The Project Gutenberg EBook of A Book of Natural History, by VariousThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV.Author: VariousEditor: David Starr JordanRelease Date: April 28, 2006 [EBook #18274]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: UTF-8*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A BOOK OF NATURAL HISTORY ***Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Paul Ereaut, Laura Wisewelland the Online Distributed Proofreading Team athttp://www.pgdp.net +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | YOUNG FOLKS' | | | | LIBRARY | | SELECTIONS FROM THE CHOICEST LITERATURE OF ALL LANDS: | | FOLK-LORE, FAIRY TALES, FABLES, LEGENDS, NATURAL | | HISTORY, WONDERS OF EARTH, SEA AND SKY, | | ANIMAL STORIES, SEA TALES, BRAVE DEEDS, | | EXPLORATIONS, STORIES OF SCHOOL AND | | COLLEGE LIFE, BIOGRAPHY, | | HISTORY, PATRIOTIC | | ...
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Title: A Book of Natural History
Young Folks' Library Volume XIV.
Author: Various
Editor: David Starr Jordan
Release Date: April 28, 2006 [EBook #18274]
Language: English
Character set encoding: UTF-8
*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A BOOK OF NATURAL HISTORY ***
Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Paul Ereaut, Laura Wisewell
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| YOUNG FOLKS' |
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| LIBRARY | | |
| SELECTIONS FROM THE CHOICEST LITERATURE OF ALL LANDS: |
| FOLK-LORE, FAIRY TALES, FABLES, LEGENDS, NATURAL |
| HISTORY, WONDERS OF EARTH, SEA AND SKY, |
| ANIMAL STORIES, SEA TALES, BRAVE DEEDS, |
| EXPLORATIONS, STORIES OF SCHOOL AND |
| COLLEGE LIFE, BIOGRAPHY, |
| HISTORY, PATRIOTIC |
| ELOQUENCE, POETRY |
| |
| THIRD EDITION |
| REVISED IN CONFERENCE BY |
| |
| THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, |
| PRESIDENT WILLIAM JEWETT TUCKER, |
| HAMILTON WRIGHT MABIE, HENRY |
| VAN DYKE, NATHAN HASKELL DOLE |
| _TWENTY VOLUMES_ _RICHLY ILLUSTRATED_ |
| |
| BOSTON |
| HALL AND LOCKE COMPANY |
| PUBLISHERS |
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COPYRIGHT, 1902,
BY HALL & LOCKE COMPANY.
BOSTON, U. S. A.
Stanhope Press
F. H. GILSON COMPANY
BOSTON, U. S. A.
EDITORIAL BOARD
THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH, Editor-in-chief,
Author, poet, former editor _Atlantic Monthly_, Boston, Mass.
The HON. GEORGE FRISBIE HOAR,
United States Senator, Worcester, Mass.
The HON. JOHN D. LONG,
Secretary of the United States Navy, Boston.
HAMILTON WRIGHT MABIE, LL.D.,
Author, literarian, associate editor _The Outlook_, New York.
ERNEST THOMPSON-SETON,
Artist, author, New York.
JOHN TOWNSEND TROWBRIDGE,
Author, poet, and editor, Arlington, Mass.
The REVEREND CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY,
Archdeacon, author, Philadelphia.
JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS,
Humorous writer, Atlanta, Ga.
MARY HARTWELL CATHERWOOD,
Historical novelist, Chicago.
LAURA E. RICHARDS,
Author, Gardiner, Me.
ROSWELL FIELD,
Author, editor _The Evening Post_, Chicago.
TUDOR JENKS,
Author, associate editor _Saint Nicholas_, New York.
GEORGE A. HENTY,
Traveller, author, London, England.
KIRK MUNROE,
Writer of stories for boys, Cocoanut Grove, Fla.
EDITH M. THOMAS,
Poet, West New Brighton, N.Y.
CAROLINE TICKNOR,
Author, editor, Boston.
WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER, D.D., LL.D.,
President Chicago University.
DAVID STARR JORDAN, M.D., LL.D.,
President Leland Stanford Junior University, naturalist, writer,
Stanford University, Cal.
CHARLES ELIOT NORTON, A.M., LL.D., etc.,
Scholar, author, Emeritus Professor of Art at Harvard University.
HENRY VAN DYKE, D.D., LL.D.,
Clergyman, author, Professor Princeton University.
The REVEREND THOMAS J. SHAHAN,
Dean of the Faculty of Divinity, Professor of Early Ecclesiastical
History, Catholic University, Washington, D.C.
WILLIAM P. TRENT,
Author, editor, Professor of English Literature, Columbia
University, New York City.
EDWARD SINGLETON HOLDEN, A.M., LL.D.,
Ex-president University of California, astronomer, author, U.S.
Military Academy, West Point.
EDWIN ERLE SPARKS,
Professor of American History, Chicago University.
The VERY REV. GEORGE M. GRANT. D.D., LL.D.,
Educator, author, vice-principal Queen's College, Kingston, Ont.
NATHAN HASKELL DOLE,
Author, translator, literary editor _Current History_, Boston.
ABBIE FARWELL BROWN,
Author, Boston.
CHARLES WELSH, Managing Editor,
Author, lecturer, editor, Winthrop Highlands, Mass.
LIST OF VOLUMES
VOLUME I.
THE STORY TELLER
Edited by CHARLES ELIOT NORTON
VOLUME II.
THE MERRY MAKER
Edited by JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS
VOLUME III.
FAMOUS FAIRY TALES
Edited by ROSWELL FIELD
VOLUME IV.
TALES OF FANTASY
Edited by TUDOR JENKS
VOLUME V.
MYTHS AND LEGENDS
Edited by THOMAS J. SHAHAN
VOLUME VI.
THE ANIMAL STORY BOOK
Edited by ERNEST THOMPSON-SETON
VOLUME VII.
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE DAYS
Edited by KIRK MUNROE and MARY HARTWELL CATHERWOOD
VOLUME VIII.
BOOK OF ADVENTURE
Edited by NATHAN HASKELL DOLE
VOLUME IX.
FAMOUS EXPLORERS
Edited by EDWIN ERLE SPARKS
VOLUME X.
BRAVE DEEDS
Edited by JOHN TOWNSEND TROWBRIDGE
VOLUME XI.
WONDERS OF EARTH, SEA, AND SKY
Edited by EDWARD SINGLETON HOLDEN
VOLUME XII.
FAMOUS TRAVELS
Edited by GEORGE A. HENTY
VOLUME XIII.
SEA STORIES
Edited by CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY
VOLUME XIV.
A BOOK OF NATURAL HISTORY
Edited by DAVID STARR JORDAN
VOLUME XV.
HISTORIC SCENES IN FICTION
Edited by HENRY VAN DYKE
VOLUME XVI.
FAMOUS BATTLES BY LAND AND SEA
Edited by JOHN D. LONG
VOLUME XVII.
MEN WHO HAVE RISEN
Edited by HAMILTON WRIGHT MABIE
VOLUME XVIII.
BOOK OF PATRIOTISM
Edited by GEORGE FRISBIE HOAR
VOLUME XIX.
LEADERS OF MEN, OR HISTORY TOLD IN BIOGRAPHY
Edited by WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER
VOLUME XX.
FAMOUS POEMS
Selected by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH, with Poetical Foreword by
EDITH M. THOMAS.
[Illustration: THE CONDOR.]
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| | | _Young Folks' Library in Twenty Volumes_ |
| _Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Editor-in-Chief_ |
| |
| A BOOK OF |
| NATURAL |
| HISTORY |
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| EDITED BY |
| DAVID STARR JORDAN |
| _VOLUME XIV_ |
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| [Illustration] |
| BOSTON |
| HALL AND LOCKE COMPANY |
| PUBLISHERS |
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CONTENTS
PAGE
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xiii
ANIMALS, BIRDS, AND FISHES xv
BY DAVID STARR JORDAN.
THE WONDER OF LIFE 1
BY PROFESSOR T. H. HUXLEY.
LIFE GROWTH;--FROGS 10
BY MARGARET WARNER MORLEY.
THE MAN-LIKE APES 15
BY PROFESSOR T. H. HUXLEY.
SOME STRANGE NURSERIES 46
BY GRANT ALLEN.
HOW ANIMALS SPEND THE WINTER 69
BY W. S. BLATCHLEY.
BIRDS' NESTS 88
BY JOHN BURROUGHS.
BIRDS IN THEIR RELATION TO AGRICULTURE 121
BY LAWRENCE BRUNER.
THE SCISSOR BEAK 143
BY CHARLES DARWIN.
THE CONDOR 146
THE UMBRELLA BIRD 153
BY SIR A. R. WALLACE.
HUMMING BIRDS 155
BY THOMAS G. BELT, F.G.S.
THE FOUNDATIONS OF A WONDERFUL CITY 158
BY MAURICE MAETERLINCK.
WASPS 175
BY THOMAS G. BELT, F.G.S.
A WASP AND ITS PREY 180
BY G. W. AND E. G. PECKHAM.