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A Book of Natural History

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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
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+--------------------------------------------------------------+ | 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 | | 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 | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------+

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.

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+--------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | Young Folks' Library in Twenty Volumes | | Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Editor-in-Chief | | | | | | A BOOK OF | | | | NATURAL | | | | HISTORY | | | | | | EDITED BY | | DAVID STARR JORDAN | | | | VOLUME XIV | | | | [Illustration] | | | | | | BOSTON | | HALL AND LOCKE COMPANY | | PUBLISHERS | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------+

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