopotamus. | 114 |
| THE TAPIR FAMILY | 117 |
| American Tapir, Indian Tapir. | |
| THE RHINOCEROS FAMILY | 118 |
| One-Horned Rhinoceros, Two-Horned Rhinoceros. | |
| THE HOG FAMILY | 120 |
| The Wild Boars, The Wart Hog, The Peccaries. | |
| THE HORSE FAMILY | 123 |
| Horses and Ponies, The Wild Ass, The Domestic Donkey, The Zebra, The Quagga, The Dauw. | |
| RUMINANTIA—ANIMALS THAT CHEW THE CUD. | |
| THE CAMEL FAMILY | 129 |
| Camel, Dromedary, Llama, Paca, Vicuna. | |
| THE MUSK DEER | 133 |
| RUMINANTS WITH HAIRY HORNS. | |
| The Giraffe. | 134 |
| RUMINANTS WITH HOLLOW HORNS. | |
| THE ANTELOPE FAMILY | 134 |
| Chamois, Gazelles, Gnus. | |
| THE OX FAMILY | 141 |
| Yak, Bison, Buffalo. | |
| RUMINANTS THAT SHED THEIR HORNS. | 145 |
| The Deer Proper, The Reindeer, The Elk or Moose. | |
| CETACEA—THE WHALE FAMILY. | |
| BLOWING OR SPOUTING WHALES. | 152 |
| Rorquals, Cachalot, Pot Whale, Dolphin, Porpoise, Narwhal. | |
| HERBIVOROUS CETACEA | 159 |
| Manatee, Duyong. | |
| BIRDS. | |
| BIRDS OF PREY | 166 |
| THE OWL FAMILY | 167 |
| The Horned Owls, Great Owl, Virginia Eared Owl, Long-Eared Owl, Short-Eared Owl, Scops-Eared Owl. | |
| HORNLESS OWLS | 169 |
| Snow Owls, Barn or Screech Owls, Hawk or Canada Owls, Brown or Tawny Owls, Ural, Burrowing and Sparrow Owls. | |
| THE FALCON FAMILY | 169 |
| Sea-Eagles, Eagles, Stone Eagles, Harpy Eagles, Buzzards. | |
| THE VULTURE FAMILY | 173 |
| King Vulture, Bearded Griffon, Condor. | |
| THE NATATORES—SWIMMING BIRDS. | |
| THE FAMILY OF DIVERS | 176 |
| Great Northern Diver, Penguin, Auk, Grebes. | |
| DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS | 182 |
| Wild and Domestic Ducks, Sea Ducks, Fresh-water Ducks, Wild and Domestic Geese, Mute and Whistling Swans, Black Swan of Australia, Black-necked Swan. | |
| THE PELICAN FAMILY | 183 |
| LONG-WINGED SWIMMING BIRDS. | 190 |
| Albatros, Petrels, Gulls. | |
| GRALLATORES—WADING BIRDS. | |
| WADERS WITH UNITED TOES | 195 |
| Avocet, Stilt Bird. | |
| WADING-BIRDS WITH LONG BILLS | 197 |
| Woodcocks, Snipes, Reed Hens. | |
| WADING-BIRDS WITH KNIFE-SHAPED BILLS | 199 |
| Storks, Argala or Adjutant, Marabou, Spoonbill, Cranes. | |
| WADING-BIRDS WITH COMPRESSED BILLS | 203 |
| Curious Types, Flamingo, Frigate. | |
| THE SHORT-WINGED BIRDS | 206 |
| Ostrich, Rhea. | |
| SCRANSORES—CLIMBING BIRDS. | |
| THE PARROT FAMILY | 209 |
| Grey Parrot or Jaco, Green Parrot, Macaw, Parrakeets, Amazonian Parrot. | |
| THE COCKATOO FAMILY | 214 |
| Trumpet Cockatoo, Great White Cockatoo, Leadbeater’s Cockatoo, Toucans. | |
| THE CUCKOO FAMILY | 214 |
| Trogons, Honey-Guides, Anis, Barbets, Touracos, Plantain-Eaters. | |
| THE WOODPECKER FAMILY | 217 |
| Ivory-Billed Woodpeckers, Spotted Woodpeckers, Downy Woodpeckers. | |
| GALLINACEAE—DOMESTIC BIRDS. | |
| THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY | 220 |
| Grey Partridge, California Partridge. | |
| THE GROUSE FAMILY | 222 |
| Black Grouse, Ruffled Grouse, Hazel Grouse, Heathcock. | |
| THE PIGEON FAMILY | 224 |
| Crowned Pigeon, Fan-Tailed Pigeon, Wheeling Pigeon, Tumbler Pigeon, Carrier Pigeon. | |
| THE PHEASANT FAMILY | 225 |
| Silver Pheasant, Golden Pheasant. | |
| PASSERINES—THE SPARROW FAMILY. | |
| HUMMING BIRDS | 229 |
| Sword-bill Humming Bird, Crested Humming Bird. | |
| KING FISHERS | 229 |
| CROWS | 233 |
| RAVENS | 233 |
| DIPPERS OR WATER WRENS | 235 |
| FISHES. | |
| CARTILAGINOUS FISHES. | |
| THE LAMPREYS AND EELS | 239 |
| Lesser Lamprey, Sea Lamprey, Sand Eels, Electrical Eels, Sea Eel. | |
| THE FAMILY OF RAIAS OR FLAT-FISH | 243 |
| The White Ray, The Lump-Fish, The Torpedo or Cramp-Fish. | |
| THE SHARK FAMILY | 249 |
| “Man-Eating Sharks,” Dog-Fish, Hammer Heads, Saw-Fish. | |
| THE STURGEON FAMILY | 252 |
| The Caviare Sturgeon, Huso, or Isinglass Fish, Great Sturgeon, Common Sturgeon, Chimaera. | |
| OSSEOUS, OR BONY FISHES | 255 |
| FAMILY OF GLOBE FISH AND COFFERS | 257 |
| Globe-Fish, Diodon, Coffers or Ostracions, File-Fish or Balistes. | |
| PIPE-FISH AND SEA-HORSES | 258 |
| THE SOFT-FINNED FISHES | 259 |
| Some Curious Specimens, Sea-Snail, Lump-Fish, Echineis. | |
| FLAT-FISH WITH SOFT FINS | 260 |
| The Soles, Turbot, Flounders and Plaice, Halibut and Dab. | |
| THIRD GROUP OF SOFT-FINNED FISHES | 261 |
| Cod, Whiting and Haddock, Pike, Stomias, Chaetodons, Flying-Fish, Herring. | |
| THE SPINY-FINNED FISHES | 267 |
| Trigula or Gurnards, Red Gurnards, Flying Gurnards, Sword-Fish, Archer-Fish. | |