Part 51

Apes and Monkeys, 282; an Arabic legend about baboons, 282; ancient beliefs of Egypt and India, 284; the “monkey question” discussed, 285, 580; their distribution and habits, 286, 582; talents and abilities, 291; New-World monkeys, 293; a concert of red howlers, 295; Old-World monkeys, 296; two types, the Dog-like and Man-like, 296; endowments and characteristics of the Dog-like monkey, 296, 582; examples of their bravery, intelligence, and self-esteem, 299, 582; Man-like or anthropoid apes, 308; their structure, habits, and voice-power, 308; highest specimens of this type, 311; the chimpanzee, 311; differences between man and the ape, 317, 583.

Archar, a giant wild sheep, 110, 397, 584.

Arctic fox, 73, 155, 567.

Asiatic steppes, the, 86.

Aspis, a venomous snake, 184, 575.

Assuan, on the Nile, 359.

Auk, life and habits of the, 57, 566.

Aul of the Kirghiz, 464, 478, 497.

Azrek, Bahr-el-, Blue Nile, 203, 368.

Baboons in Central Africa, 238.

Baobab-tree, 209.

Bards among the Kirghiz, 493.

Barnaul, town of, 518.

Bat, migration of the, 251.

Bateleur, or short-tailed African eagle, 188; poetic legend regarding, 189; its remarkable flight during pairing-time, 265.

Bear, habits of the, 163; value of its skin, 165; its teeth and claws considered potent charms, 165; methods of its capture, 166; stories of encounters with bears, 166.

Beaver, extermination of the, 135, 573.

Bedouins of the desert, 352.

Bee-eater, courting of the, 266.

Bird-bergs of Scandinavia, 40, 51.

Birds, love and courtship among, 259; methods of their wooing, 262; combats of rival lovers, 272; unfaithfulness among, 278.

Bird voices of the primitive forest, 215.

Bison, migrations of the, 241, 579.

Brehm, Alfred E., sketch of, xxvii.

Brick tea, 573, 585.

Brooding islands of Scandinavia described, 48, 53; visits to, 49, 53.

Buffalo, the, 97, 569.

Bulban for decoying black grouse, 142.