[Three Hundred Animals Contents]    IS a very small bird, and indeed the smallest in Europe; but, as if nature had intended to compensate the want of size and bulk in the individuals by multiplying them to a greater amount, this little bird is perhaps one of the most prolific; for the nest, which is … Continue reading The Wren, pp.178-179. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents]    THE neck, head, breast, and belly of this bird are white, the rump and exterior feathers of the wings black; the eye-lids naked; the tail white and the legs long, slender, and of a reddish colour. Storks are birds of passage, as it is supposed, although we cannot yet ascertain … Continue reading The Stork, pp.177-178. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents]    IS originally, as the name expresses, a native of Majorca and Minorca, in the Mediterranean sea; but is chiefly found now in the Cape-Verde Islands. He is not unlike the common Crane as to the shape of the body, but has a principal and distinctive mark on his head; that … Continue reading The Balearic Crane, pp.176-177. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents]    IS a large bird, sometimes weighing ten pounds, which frequents marshy places and lives upon small fish and water-insects. Their long beaks enable them to search the water and mud for their prey, and their long necks prevent the necessity of stooping to pick up from between their feet the … Continue reading The Crane, pp.174-176. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents]    AS his name imports, is a native of the Canary Islands, where, in his wild state, he has a dusky grey plumage, and a much stronger voice than when in a cage. In our northern countries his feathers undergo a great alteration; and the bird becomes entirely white or yellow. … Continue reading The Canary-Bird, pp.172-173. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents]    THERE is not a brook purling along between the green confinement of two flowery hedges, not a rivulet winding through the green meadow, not a river pacing across the country, which is not frequented by this well-coloured and elegantly shaped little creature. We even see him often in the streets … Continue reading The Water Wag-Tail, pp.171-172. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents]    IS of the bigness of a sparrow. Its head is of a greenish yellow, spotted with brown; the throat, and belly are yellow; the breast and sides, under the wings, mingled with red; and the bird has a pretty note, not unlike that of the linnet. They build their nests … Continue reading The Yellow Hammer, pp.169-170. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents]    IS about the size of the Gold-Finch, and compensates, by a still more melodious voice, the want of variety in his plumage, which, except in the red-breasted species, is nearly all of one colour. His musical talents are, like those of many other birds, repaid with ungratefulness; for he is … Continue reading The Linnet, pp.168-169. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents]    IS also called Thistle-Finch, from his fondness for the seed of that plant. He is a very beautiful bird; his plumage is elegantly diversified. His form is small, but pleasing; his voice not loud, but sweet. He is easily tamed, and often exhibited as a captive, with a chain round … Continue reading The Gold-Finch, pp.166-168. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents]    IS a very docile bird, and will nearly imitate the sound of a pipe, or the whistle of man, with its voice, whose mellowness is really charming. He is, by bird-fancyers, supposed to excel all other small birds, by the softness of his tones and variety of his notes, except … Continue reading The Bull-Finch, pp.165-166. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents]    IS, after the robin-red-breast, the boldest of the small feathered tribe, which frequent our barns and houses; he is a courageous little creature, and fights undauntedly against birds ten times bigger than himself. We have seen the Sparrow introducing himself into pigeon-houses, and, in spite of the outraged parents, and … Continue reading The Sparrow, pp.163-165. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents]    HAS little to boast, if we consider his plumage, which is of a pale tawny colour, on the head and back, dashed with a little shade of olive; the breast and upper part of the belly incline to a greyish tint; and the lower part of the belly is almost … Continue reading The Nightingale, pp.160-163. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents]    IS another branch of the family of the Larks, and differs from the common ones in several particulars. The colour of the plumage is more uniform, but fainter and less beautiful; he has a shorter tail, and differs also in bigness; besides, he does not soar up so high in … Continue reading The Crested Lark, p.159. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents]    IS smaller than the Sky-Lark, and his voice deeper. The general character of the kind is found again in this bird, but the difference consists chiefly in his having a circle of white feathers encompassing the head, from eye to eye, like a crown or wreath, and the utmost feather … Continue reading The Wood Lark, p.158. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents]    IS generally distinguished from other sorts of birds, by the long spur of his back toe, the earthy colour of his feathers, and his singing as he mounts up in the air. The common Sky-Lark is not much bigger than the house sparrow. He builds his nest sometimes in the … Continue reading The Lark, pp.157-158. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents]    IS rather less than the thrush; but the upper side of the body is of the same colour; the breast not so much spotted; the coverings of the feathers of the underside of the wings, which in the thrush are yellow, are of orange colour in this bird; by which … Continue reading The Redwing, p.156. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents]    IS one of the best “quiristers” of the evening hymn in the grove. His tone is loud and sweet; the melody of his song is varied, and, although not so deep in the general diapazon of the woodland concert, as that of the black bird, yet it fills up agreeably, … Continue reading The Thrush, pp.155-156. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents]    IS a well-known bird in this country. They fly in flocks, together with the redwing and starlings, and shift places according to the season of the year. They abide with us in winter, and disappear in spring, so punctually, that after that time not one is to be seen. The … Continue reading The Fieldfare, p.154. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents]    SEEMS to have been a favourite of nature; she bestowed upon him several qualities, one of which would be sufficient to recommend him to the attention of man. The prettiness of his shape, the beauty of his plumage, the quickness of his motions, his familiarity with us in winter, and … Continue reading The Red-Breast, pp.151-153. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents]    IS something less than the swallow, and often confounded with him. He has a great head comparatively, and a wide mouth; his legs are very short but thick, and the feet very small. They very seldom alight on the ground, but sit upon the top of chimneys, church towers, and … Continue reading The Martin, pp.150-151. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents]    IT has long been a problem, whether these birds emigrate from countries to countries, or whether they remain the whole winter where they have abided during the summer season, and then hide themselves in caves, banks of rivers, holes of trees, clefts of rocks, to pass the cold months, in … Continue reading The Swallow, pp.148-149. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS of the bigness and shape of a black-bird; the tips of the feathers on the neck and back are yellow; the feathers under the tail of an ash-colour; the other parts of the plumage are black, with a purple or deep blue gloss, changing as it is variously exposed to … Continue reading The Stare, or Starling, pp.147-148. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] THIS well-known songster, does not soar up to the clouds, like the lark, to make his voice resound through the air; but keeps steady in the shady groves, which he fills with his melodious notes. Early at dawn, late at dusk, he continues his pleasing melody; and when incarcerated in the … Continue reading The Black Bird, or Black Ouzel, pp.146-147. →

[Extra Articles Contents] The Battle of Culloden, or ‘45 Rebellion, was really part 2 of a civil war and was borne of sentiments that hadn’t been dampened any after the Rebellion of 1715. Pretty quickly after the Union with England was concluded the same lords who got cushy seats and not-so-anonymous sums of money realised … Continue reading Culloden →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS well known as to his shape, but the colour varies so much that it eludes the rules of classification. They prefer a gregarious life, and abide often to the number of five or six thousand in a tower purposely built for them in the neighbourhood of the farm yard, with … Continue reading The Tame Pigeon, p.145. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] APPEARS to have been the origin of all the tribes of the pigeon kind. They generally build their nests either in holes of rocks or in excavated trees, and are, when taken young, easily brought to a domesticated state. They however preserve their original colour through several generations, and become by … Continue reading The Stock Dove, or Wood Pigeon, pp.144-145. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS of a pale chocolate or cream colour, with a black ringlet, with white edges, around the neck; the breed is common in England, and they are easily domesticated. Their habits are like those of other birds of the tribe. They are also called the Indian Turtle Dove, and are often … Continue reading The Ring Dove, p.143. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] BRINGS to the heart and mind recollections of the most pleasing kind; the name is nearly synonimous with faithfulness and unvariable affection. The male or female is so much attached to the respective mate that it is said, perhaps with more emphasis than truth, that if one dies the other will … Continue reading The Turtle Dove, pp.142-143. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS nearly as big as the common black-bird; he is an English bird, and is found in most counties of the island. He feeds upon fish, yet does not refuse insects when hungry. The head and upper side of the neck are of a kind of umber colour, and sometimes black … Continue reading The Water Ouzel, or Water Crake, p.141. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS a small bird measuring no more than twelve inches from the sharp point of the bill to the end of the tail. The bill is sharp, black, and somewhat bending; Nature seems to have sat down with pleasure and enjoyed her work when she was forming the moving and most … Continue reading The Hoopoe, p.140. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS the Alcyon of the ancients, and his name recalls to our mind the most lively ideas; it was believed that as long as the female sat upon her eggs, the god of storms and tempests refrained from disturbing the calmness of the waves, and Alcyon days were for navigators of … Continue reading The King Fisher, pp.138-139. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS next in size to the ostrich, but of a different nature. His wings are hardly perceptible, being very short and entirely concealed under the plumage. The general tint of his feathers is brown, with some spots of vermillion red; his head is small and depressed, with a horny crown; the … Continue reading The Cassowary, pp.136-137. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS bred in Africa, Asia, and America. It is the tallest of all birds; when he holds up his head he can reach eleven feet in height. The head is very small in comparison with the body, being hardly bigger than one of his toes. It is covered, as well as … Continue reading The Ostrich, pp.134-136. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS a small bird, being in length no more than seven inches. The colour of the breast and belly is of a dirty pale yellow, the throat has a little mixture of red; the head is black and the body and wings have black stripes upon an hazel-coloured ground. Their habits … Continue reading The Quail, p.133. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS in weight about fourteen ounces. The shape of this bird is peculiar to himself and the quail, having both a very short tail; his plumage, although it cannot boast of gaudiness, is very pleasing to the eye, being altogether a mixture of brown and fawn colour interspersed with grey and … Continue reading The Partridge, pp.131-132. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] THE name of this bird implies that he was originally a native of the banks of the river Phasis in Armenia; how and when he emigrated and began to haunt our groves, is unknown. The colour of this half domesticated fowl is very beautiful, uniting the brightness of deep yellow gold … Continue reading The Pheasant, pp.130-131. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS so well known that it would be lost labour to say much of him. His plumage is various and beautiful, his courage very great and proverbial, his sobriety astonishing, and his inward knowledge of the station which the sun holds in the firmament has baffled the most obstinate researches of … Continue reading The Common Cock, pp.127-130. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] WAS originally an inhabitant of America, from whence he was brought to Europe by some jesuit missionaries, which accounts for his being called a jesuit in some parts of the continent. Except the tuft on the head, which he does not share with the Peacock, and his plumage which is very … Continue reading The Turkey, pp.126-127. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] - whose gay train  Adorns him, colour’d with the florid hue  Of rainbows and starry eyes.  --------------------------------------------------MILTON’S PARADISE LOST, B. VI.  ASTONISHED at the unparallelled beauty of this bird, the ancients could not help indulging their lively and creative fancy, in accounting for the magnificence of his plumage. They made him … Continue reading The Peacock, pp.123-125. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] MAKE a family of themselves. The Wall Creeper, or Spider Catcher, is bigger than a house-sparrow. He has a long, slender, black bill; the head, neck, and back, are of an ash colour; the breast white; the wings a compound of lead and red tint. He is a brisk and cheerful … Continue reading The Creepers, p.122. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] Is less than a chafinch. The head, neck, and beak, are of an ash colour; the sides under the wings red; the throat and breast of a pale yellow; the chin is white, and the feathers under the tail are red, with white tips. He feeds upon nuts, which he hoards … Continue reading The Nuthatch, or Nutjobber, p.121. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS a bird of the stork kind, lately brought from Botany Bay. The beak of this creature is an anomaly among the rest; it is composed of two long sticks, apparently, as if of wood, with which they make a loud clattering noise, in order to clean them. The head is … Continue reading The Adjutant, pp.120-121. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] RECEIVES his name from the facility with which he pecks the insects from the chinks of trees, and holes in the bark. They are often seen hanging by their claws, and resting upon their tails against the stem of a tree; and after darting, with strength and noise, their beak against … Continue reading The Common Green Wood-Pecker, pp.119-120. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS a bird of the swallow kind, which some call the Churn Owl. His plumage is composed of black, brown, grey, white, and ferruginous colours, beautifully arranged. The tongue is small, and placed low in the mouth; the legs small also, feathered below the knee, and covered with scales. He receives … Continue reading The Goat-Sucker, p.118. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS about the bigness of a pigeon. His beak hooked at the end, is more than an inch and a half long. This bird has a circle or wreath of white, soft, and downy feathers, encompassed with yellow ones, beginning from the nostrils on each side, passing round the eye and … Continue reading The Barn Owl, pp.117-118. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents]    IS nearly the largest of all Owls, and has two long horns growing from the top of his head, above his ears, and composed of six feathers, which he can raise or lay down at pleasure. The eyes are large, and encircled with an orange-coloured iris; the ears are large … Continue reading The Horned Owl, pp.116-117. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents]    THIS is the first of the species of that name, and is supposed to have been the only one known to the ancients, since the time of Alexander the Great down to the age of Nero; but this opinion cannot be easily maintained, as the communication with the East Indies, … Continue reading The Ring Parroquet, pp.115-116. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] BELONGS to the same family of birds, and is distinguished from the parrots, and all others, by a beautiful crest, composed of a tuft of elegant feathers, which he can raise or depress at pleasure. We meet with some of a beautiful white plumage, and the inside feathers of the crest … Continue reading The Cockatoo, pp.114-115. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS less than the common parrot, and furnished with a longer tail. There are several varieties of this bird, whose habits and qualities are similar to those of the parrot. They are even more easily tamed, and, although they are not allotted so great a faculty of speech, they are the … Continue reading The Parroquet, p.114. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS the largest of the parrot kind, and painted with the finest colour Nature can bestow. The beak is uncommonly strong; and the tail proportionally longer than that of any parrots. Their voice is fierce and tremendous, and seems to utter the word “Arara,” which occasioned his going by that name … Continue reading The Macaw, p.113. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] HAD Nature united in the same creature the shape of man, as we perceive it in the largest monkies and apes; the intelligence of the elephant, who is so soon acquainted with the language of his keeper; and the faculty of speech, which she bestowed on the Parrot, we would have … Continue reading The Parrot, pp.111-113. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS about the bigness of the jay. His bill is black, sharp, and somewhat hooked. The head is of a sordid green, mingled with blue; of which colour is also the throat, with white lines in the middle of each feather; the breast and belly are of a pale blue, like … Continue reading The Roller, pp.110-111. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] WHEN in the productions of nature we find encumbrance added to inutility, we generally suppose that she has been mistaken; but this thought borders upon blasphemy against the wisdom of Providence. How can mean and limited beings as we are, so ignorant of the simplest mechanism of the world, suppose for … Continue reading The Calao, pp.109-110. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS a native of South America, very conspicuous for the bigness and shape of his bill. He is about the size of the magpie, but his beak is alone nearly as big as the rest of the body; the head is large and strong, and the neck short, in order the … Continue reading The Toucan, pp.108-109. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS less than the magpie, and resembles him more in the habits of his life, than in the shape and colour of his body. Talkative, and ready to imitate all sounds, as is the former, yet he can boast of ornamental colours, which the magpie is deprived of. Nothing can, on … Continue reading The Jay, pp.107-108. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] RESEMBLES the daw, except in the whiteness of the breast and wings, and the length of the tail. The black of his feathers is accompanied with a changing gloss of green and purple. It is a very loquacious creature, and can be brought to imitate the human voice as well as … Continue reading The Magpie, pp.106-107. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS much less than the crow. He has a large head and long bill, proportionally with the bigness of his body. The colour of the plumage is black, but on some parts inclining to a bluish hue; the fore part of the head is of a deeper black. He feeds upon … Continue reading The Jack Daw, pp.105-106. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] THE wrangling and screaming of these birds, on the tops of high trees, near gentlemen’s houses, and in the middle of cities, is not very pleasing; yet old habits, to which we are reconciled, have as much influence upon us, as if they were productive of amusement. Hence it has been … Continue reading The Rook, pp.104-105. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS less in size than the raven. The bill is strong, thick, and straight. The general colour is black, except the bottom of the feathers, which has a greyish tint. His delight is to feed upon carcases and dead animals, or malefactors exposed at the gibbet. Like the raven he has … Continue reading The Crow, pp.103-104. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS upwards of two feet in length, and above four in breadth. His weight is about three pounds. The bill is strong, black, and hooked. The plumage of the whole body of a shining black, glossed with deep blue; yet the black of the belly inclines to a dusky colour. He … Continue reading The Raven, pp.102-103. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] THE well-known notes of this bird, in spite of their monotony, are heard with pleasure from the grove, in the beginning of spring, as a sure prognostic of fine weather. His timidity keeps him in the thickets; and few men can boast of having spied him when he was singing. His … Continue reading The Cuckow, pp.100-101. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS somewhat bigger than the Eagle, but has not that noble spirit, which distinguishes the king of the air. His beak is large, and crooked at the end. His sense of smelling is very sagacious, so that he can perceive the savour of dead carcases from afar. His neck is for … Continue reading The Vulture, pp.98-99. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] CALLED in Yorkshire Flusher, is about the bigness of a Lark, with a large head. About the nostrils and corners of the mouth he has black hairs or bristles; and about the eyes a large black longitudinal spot; the back and upper side of the wings are of a rusty colour; … Continue reading The Little Butcher-Bird, pp.97-98. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] ALSO called the Nine Killer, is known in the north of England, by the name of Werkenjel. It is said, that he catches small birds to the number of nine, and affixes them to a thorn, one after another; and that when he has completed the number nine, he begins to … Continue reading The Butcher-Bird, pp.96-97. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS the least of the hawk species, and, as his name implies, is not much different in size from the Black-bird; the word Merlin signifying in French, a small merle or black-bird. However, he is one of the best birds our Falconers use for hawking. The male is also smaller than … Continue reading The Merlin, pp.95-96. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS about the size of the Goshawk, but of a thicker body. The head is covered with cinereous feathers, mixed with black; the throat and part of the breast are spotted with ash-colour; and the body is of a dark reddish brown, marked with small white lines.  The Red Indian Falcon … Continue reading The Mountain Falcon, pp.94-95. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS a predaceous bird of the hawk kind, and may be divided into several species. The Gerfalcon is found in the northern parts of Europe; and was anciently used for the noblest game, being the largest of all, and nearly as big as the Osprey. The bill is crooked and yellow; … Continue reading The Falcon, pp.93-94. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS of the hawk kind, but of an ignoble class. He is easily distinguished from any other birds of prey by his forked tail, and the slow and circular eddies he describes in the air, whenever he spies, from the regions of the clouds, a young duck or a chicken, strayed … Continue reading The Kite, p.92. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] THE Accipiter of the Ancients, and the Epervier of the French, is a spirited well shaped bird, about as big as a large wood pigeon; his beak is short, crooked, and of a bluish tint, but very black towards the tip; the tongue black and a little cleft; the eyes of … Continue reading The Sparrow Hawk, p.91. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents]    BREEDS in lofty trees in Scotland, and destroys a great quantity of small game, which he seizes with his sharp and crooked talons, and carries to his nest. Somewhat larger than the common buzzard, he is of the falcon tribe; has a blue bill, and a white stripe runs over … Continue reading The Goshawk, p.90. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents]    IS a rapacious bird, of the long-winged hawk kind, and the most common of all in England. He is of a sluggish indolent nature, often remaining perched on the same bough for the greatest part of the day, as if indifferent either to the allurements of food or of pleasure. … Continue reading The Buzzard, pp.89-90. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents]    WHICH seems to be the same with the English Bald Buzzard, is about three feet long from the point of the beak to the end of the talons, and nine spans broad from tip to tip of the wings. The bill resembles that of the golden eagle, and from the … Continue reading The Osprey, or Sea Eagle, pp.87-88. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] “See, from the hoary groves, that nod and wave  In th’ howling storm, on Jura’s frozen brow,  The royal Eagle, tyrant of the air,  Ascend, undazzl’d, to the blaze of noon;  And, from the radiant zenith, pouncing straight,  Seize on her prey - what time her downy brood,  On barren rocks … Continue reading The Eagle, pp.85-87. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] WHOSE name seems to carry with itself something of an opprobrious meaning, is not so despicable as not to deserve the attention of the keen observer of nature. Somewhat like the frog in the body, he also resembles him in his habits; but the frog is nimble and leaps at a … Continue reading The Toad, pp.83-84. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] THIS amphibious being is nearly related, as to shape, to the lizard, except that it has no tail in its perfect state. The tadpole is the embryo of the Frog, which is contained under that larva, and when it has attained its real growth, breaks its ties and acquires legs, leaving … Continue reading The Frog, pp.82-83. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] [A previous owner of the publication in front of me has added a note suggesting the author meant to title this "Sea-Elephant, or Walrus".] IT was a difficult point, with us, to decide where to place this amphibious quadruped, since he lives with equal ease, in the depth of the seas, … Continue reading The Sea-Horse, or Walrus, pp.81-82. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS the largest of the Lizard species, and, amphibious as the hippopotamus, links himself with the fish by his being oviparous, whilst the whale that is confined to the regions of the deep, and cannot live out of them, bears resemblance to the quadrupeds by its bringing forth her young alive. … Continue reading The Crocodile, or Alligator, pp.79-80. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS a small animal of the lizard species, about eleven inches in length. His natural colour is a bluish grey, but varies considerably when exposed to the sun, or placed upon some stuff of a bright colour, which he generally reflects so strongly as to lose his own. It has been … Continue reading The Cameleon, p.78. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] NATURE, in her provident wisdom, seems to have united, in an uninterruped chain, the whole of the creation. The coral brings the animal kingdom near the vegetable; the Bat calls on the quadrupeds and the birds with equal rights of affinity, and the Lizards join the inhabitants of the liquid element … Continue reading The Lizards, p.77. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] A SINGULAR genus of animals, partaking of the nature of both quadrupeds and birds, and which appears to be the link which unites these two kingdoms together. The common bat is much like a mouse, except that he has leather wings that support him in the air for the space of … Continue reading The Bat, p.76-77. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] A QUADRUPED but lately known; he is an inhabitant of India, and seems of a middle nature between the cow and the deer kind; in his body, horns, and tail he resembles the former, but the head, neck, and legs bear similarity to those of the latter. In the wild state … Continue reading The Nyl-Ghaw, p.75. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] Is a harmless inoffensive animal, and seems to bear enmity to no creature but the dog. He is caught in Savoy, and carried about in several countries for the amusement of the mob. When taken young this creature is easily tamed, and possesses great muscular strength and agility. He will often … Continue reading The Marmot, or Alpine Rat, p.74. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS a mild, timorous creature, not above four feet in height, and generally of a brown colour. They are used as beasts of burthen by the South Americans, and are so capriciously vindictive, that if their drivers strike them, they immediately squat down, and nothing but caresses can humour them to … Continue reading The Lhama, or Camel of America, p.73. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] A QUADRUPED of the oppossum kind, but bearing also a great affinity of shape and manners with the Jerboa, though considerably larger, for the body is upwards of three feet in length; the fore-feet are armed with five claws, and the hind ones with three, the middle one resembling a strong … Continue reading The Kangaroo, pp.72-73. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] A SINGULAR genus of animals; their principal character consisting in their having very short fore legs and very long hinder ones. This creature is about the size of a rat; the head resembles that of a rabbit with long whiskers, the tail is ten inches long, and terminated by a tuft … Continue reading The Jerboa, pp.71-72. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] A SPECIES of the weasel kind, found chiefly in Egypt, where he has been long domesticated, and even deified on account of his great utility in destroying serpents, snakes, rats, mice, and other vermin; he is also fond of crocodile’s eggs, which he digs out of the sand where they have … Continue reading The Ichneumon, p.71. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] AN animal of the mouse kind, of the order of Glires. They build their nests either in the hollow of trees, or near the bottom of thick shrubs, and line them most industriously with moss, soft lichens, and dead leaves. Conscious of the length of time he has to pass in … Continue reading The Dormouse, or Sleeper, p.70. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] OR as the French call him, the Cochon d’Inde, is generally white with spots of red and black. He is a native of the Brazils, but now domesticated in most parts of Europe; it is a very prolific animal, breeding nearly every two months, and bringing from four to twelve at … Continue reading The Guinea-Pig, or Cavi, pp.69-70. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] A very beautiful species of the deer, found in Africa and the East Indies, of a light red colour, though some of the kind are of a deeper red. He is about the size of a fallow deer, and often variegated with beautiful spots of bright white. The horns are slender … Continue reading The Axis, p.69. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS the most elegant quadruped in nature. He is striped all over with a most pleasing regularity; in form he resembles the mule, being smaller than the horse and bigger than the ass. The hair of his skin is uncommonly smooth, and he looks at a distance as an animal whom … Continue reading The Zebra, p.68. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS a small, yet bold animal, enemy to all others but those of his own kind. He is made somewhat like a weasel, and breeds in all countries of Europe; where he is tamed and taught to hunt rabbits out of their holes. His eyes are remarkably fiery. The tame ones … Continue reading The Ferret, p.67. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] HAS a long and thin body. There are some of this species of different colours, as red, brown, black, and some all white. There are two sorts, the domestic Weazel, living in houses, barns, &c. the other wild, living in the woods and mountains. In the northern parts of Europe they … Continue reading The Weasel, p.66. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] ELEGANCE of shape, spiritedness, and agility to leap from bough to bough in the forest, are the principal features of this pretty animal, whose spreading tail helps the creature as the wings support a bird in the air, and seems to unite the quadrupeds to the feathered tribe. The Squirrel is … Continue reading The Squirrel, pp.65-66. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] NATURE seems to have been singularly careful in the preservation of this animal, for she has surrounded him with a coat of armour, to defend him from his enemies. When closely pursued he turns himself and withdraws his head under the shell, and assumes the shape of a ball; if he … Continue reading The Armadillo, pp.64-65. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] IS a native of Brazil, not unlike the Racoon in the general form of the body. His eyes are small, but full of life, and when domesticated, this creature is very playful and amusing to his master. A great peculiarity belonging to this animal is the length of his snout, which … Continue reading The Coati Mondi, p.64. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] AS he is called by the negroes, is the most idle and listless of all breathing creatures. He can hardly be said to have been endowed, by Providence, with any kind of loco-motion, as his crawling on the earth or climbing the trees, is not only long and slow, but also … Continue reading The Sluggard, Sloth, or Potto, p.63. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents] DESERVES the closest observation of the philosopher, and his acknowledgment for the variety of means which nature employs to preserve the propagating species. The young of the Opossum are brought forth, as it should seem, before their time, and the finishing of their formation is performed in a bag, which the … Continue reading The Opossum, pp.62-63. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents]    IS reckoned the most intellectual animal in the creation after man. It has been supposed that in ancient times they lived nearer the poles then they now do; but however they are, at this time, confined nearly to the torrid zone. Nature, always impartial in the distribution of her gifts, … Continue reading The Elephant, pp.60-62. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents]    HAS so strong and disagreeable a smell that it is become proverbial; his skin is stiff, hard, and rugged, and when well prepared, lasts long in garments. His tail is not above two hands long. The breast, tail and legs, are of a blackish colour, but the belly and sides … Continue reading The Pole Cat, pp.59-60. →

[Three Hundred Animals Contents]    IS in size between a cat and a fox. The skin is spotted and beautiful, of a reddish grey colour. He is meek and gentle, except when provoked, and is easily domesticated. In Constantinople he strays from house to house, as does our cat, and in his wild state inhabits … Continue reading The Gennet Cat, p.59. →