Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom

Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom

Samuel Griswold Goodrich, American author (1793-1860)


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Table of Contents

- About This Book

- Preface

- General Classification Of The Animal Kingdom

- Vertebrata

- Class Mammalia

- Order I Bimana, Two Handed

- Order Ii. Quadrumana, Four Handed Animals

- Monkeys

- Order Iii. Carnaria Butchering Animals

- Bats

- Hedgehog

- The Mole

- The Bear

- The Raccoon

- The Coati

- The Badger

- The Glutton

- The Weasel

- The Polecat

- The Ferret

- The Mink

- The Marten

- The Sable

- The Skunk

- The Otter

- The Dog

- The Fox

- The Hyena

- The Lion

- The Tiger

- The Panther

- The Leopard

- The Jaguar

- The American Panther

- The Cat

- Order Iv. Amphibia, Amphibious Animals

- The Seal

- The Walrus

- Order V. Marsupiala, Pouched Animals

- The Opossum

- The Kangaroo

- Order Vi. Rodentia, Gnawing Animals

- The Squirrel

- The Mouse

- The Dormouse

- The Rat

- The Beaver

- The Porcupine

- The Hare

- Order Vii. Edentata, Animals Without Front Teeth

- The Sloth

- The Platypus

- Order Viii. Pachydermata, Thick Skinned Animals

- The Elephant

- The Hippopotamus

- The Rhinoceros

- The Wild Boar

- The Domestic Hog

- The Tapir

- The Horse

- The Pony

- The Ass

- The Zebra

- Order Ix. Ruminantia, Ruminating Animals Those That Chew The Cud

- The Camel

- Deer

- The Giraffe

- The Goat

- The Sheep

- The Ox

- The Bison

- Order X. Cetacea, The Whale Kind

- The Dolphin

- The Grampus

- The Porpoise

- The Whale

- Class Ii. Aves Birds

- Order I. Accipitres, Birds Of Prey

- Vultures

- Hawks

- The Eagle

- The Owl

- Order Ii. Passerinæ

- The Shrike, Or Butcher-bird

- The King Bird

- The Cedar Bird

- The Scarlet Tanager

- The Mocking Bird

- The Baltimore Oriole

- The Wren

- The Purple Martin

- The Swallow

- The Skylark

- The Titmouse

- The Canary Bird

- The Bulfinch

- The Sparrow

- The Crow

- The Raven

- The Magpie

- The Humming Bird

- The Blue Jay

- Order Iii. Scansoriæ, Climbing Birds

- The Cuckoo

- The Woodpecker

- The Parrot

- Order Iv. Gallinacea, Resembling The Domestic Hen

- The Cock

- The Pheasant

- The Ruffed Grouse

- The Pigeon

- Order V. Stilted Or Long-legged Birds

- The Adjutant, Or Maraboo Crane

- The Stork

- The Heron

- The Flamingo

- Order Vi. Palmipedes, Web Footed Birds

- The Gull

- The Cormorant

- The Swan

- The Goose

- Class Iii. Reptilia Reptiles

- Order I. Chelonia, Tortoise

- Order Ii. Sauria, Lizards

- The Crocodile

- The Alligator

- The Salamander

- Order Iii. Ophidia, Serpents

- Order Iv. Batrachea, The Frog Kind

- The Frog

- The Toad

- Class Iv. Pisces Fishes

- The Mackerel

- The Sword Fish

- The Pike

- The Golden Carp

- The Salmon

- The Herring

- The Shark

- Invertebrata

- Class I. Mollusca Soft Animals

- Class Ii. Articulata Jointed Animals

- Class Radiata, Radiated Animals