ZOOLOGICAL MYTHOLOGY

OR

THE LEGENDS OF ANIMALS

BY

ANGELO DE GUBERNATIS

PROFESSOR OF SANSKRIT AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE IN THE ISTITUTO DI STUDII

SUPERIORI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO, AT FLORENCE

FOREIGN MEMBER OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF PHILOLOGY AND ETHNOGRAPHY

OF THE DUTCH INDIES

IN TWO VOLUMES

VOL. II.

LONDON

TRÜBNER & CO., 60 PATERNOSTER ROW

1872

[All rights reserved]

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CONTENTS.

Part First.

THE ANIMALS OF THE EARTH.

(Continued.)

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CHAPTER V.
The Hog, the Wild Boar, and the Hedgehog,	1
CHAPTER VI.
The Dog,	17
CHAPTER VII.
The Cat, the Weasel, the Mouse, the Mole, the Snail, the Ichneumon, the Scorpion, the Ant, the Locust, and the Grasshopper,	41
CHAPTER VIII.
The Hare, the Rabbit, the Ermine, and the Beaver,	76
CHAPTER IX.
The Antelope, the Stag, the Deer, and the Gazelle,	83
CHAPTER X.
The Elephant,	91
CHAPTER XI.
The Monkey and the Bear,	96
CHAPTER XII.
The Fox, the Jackal, and the Wolf,	121
CHAPTER XIII.
The Lion, the Tiger, the Leopard, the Panther, and the Chameleon,	153
CHAPTER XIV.
The Spider,	162

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Part Second.

THE ANIMALS OF THE AIR.

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CHAPTER I.
Birds,	167
CHAPTER II.
The Hawk, the Eagle, the Vulture, the Phœnix, the Harpy, the Strix, the Bat, the Griffon, and the Siren,	180
CHAPTER III.
The Wren, the Beetle, and the Firefly,	207
CHAPTER IV.
The Bee, the Wasp, the Fly, the Gnat, the Mosquito, the Horsefly, and the Cicada,	215
CHAPTER V.
The Cuckoo, the Heron, the Heathcock, the Partridge, the Nightingale, the Swallow, the Sparrow, and the Hoopoe,	225
CHAPTER VI.
The Owl, the Crow, the Magpie, and the Stork,	243
CHAPTER VII.
The Woodpecker and the Martin,	264
CHAPTER VIII.
The Lark and the Quail,	273
CHAPTER IX.
The Cock and the Hen,	279
CHAPTER X.
The Dove, the Duck, the Goose, and the