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[Illustration: _Photo by S. G. Payne & Son, Aylesbury._     _Printed at
Lyons, France._

CASSOWARY. The female Cassowary is larger than her mate, and her colouring
is of equal brilliancy.]




THE . .

LIVING ANIMALS

OF THE WORLD

A POPULAR NATURAL HISTORY

AN INTERESTING DESCRIPTION OF BEASTS, BIRDS, FISHES
REPTILES, INSECTS, ETC., WITH AUTHENTIC ANECDOTES

VOL. II.

BIRDS, REPTILES AND
AMPHIBIANS, FISHES
JOINTED ANIMALS
MOLLUSCS, ETC.


BY

  W. F. KIRBY, F.L.S.
  SIR HERBERT MAXWELL, F.R.S.
  W. P. PYCRAFT, A.L.S., F.Z.S.
  F. G. AFLALO, F.Z.S.
  W. SAVILLE-KENT, F.L.S., F.Z.S.
  JOHN BICKERDYKE, M.A.
  THEODORE WOOD, F.E.S.

WITH

643 ILLUSTRATIONS

(INCLUDING 12 