THE COW FISH 295
BY SIR ALFRED RUSSELL WALLACE.

OLD RATTLER AND THE KING SNAKE 297
BY DAVID STARR JORDAN.

THE STORY OF A STRANGE LAND 303
BY DAVID STARR JORDAN.

THE COLOR OF ANIMALS 315
BY SIR JOHN LUBBOCK BART.

PROTECTIVE RESEMBLANCES IN SPIDERS 343
BY E. G. PECKHAM.

THE BATH OF THE BIRDS 369
BY RICHARD JEFFERIES.

THE LOON 378
BY HENRY D. THOREAU.

THE DARTMOOR PONIES 384
BY ARABELLA R. BUCKLEY.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES 396

SUGGESTIONS FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING 398


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