Cassell's Natural History, Vol. 3 (of 6)
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1. Front matter2. CASSELL’S NATURAL HISTORY3. CHAPTER I. ARTIODACTYLA—RUMINANTIA: BOVIDÆ—SHEEP, GOATS, AND GAZELLES.4. CHAPTER II. RUMINANTIA: BOVIDÆ (continued)—ANTELOPES.5. CHAPTER III. ARTIODACTYLA: RUMINANTIA—BOVIDÆ (Concluded).—OXEN, PRONGHORN ANTELOPE, MUSK [DEER], AND GIRAFFE.6. CHAPTER IV. THE CERVIDÆ, OR ANTLERED RUMINANTS: THE ELK, ELAPHINE, SUB-ELAPHINE, AND RUSINE DEER.7. CHAPTER V. THE MUNTJACS—THE ROEBUCK—CHINESE DEER—REINDEER—AMERICAN DEER—DEERLETS—CAMEL TRIBE—LLAMAS.8. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION—THE SQUIRREL, MARMOT, ANOMALURE, HAPLODONT, AND BEAVER FAMILIES.9. CHAPTER II. THE DORMOUSE, LOPHIOMYS, RAT, AND MOUSE FAMILIES.10. CHAPTER III. MOLE RATS, POUCHED RATS, POUCHED MICE, JERBOAS, AND OCTODONTIDÆ.11. CHAPTER IV. PORCUPINES—CHINCHILLAS—AGOUTIS—CAVIES—HARES AND RABBITS—PIKAS.12. CHAPTER V. FOSSIL RODENTIA.13. CHAPTER I. TARDIGRADA, OR SLOTHS.14. CHAPTER II. THE ANT-EATERS.15. CHAPTER III. THE ARMADILLO FAMILY.16. CHAPTER I. SUB-ORDER MARSUPIATA.—THE KANGAROO AND WOMBAT FAMILIES.17. CHAPTER II. THE PHALANGER, POUCHED BADGER, AND DASYURE FAMILIES.18. CHAPTER III. THE OPOSSUMS.19. CHAPTER IV. SUB-ORDER—MONOTREMATA.[129]20. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION—WING-STRUCTURE AND FEATHERS—DISTRIBUTION.21. CHAPTER II. THE ANATOMY OF A BIRD.[138]22. CHAPTER III. DIVISION I.—THE CARINATE BIRDS (CARINATÆ).23. CHAPTER IV. THE LONG-LEGGED HAWKS AND BUZZARDS.24. CHAPTER V. EAGLES AND FALCONS.25. CHAPTER VI. THE OSPREYS AND OWLS.26. CHAPTER VII. THE PARROTS.27. CHAPTER VIII. CUCKOOS—HONEY GUIDES—PLAINTAIN-EATERS—WOODPECKERS—TOUCANS—BARBETS.28. CHAPTER IX. THE JACAMARS, PUFF BIRDS, KINGFISHERS, HORNBILLS, AND HOOPOES.29. CHAPTER X. THE BEE-EATERS—MOTMOTS—ROLLERS—TROGONS—NIGHTJARS, OR GOATSUCKERS—SWIFTS—HUMMING BIRDS.