Eccentricities of the Animal Creation (1869) - John Timbs - Bog

Contents: curiosities of zoology; rhinoceros in England; stories of mermaids; is the unicorn fabulous; mole at home; great any bear; curiosities of bats; hedgehog; lion talk; bird life; birds' eggs & nests; Epicure's ortolan; talk about toucans; eccentricities of penguins; pelicans & cormorants; talking birds, instincts, etc.; owls; weather wise animals; fish talk; fish in British Colombia; tree climbing crab; musical lizards; chameleons & their changes; running toads; song of the cicada; stories about the barnacle goose; leaves about bookworms; boring marine animals & human engineers. Illustrated.