On the habits and instincts of animals / By William Swainson.

  • William Swainson
Date:
1840
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Credit: On the habits and instincts of animals / By William Swainson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Mouse, jumping, of Canada, pre- paration of, for torpidity, 241. Music, effect of, on lizards, 45. ; and snakes, 46. Musquash, American, habitations of, 290. Mygale cementaria, ingenious nest of, 35, : N. Nests of birds, 15. Mole cricket, 34. Republican grosbeak, 291, White ants, 299, 303. 308. 311. 0. Ophthaimia, supposed to arise from Acaride, 207. Ostrich, instinct of, in providing food for its young, 16. Oxen trained for war, 79. EB, Parental affection in birds, 65. Quadrupeds, 70. 75. Marine tribes, 73. insects, 83: Parrot, damask, sportive assem- blages of, 277. Partridge, anecdote of parental af- fection in, 66. Passenger pigeon, account of the migration of, 252. Passions of animals, 62. Exempli- fied in cuttlefish, 64. Reptiles, 64. Birds, 64. Quadrupeds, 70. 74. Marine tribes, 73. 79. Fishes, 81. Insects, 82. General re- marks, 87. Peacock butterfly caterpillar, habi- tations of, 297. Peccaries, mode of catching in Guiana, 39. Penruddock, lady, miserable death of, from parasitic Acari, 209. Phthiriasis of the ancients, 200. Pjague supposed to arise from Aca- rid, 208. Processionary moth, account of the processions of, 285. 0. Quadrupeds, defences of — Bats, 129 Beaver, 139. Camelopard, 132. Camels and horses, 131, Carnivora, 128. Elephant, 135. Hare, 137. Hippopotamus, 135. Monkeys and apes, 129. Peccary, 136. Porcupine, 138. Rhinoceros, 135, 136. Ruminating animals, 130. Squirrel, 138. Quadrupeds, development of senses in — American bison, 49. Bats, 52 Camel, 49. Elephant, 49. Fox, 50. Hares and rabbits, 49. Horse, 50. Kangaroo, 51. Mole, 50. Monkeys, 51. Raccoon, 52. Rhinoceros, 50. directly injurious to man, 176. Asiatic lion, 181. Asiatic tiger, 178. Barren ground bear, 182. Buffalo, 187. Leopard, 180. Polar bear, 183. Rat, 189. Rhinoceros, 187. Vampire, 189. Wolf, 183. indirectly injurious to man — Bat, 228. Coffee rat, 297. Hamster, 227. Hippopotamus, 226. Jackal, 226. Jamaica rat, 228, Lemming, 226. Rat, 236. Springbock, 228. Squirrels, 227. ' , instinct exemplified wW— Alpine hare, 20. Ass, 28. Beaver, 20. Black American bear, 22. Brazilian monxeys, 24. Cat, 28. Chamois, 23. Elephant, 22, 24. Fox, 20. Harvest mouse, 20. Ichneumon, 21. Jaguar, 20. Jerboa, 20. 23. Mice, 20. Mountain goat, 24. Oran-otang, 20. : ~—, motions of, exempli- American bison, 105.
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