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AQUAXIUM. important offices to perform. Presently, in the course of a few days, if you watch him and are fortunate, you will see this wonderful little fish engaged, in the most useftil manner, in building a nest. He seizes hold of one little bit of weed, then of another, and carries them all to some safe comer, till at last his nest is built. Having done this, he gently allures his mate to their new-made home. Here she deposits her eggs, and having done this, resigns the care of them to our hero of the purple and gold, who watches over them with an anxiety that no male in creation but the male stickleback seems to know. He fans and fi-eshens the water with his fins, and at last, when the young are hatched, watches over their attempts at swimming with the greatest
•where they abound. It is subject to much variation, not only in the colour but in the fins, which are sometimes double, and not unfrequently have triple tails. In the latter case, however, it appears that the tail is thus developed at the expense of part or the whole of some other fin. When young the gold carp is of a very dark colour, approaching to black ; this dark colour is replaced by the golden-red hue, more or less early according to the constitution of the individual. The silver carp is merely a variety of the same species, and both are as hardy as the comnsonest sorts, if treated with ordinary care. Their tenacity of life is curiously illustrated in a paper furnished some time ago to Household Words by a celebrated naturalist :— " Last summer I was invited to inspect the result of a haul of gold fish from a small garden-pond near London. So mighty was the draught that it three-quarters fiUed a watering-cart, such as is used in London for watering the streets. All colours of the rainbow were reflected from their resplendent bodies. On sorting them, my surprise was great to find the majority of them alive, although, at that time, they had been out of the water twelve long hours. By the kind permission of the owner I selected half a dozen of the finest, intending to have a fry, never having tasted such a regal dish. These victims were placed in a basket, and left all night in a cellar. The next day their panting gills proclaimed that Kfe was not yet extinct. I placed them in a tub of water, and in a few minutes aU but one recovered their spirits, and swam about as though nothing had happened; thus escaping the firying-pan, bowl." to spend the remainder of their days in a glass The common carp, although not as gorgeous as his Chinese relation, is a handsome fellow, ffis upper parts are of a rich olive-brown, darker about the head than elsewhere ; the under parts delicate cream-colour ; and the fins brown, tinged with red. It is wonderfully prolific, and its roe has been sometimes found to turn the scale against the rest of the carcass. It is capable of attaining a very great age—two hundred years, say some naturalists, though others modestly fix the maximum of the carp's life at a century. Unless, however, your aquaria be of large dimensions, the carp will be found a little large, being commonly at least a foot long. The species known as the Prussian carp is much more suitable. It may be easily known from the common carp by possessing no barbules on the Ups. Its colours closely resemble those of the 777
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BEETON'S BOOK OF POULTRY AND DOMEST
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PREEACE. TT is an aphorism of Brill
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THE AQUAEIUM. iNALYSIS OF CONTENTS.
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LIST OF COLOURED ILLUSTRATIONS, FRO
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X LIST OP WOODCUTS Disao, iBE Page
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ill ttSI 0» W00l)0t;*8. BQTJIEKEI/
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are constructed in such a manner as
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alternations -with ease, provided h
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form recurringj indeed, abno'st all
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PIGEONS. the banyan (on the small r
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— tie presence of a body of mea w
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PIGEONS. to speak, or even to shout
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pieEONs. every point, excepting wte
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PIGEONS. to fly for a prize. They w
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PIGEONS. resdit win be a race of we
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of snch a thing, but I think it ver
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on the rump, vent, and thighs, the
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tliree erperienced birds, and very
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them. By continuing this for some w
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time to consume it. If this state o
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eiata of all its feathers curling u
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nasovB. useful sort, however—and
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— known by tteir, duller plumage,
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PIGEONS. " JacoUnes," says Willugli
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, PIGEOSS. Pied, mottled, or fowl-f
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KGEONS. they are called Mahomets."
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PIOEONS. The bottom of the box or b
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Nor is the " skimiem's" a solitary
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FIGEOiaS. PIGEON CATCHING IN THE PY
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PIGEONS Every pigeon, male and fema
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aocnnmlate on or near them, sictnes
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FIGEONS. It is advisable, therefore
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iGEONB. may breed the faster for th
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FIOEONS. ration of thicty honrs, as
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FieEONS. To fatten young pigeons, t
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PIGEONS. been cut away and the plac
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O07S8. deservirg the respect of man
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measure about seventeen inches, and
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DOMESTIC POULTRY. THEIR STBTTCTITEI
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THEIR STKUCTUKB. digestive organs
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IWETR OBIGIN IN BKIIAIN bird— ^th
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lEEIB OBIODT IN BBIIAIN. The coster
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THBIB, OKIGIN IN BElTAHf. took no n
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THEIR OEIGDf IN BKITADf. with the a
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QAim novas. VARIETIES: IHEIB, CHOIC
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BAKIAUS: SOBEINGa. training, is ver
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5 BLA.CE SPANISH : HAMBUB6S. hens a
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— FOLANDS : COCHIN CHDfAS. posses
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MALAY i BRAHMA POOTBA. habits of do
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SULTANS, kmg clogged tail hanging r
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FEEDING AHD lATTENING. {he increase
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PBEDINO AUD PATTENING. in England,
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A NI8HT WITH IHE CHICKENS. And may
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COSCEBNINa £GG6 AND CHICKS. to rel
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THE TUBKET. Roast turkey is one amo
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THB TUBKBT. attained an enormous we
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"HE TUKKBT. nnd continued motionles
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THE WILD DUOK. THE DUOK. The duck i
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THE BUCK. in height as the ditch de
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THE DUCK. out of the qnestion, bent
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IHE DUCK. to the bant, now dry as w
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THE SUCK. make it a credit to the p
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THE BUCK. alarm, and plunge with gr
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BMDEN OEESIL GEESE, The common goos
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THE GOOSE. sharpiir pointed and of
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IKE aoosE. the procuring of whicli
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THE GOOSE. year's growth, and in. t
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THE DUCK. eat hemlock, bnt I believ
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THEia DISEASES ASD CUAE. noise on m
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very attentive to the female, assis
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THE BABBIT. The value of this littl
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THE BABBIT. same autliority declare
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THB BABBII lower parts. It would so
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THE RABBII. Btocked with varions ki
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THE BABBIT. elder ones striving for
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THE BABBIT. ehoiild always be open
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lUiS BABBIT. hole of STiffioient si
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TEE BABBIT. scheme, with a select p
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THB OLD-FASHIONED BABBII-HUTOH. coN
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TEE KABBIT. mTtred within the narro
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THE BABBIT. rally accepted form of
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THE BABBIT. rate. The floors should
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THE BABBIT. In-eeds in great number
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THE BABBIT. what colours the coat o
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IHB BABBIT. as a refuge for its you
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THE BABBIT. They will be lank and s
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TOX AXD BABBIT. privacy of the doe'
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TBX ni'BBIT. nut a single one of th
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TUB &ABBIT. her (ihitd by tbe ear t
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THE SABBII. FEEBINO. Thekb is a gre
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9HS BABBIT. green-meat, is to 00111
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THE RABBIT. leaves, split peas, and
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THB fOBl'S PETS. THE HARE. This emb
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THE HABE. kind. A man who declined
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THZ HABE. haps his mother—came do
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THE HAKE. with a vhite tail. It mak
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THE HAUB, experience some difficult
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THE HEDGEHOG. than it could fe'.cli
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THE HESOHHOn. the same tntli hydroc
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THE HEDBEHOG. snch an' extent in th
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THE HEDGEHOG. Apropos of the hedgeh
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TH£ HEDGEHOG. times lick the hand
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THE DOG. It Las happened, in writin
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tHE DOG. One of tlie most able of m
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THE DOff. tlifftn lie conceived a c
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THE DOG. ispecies is become our pro
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THE DINGO, YAEIETIES OF THE DOG. WI
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THE SOS. Their females bring forth
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IHE DOG. sequence that lie is to be
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THE ESQUIMAUX DOG. The sledge-drawi
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THB D0&. he would carry every scrap
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gmded generosity of philanthropists
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THE SOCn r.nd their upper lips are
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slightest excitement—often, upon
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ITra BOG. regularly fed, the greate
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he was secreted, at the distance of
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THX Doa. " gentle'" stag, but it sh
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og," and in that country boar-hnnti
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THE GBDTHOUND. This variety of dog
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thered " spaniel fashion. It is bol
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THE soa. to come near the fire the
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THE S0&. vestigation relative to th
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THE BOG. having dmnk its fill, it c
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THE DOR. game that has fa]len at a
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IKE tioe. wards. At last, out Bpi'a
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etter sanctuary against the north w
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THE DOS. stantly losing bimself. Th
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THE DOG. THE SHEEP-DOQ. STOEIBS OP
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and haviag selected some sheep from
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THE DOS. for them, and set about de
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THE soa. his bull as bravely as eve
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THE BOS. he is 30 eloquent. Here is
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TiEE DOG. young dogs, however, and
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1KB DOB. or fence, with, his four f
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— THE DOG. MOUNT SAIKT BERNARD MA
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THE BOG. a like number before tbe w
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THE DOG. The same authority relates
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THE DOG. IHE MANAGEMENT OF PUPPIES.
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THX DOG. now TO TEED THE DOG. Not o
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THE BOG. exception, souses it into
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IHE BOG. Concerning " scraps," too,
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THE DOG. little powdered camphor ru
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THE DOG, mouth, and drinkin^g it gr
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treatment of his wound. Washing the
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for hyclrophobia, and that many a p
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lEE DOG. days. Nothing can be farth
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TBX BOO. DAUtAMAN, OK PLUM-PUDDINQ
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THE DOS. and the dog generally is n
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THE SOG. boisterously unruly. He do
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THE SOG. tuumal must not cease. Its
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— CATS. THE WILD CAT, That tlie w
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THE CAT. an eightli ; length of tai
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TEE OAT, ' Its upper parts are clea
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IHE CAT. Bcribe, " In Egypt the cat
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THE OAT. tion had tlie poet fiw Ms
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THE CA.T. In the apothecaries' shop
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IHZ CAT. oat tie &st deciduous mola
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certainly is, where the oandal appe
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SIOBIES OF BEUASKABLB CATS. The wri
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TEE CAT. There used to come to our
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arrangement was carried out to the
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THE CAT. booming sound of thunder s
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THE CAT. after them : bo that for c
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icucc. Either from fear of the men,
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THE CAT. instance of this occurred
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IHB CAI. without graaa to eat ! I h
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THE SQUIEREL. This pretty tome pet,
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THE SQUIItBEL. Bqnirrel scratcies o
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THE SQUntRVIi. one of the peibbles
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THE SQTTlaKEL. feet " clean," his e
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THE SQUIBBEL. men." According to tl
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THIS MOUSE. last was consumed, and
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THE HOUSE. Baturalists with the sqa
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THE HOUSE, gardens and making free
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THE MOUSE. toach the ground, doth h
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THE MOUSE. muuli as the mouse above
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THE HOtrSB. be effected. Holes, the
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THE HOUSE. (SatiooB. They not only
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THE MOUSE. pions—he will, should
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THE GUINEA FIG. poEcs. Nevertheless
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THE I0BI0I8E, at liberty, and it gr
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THE iosTo;si;. " April 19. Timotty,
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HVBBR THE BLIBD NATURALIST. THE BEE
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IHE BEI. thick as arro'ns which lea
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TEE BEE. bers ; and by tliis time,
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THE BBB. merest whisper of her ambi
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THE BEE, shotild be perforated thro
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TEE BEE. were not doing well, but -
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IHE BEE. in her chops as she flies,
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THE BEE. their loss by smell, touch
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discover it to be composed of six p
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THE BEE. which receives and digests
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THE BEE. ont : tte bees were got un
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Page 410 and 411: THE PONY. bewildered that they woul
Page 412 and 413: THE PONT. •fhat SO noble and inva
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Page 416 and 417: THE PONT. ing or picketed to a tent
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Page 422 and 423: THB PONY. will be fully competent.
Page 424 and 425: iSE PONY. h« will live many years
Page 426 and 427: THE PONT, averts his eyes elsewhere
Page 428 and 429: THE PONT. overcome, no other of any
Page 430 and 431: THE 90NKET. turn, made a pause, and
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Page 434 and 435: THE DONKBT. Btill an inhabitant of
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Page 438 and 439: 'Tb:e boat. which shfc drank gre«d
Page 440 and 441: THE GOAT. one light baby. As to bab
Page 442 and 443: AQUABimt. sqiare-sided tank be used
Page 444 and 445: AQUABIUJC. year (1849), and chose f
Page 446 and 447: AqUABIUH. Tlie following year a gre
Page 450 and 451: AQUAAIUH. conunon carp, except that
Page 452 and 453: AQUAKIUM. the thumb of a miller. Th
Page 454 and 455: AQUAKIVU. to practical experiment.
Page 456 and 457: y a dozen its chance of longevity i
Page 458 and 459: AqUAEIUM. When about to assume the
Page 460 and 461: it ; but shuiild it become tu^bid,
Page 462 and 463: AQUAIUOM. realm of its own plants.
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Page 466 and 467: AqUAitltTM. curious incidentg. As 1
Page 468 and 469: AQUARIUM. the crab, if it is unfort
Page 470 and 471: AqTTABIITM:. and see that no worms
Page 472 and 473: the glass, spoiling yoi* prospect.
Page 474 and 475: : led on by the praiseworthy hope a
Page 476 and 477: — — Following the arrangement a
Page 478 and 479: yEBNS. said to be doraal/ when in t
Page 480 and 481: FEEITB. seventeen genera, which, in
Page 482 and 483: FEBHS. of Pohjpodmm and PoJysUcfiMm
Page 484 and 485: — the extremity, and the leaflets
Page 486 and 487: 2. Lady Fben (Asplemum FiUx Fcemma)
Page 488 and 489: IXBHS. slendei ; the pinnas ovate w
Page 490 and 491: called the Fox fern. Its botanical
Page 492 and 493: Flate4.—1, Brake, orEagls Fern. A
Page 494 and 495: names, Pteris, Oryptograrmna, and O
Page 496 and 497: 6. Common Poitpobt {Polypodmm Yulgc
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place from whicli our specimen has
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tnresqnely managed in the-fem slied
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particular species to be potted may
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Aura. be made a source of pleasure,
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l^INE ART BOOKS. THE DORE GIFT BOOK
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POETICAL WORKS. WILLIAM WORDSWORTH'
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POETICAL WORKS. THOMAS HOOiyS WORKS
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. FAMILY BIBLES AND POPULAR COMMENT
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USEFUL AND INSTRUCTIVE BOOKS. WARD
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ILLUSTRATED GIFT BOOKS. The Good Wo
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FOR EVERY HOME. The Family Circle.
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BOOKS FOR YOUNG MEN. The World Ia-b
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