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The Romance of Natural History, Second Series · Philip Henry Gosse — chapter 40 of 44 · ~119 words · public domain

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Flamboyant, 353.

Fleas ad infinitum, 359.

Flints, fossil, 44.

Fox of Falkland, 86 --fascinating poultry, 258.

Frogs, showers of, 108.

Galeodes, account of, 237.

Goatsuckers, 307.

Grouse, 95.

Guiana, scenery in, 346.

Hand-tree of Mexico, 87.

Hasselquist on serpent charming, 279.

Hedgehog, immunity of, 277.

Hyena, cave, 16.

Humming birds, elegance of, 312 --mango, 313 --long-tail, 314 --fiery topaz, 317 --comet, 318, 321.

Ibis, scarlet, 306.

Ichneumon-flies, 369.

Impeyan, scaly, 323.

Ireland, animals of, 57.

Kangaroo, giant, 13.

Káureke, 42.

Lantern-fly, 227.

Lepidosiren, 119.

Lightning-tree of Madagascar, 352.

Lizard swallowing its young, 224 --fascinates butterfly, 255.

London-pride, microscopic beauty of, 356.

Luminosity of fulgora, 227 --of mole-cricket, 230 --of crane-fly, 231 --of caterpillars, 232.

Machairode, 15.

Macrauchen, 11, 33.

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