INDEX.

A. PAGE Addax, 171-173 Adder, 628 Ant, 671 agricultural, 672 habits of, 674 cocoon, 675 Aoudad, 212-215 Ape, 387 brought by Solomon, 389 worshipped in India, 390-395 Apis, 145 Ass, 315 domesticated, 315 royal, 316 treatment of, 319 saddle, 321 in Cairo, 323 uses of, 326 wild, 328 B. Badger, 96 skins for tabernacle, 96-112 skins for robes and sandals, 97 nocturnal in habits, 100 Barbel, long-headed, 639 Bat, 401 Bear, Syrian, 103 omnivorous, 106 a dangerous enemy, 108 robbed of whelps, 110 mode of fighting, 110 Beden, 233-237 Bee, 664 banded, 664 hives, 667 honey, 667 Behemoth, 372 food, 376 hunted, 380 Bison, 160 Bittern, 536 haunts waste places, 538 cry, 538 nest, 540 Blue thrush, 481 Boer hunting the lion, 36-41 Bottles, skin, 221-225 Bubale, 173-175 Buffalo, 149 Bull, 142 wild, 152 hunted with nets, 153 C. Calf, 134 fatted, 135 worshipped, 146, 148 Camel, 248 Arabian, 248 Bactrian, 248, 286-290 milk of, 251 power of carrying water, 252 flesh, 254 as beast of burden, 255-258 riding, 259-268 speed, 269 malice of, 273 food, 277-280 foot, 280 hair and skin, 283 needle's eye, 284 Caspian emys, 580 hibernates, 581 terror to horses, 581 legends, 582 Cattle, 132 Cerastes, 624 Chameleon, 602 strength of grasp, 607 eyes, 607 change of color, 608 Chamois, 211 Chariots, 300-311 Chetah, 42 Cobra di capello, 616 Cockatrice, 628 Coney, 366 ruminant, 368 watchful, 370 Coral, 695 Cormorant, 563 fishing, 564 voracious, 565 in China, 565 nests, 566 Coryphene, 641 Crane, 549 Crocodile, 585 description in Job, 586 worshipped by Egyptians, 589 seizing its prey, 592 eggs, 595 hunting, 598 Cuckoo, 487 great spotted, 488 Cyprius, 602 D. Deer, 238 hunted, 244 watchfulness of, 244-246 Deloul, 268 Dhubb, 583 Dishon, 171 Dove, 489 turtle, 489, 496 Noah's, 490 in sacrifice, 491 carrier, 493 blue rock, 495 collared turtle, 497 palm, 497 Barbary, 497 E. Eagle, 430 golden, 433 short-toed, 434 Egret, 548 Egyptian mastigure, 583 Elephant, 349 ivory, 349 in war, 352 in hunting, 362 F. Falcon, peregrine, 445 lanner, 445 Fallow deer, 173-175 Field-mouse, 121-124 Fishes, 635-648 apostolic fishermen, 635 as food, 637 manner of catching, 643 as symbols, 646 Flea, 688 Flies, 683 god of, 684 Frogs, 630 plague of, 631 green, 632 edible, 632 Fox, 76 plentiful in Palestine, 77 feeds upon the slain, 78 Samson's foxes, 78-85 G. Gazelle, 163 mode of defence, 165 manner of capture, 166 chase of, 166-170 Gecko, 605 Gier-eagle, 419 Gnats, 685 Goad, 137 Goat, 217 as food, 217-219 milking-scene, 220 hair for clothing, 220 skin bottles, 221-225 kneading-troughs, 225 scapegoat, 226 intractable, 227 separated from sheep, 227-229 H. Hamster, 124 Hare, 126 not a ruminant, 127 two species in Palestine, 131 Hart, 255 Hawk, 447 sparrow, 448 harrier, 451 white, 453 dove, 453 blue, 453 ring-tailed, 453 night, 462 Herdsmen, 144 Arab, 177 Heron, 542 as food, 542 sociable, 544 flight, 546 nest, 547 Hind, 255 Hippopotamus, 374 Honey, 667 Hoopoe, 476 legend of, 477 Hornet, 669 Horse, 291 Arab, 291 hoofs, 295 sale of Arab, 296-300 chariots, 300 Horse-leech, 693 House-top, 480 Hyacinthine gallinule, 560 Hyæna, 85 as scavenger, 86-88 haunting graves, 88 odour of, 89 superstitions concerning, 90 Hyrax, 366 I. Ibex, 233-236 Ibis, white or sacred, 562 Ichneumon, 596 Insects, 657 Ivory, 349-352 J. Jackal, 76 Jerboa, 125 K. Kestrel, 449 Kite, 440 red, 441 black, 442 Kneading-troughs, 225 L. Lämmergeier, 411 food, 414 bone-breaker, 414 Lapwing, 476 Leviathan, 585 Lizard, 602 Locust, 657 swarms, 658 plague of, 660 as food, 661 Louse, 686 Lump-fish, 641 M. Mole, 114 hard to capture, 116 frequents ruins, 117 food, 118 Molluscs, 648 Monitor, 605 Nilotic, 610 land, 610 Monkey, 387 Mosquito, 686 Mouflon, 215 Mouse, 119 voracity, 119 Mule, 333 ridden by kings, 335 perverse, 336 Muræna, 639 Moth, clothes, 678 silkworm, 680 N. Night-hawk, 462 Nightjar, 462 cry, 464 Nile-perch, 647 Nineveh, sculptures of, 34 O. Oryx, 154-156 Osprey, 436 fishing, 436 flight, 438 Ossifrage, 411 Ostrich, 523 neglect of young, 526-528 nest in sand, 526 chase, 529 scent, 530 speed, 531 as food, 532 eggs, 534 cry, 531 Ounce, 42 Owl, 454 use in bird-catching, 455 little, 455 barn, 455 screech, 456 great, 456 Egyptian eagle, 458 European eagle, 458 Virginian eared, 458 Ox, 133 stalled, 133 yoke, 136 plough, 136 goad, 137 threshing, 138 cart, 139 pasturage, 141 worshipped, 148 P. Palestine, 470 Partridge, 505 desert, 507 Passover, 204 Samaritan, 205-210 Peacock, 501 Pearl, 653 Pelican, 567 pouch, 569 feeding young, 570 legends, 570 flight, 572 crested, 573 Pigeon, 489 Plough, 136 Porcupine, 113 Poultry, 498 Purple dye, 649 Pygarg, 171 Q. Quail, 509 sent to Israelites, 510 flight, 511 as food, 511 mode of capture, 512 R. Rams' horns, 201-203 Raven, 516 in ark, 516 sent to Elijah, 518 notices of, in Talmud, 519 ashy-necked, 520 in Jerusalem, 520 S. Scheltopusic, 603 Scorpion, 690 Serpents, 613 motion, 614 poison, 615 sluggish, 620 anecdotes of, 620 Sheat-fishes, 637 Sheep, 177 pasturage, 177 watering, 180 names, 186 folds, 189-191 dogs, 191 broad-tailed, 194 uses of, 197 in sacrifice, 203 Shepherds, 185 sling, 185 care of flock, 188 Shephiphon, 624 Silkworm, 681 Skink, 603 Snail, 652 Snake, glass, 603 dart, 616 charmer, 617 Sparrow, 479 on house-tops, 480 value of, 483 caught with nets, 484 nests, 485 tree, 486 Spider, 692 Sponge, 694 Star-gazer, 647 Stork, 553 sacred, 554 migratory, 556 care of young, 557 black, 558 Sucking-fish, 640 Surmullet, 648 Swallow, 466 swift, 470, 474 Swan, 560 Swine, 337 prohibited to Jews, 337 hated, 338 wild, 334 T. Threshing, 138 Tortoise, 577 as food, 577 slow-motioned, 579 Toxicoa, 627 Tunny, 641 U. Unicorn, 158 a real animal, 159 V. Viper, horned, 624 sand, 627 Vulture, Egyptian, 419 scavengers, 421 griffon, 423 W. Wanderoo, 395-400 Weasel, 92 fond of eggs, 94 story of owl and weasel, 94 Wild bull, 152 goat, 233 ass, 328 boar, 344 Wind-hover, 449 Wolf, 69 only mentioned symbolically, 69 hunting in packs, 71 fierceness of, 71 special enemy of sheep, 72 tamed by a monk, 75 Wool, 199 Worm, crimson, 676 Y. Yoke, 136

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This book contains a description of each animal mentioned in the Bible, and tells of its appearance, its habits and the use to which it was put by mankind.

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Transcriber's note:

Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note. Irregularities and inconsistencies in the text have been retained as printed.

The illustrations have been moved so that they do not break up paragraphs, thus the page number of the illustration might not match the page number in the List of Illustrations.