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' .A i^d The Artie Fox likes the cold country: in which it Hves^ and is ready for i^ ood h earty breal ^ fet. r" G for 'Si the Giraffe, s ^^^m W^^^^l i The i '1 - ." ira m - 1 'i ■ r 31 1 JB^S wSis ) 1 - - -/v m^^ m ra^^\W 1 V v B \ ^ '-»'-w>» £,jei tallest of creatures, With the longrest of necks, And the mildest of featu: jtA _, _ » ».- L?. Pbiui -y^f . I fm an -cater very A thi nose- heavy body. And sharp pointed toes. so m.'''^ .an ter, ery >se; »(iy. Des. o. ( » looks like a it does not have so mild a temper. Tpa AliPAOA. - ^ n y ^>' ^4.' ▲FRIOAN ANTBLOP* "■ ^" — ic^ ;X' THE GNU OF AFBIOA. ^-*.r-*ie^ r Q V - A:-' M- "%^C— ■-. ' j !iL i^ ! h THH OOPHBR IS VBRY MUCH LIKE A SQUIBRto \- 1^-i^ « ^ y-jrt^'-'^^^f^ fi Mi! ri ' 'WiU i , iV i ■■r i!l Jit iit for Hip-po pot-a- FRBS,j Clumsy a,nd big, That 'Was once calledl iV a horse But is more like a pigi ^^s^ p— v-^.g^ ^^^S^5S5l^5== ^-s ^&=^r— 3i f-^-m: pi '■^M «% '4 !.. i 1 '.■ B for the bur^ and surly Black I "Which every cold day retires Bear, A .In' to its lair. -^ ^^■N- THB SUN BBAR. The fiir of this bear is black, )^cept Its collar. It lives upon Eruits, nuts and berries! m s^^S '-*^ '■w, ^ fV^,-i t' ^ ■'^ir^ (3^ -aja^s „|''t-:^T ■^f^' ^WjTf^ ■' ■■ ^^ .'^ «J .^r^N ■ (1 .*'^5r^n!#'^^' 1 } 1- 1 1 i " * \ t * r I: i y i ., 'if: ' / ■ i I ■I: for tlie ^a that cross -,'*- Soudan- % * ^i'B^iX i :a. ^ .; .«. M, ^*&%* *^i„ ., ;* t^ ^ .*., '^iC^.^tmf ^.^^■"\ '^r. ^- * , FawFS~nzs IN PmiSUXT OF TBI Ol N- ti • "Wll ,7^^ :§- ,S(f^,.,. '^ m a ^"^■5 ^/^ i_ Trr- hurry. ^^^s«^ »-'• vs THB KBITLOA. The horns of this -nimal are made into rinking cups and han- .(fi fii; M '■■'-, •""J^^IJwjjsS-^ i »'!'. n I 1 ^ n 1 II J: :l[^ L for the LioR at home in his den, The king of the Beasti^ And hunted by men. ;,'« ^ r ■:,'— ^'^ ■ ^ fT'JV k ,*" 1 ) „.. ';, ' usiEsisn -<.,.^ ^ ('■■ f.i ■,>.,■■ f^4irt^ ^^M ^. ,1 ^/♦'^i ^^i V'fl &'l m 1 ■ t'. ^^:^^ i .■ : 1 ^^^^Kr^^ 'a' *1l 4 , ^ '1 : .^. . ^^.^^ ^^ ^f^EjK r- ^S.>i> LIONESS AND YOUNQ. "-"> w t it for the Mus- tangs] High-mettled and wary, Which g-allop for miles On the wild western prairie. .1 The wild horse of ■byssinia is but little lamed. It looks a little :e our mule. . ■.■■.-,. j$- # ^■M.^^! 1. .1. i .r'-i'l .1 ^^^4''5f^?n^,-V --*-'r-^^ l!l.| If i nil I i fjl H iiii! I 1 ^^ 11 ''•amV I ill f^^ M- U Nfor New- found-land A dog large and brave, That rescued a child from the watery- grave. ;;rfis^fcfe ^^r .i, •> ,V'f 'T "iiiwijigi ■iiiwiiiiiir J\V -'-^I'W ^•> I "^ ^^^ .^^^^^ ^^^ ""«t^**'*'~*^ ^^^'^Mif ii^M^^ i>-^ ^^^*] .rs^'?^^ THB NARWHAL. m "1? *i The Narwhal is like a whale. Lly it has a horn. This animal Ives in the cold seas up north. |his horn is used to keep the ie^oles ojpin so~it ca^^^ r ■^.;i*.>=.MV..'".^ t y-i l^f ., ^^M^L.^^it.'^.*-, %-MJt „ r^^,, ^W. ir t 1 O for the ■SI' ©rang, 'Who hvqs up a tree. As does the Gorilla And the queer 1^ ' Chim- pan- r^: >.smiii. 'T'/H*» Dr ^' /^ THB OHIMPANZBa . , * 9f lYvy^'"^ •^77 ,-,vVe^l 9^ o 91^ also stands for ^mm 1 .. .. lit" ■"' . ■',, .','-' ,W' ttii i II 'IK i'rii !!l H ■ I 4 r '11' ! , 1'' . hill ■Si' "'l L, L for the Panther the foe of the shepherd To children far J off he is known as the leotiar< ^ ! i m?fim> ■" .. o I^H \ WW-' ..:: ^*^. = - ^ ^ . '^ ^^^ i • j^^'i 1 I t. ■ / , X N* ' . 1 |pk^'''4H^B^BnPiiMP I '/ii^^^^^^^H ': / • :^^^<' ' - ■ - "•. 5£!^^^;sfe^%rT^£^^^ i*=*- r 1. ^^^^^M C^^ /■ ^^&^i^ «i^' I for the Quagga, ; that now is extinct Its stripes are so black that jrou'd think they were inkei Igi_" '^'tf flu '-Mr' 1 ^ ■ v^^' A good many year§ 'gro tjais animal was ery common but now s found only on the of Africa. k (..■J . ' 1'. / ■i:,r. ■<:;■♦• %^ A ,, i^y^ , * * -v. jset t<-^- *' » ^r % A '« \j* ' ^^i^*" ' """ •■n "Wander- ing forth, Over the sno:w- covered plains of the North. R for the Rein- deer, 1 ■ w fc n iL, r§iM^ « i —^ -SC^fi 1 'jiiiiiL ^ ""^fe fl J RKNDUBR PURSUBD BT WOLVIK ,A.^ I^W^^fK*^ M^I^^M^Bf-' ^^.^^t^v- -,f '^^HS^V^ -^1 iij is the Serval 1*. The wild tiger cat, "Whose coarse hand- some - ^a^^^ — . ,~>-r fur Makes *, a very fine Wi •"■ -#'»'*%»p*'^ • tie ;rval ^■fe. ild I ■ ■" ■ ■■ - .\ cat, and- t'4» s^iJfefe'^ti ji>' -. )^ S 't*^^^i v.„^. A-^ ^ « i ' for a Tiger, I ' \.^ the Royal Bengal, The fiercest and cruelest beast of them all. •1. ?r'" s ^-mILj ,,^kjk AdHtL -i \j stands for name "were by which kno^v^u; Three funny monkeys when brought to our 9- home. "^ -m- J^ifA. ^ •"WJ mds I hicli ceys ■MMit ^L^ - ,, -^y-^ ■ :..:m ■■■'■ ■ 11 I ", ■ - ,- * - '>,>S!«^ V stands for Vampire A bat queer and wild, That feeds on the blood Of a beast or a child. r i. '^j.wymt'^ . * ! m i^'% W Vi / t^ / M, y^gS J* IP 4/,rt)',«*-i""""" >U>„ ?^^:;:':-\.^\5^ ^ * IlW ■ ■:^^l^s-"^ ^jTgva ^^^ ^^ -"— — ^ THB MOTHBR OPOSSUX AND BBR BABIflB. ; » H "Which when hungry, is bolii, And catches the sheep Outside of the fold. i i w f nds ©If eep ^ The Wolverine is a A^ Jargre kind of weasel. It is cunningr and one oi tne sly est anim als ■ known to man. ] /■'■ . . ' 9 » • 1 i-.i'tj i I H'l Wi X is for Kerxcs The name of this ox,, . 'Which ploughs up the field Aniid the stumps and the rocka i ^ <^.V* - / %^.l5^iJ^^?,. '^mmmm^lpmm ^ '"^•v T!r«5, *f^^'Ste!,fWw^"^' -^^i ^ I 'ns"/' "V^ ■""■■■■■11 / !//• animal liveflr upon bugs and insects, is built so as to climb trees and get Miem fi. thLe flo^wrers and . fruit. i J. m % :dl Ww If' Y stands for Yak. "Whose tail snowy white, is held by the ^Turks, eaiMem of might. ^' K'^ Dwy Tnm TAK. L^ is the last of e the letters to learn, And now to 4 the picture of the Zebra we'll turn. r' 111 w\ t '■i- 1' s.^jfli-.^'V THB ZBBRAS. The Zebra lives in South Africa. It is smaller than the horse, but has larger ears and shorter mane. It i^ prettily Griped and runs rapidly. ~~ ..3;': .^,--.- ',4 1 9 >\ f One little marble jjlay- ing" peek-a-boo, On canie another, then there "were two. i-tm. '^^ Three little marbles crying for more. ■ ■'■■' ■ '■ ■ ' ' ■ ^^ Up popped an o4d one, then there iWere four. ''-#^ 1 1 1 1 ' 4^>,' t- ■ 1 ¥^ # / ' riH (^tr* "yp^fiis^^'^'^fjf^m^^ got len :v 1: >• ! .(^ |i , i li' I 11 ii- -.1 Jli Little birdies, come and say What you do the live-long day? Whether work or whether play? Be you sad or be you gay? 9b %i ^ ^ %« %C« ^ 4Sc» 4Sbi %b Little boy and little girl, I am busy all the day At my work and at my play, T^a V The But And Eim neither sad nor gay. «? i fSSf ■> ■ ^v^ «»«' ,'"1 r ' ■I"' j»*-*HHf' !->"»• The Auk is a bird, which qnce did abound, But now very rarely, if eve^ Ts found. tjfat. ^*, ^ .-# ^^att^^^^s^ri^^a •'"lipM <■■• m Bluejay, the name of bold, thieving bird, Whose shrill, piercing I* c cries in the woodland is heard. Jit iii^t* J. «jtf « */ * '. /' It* £ ^ vi' t ^ rh ^^jbv^Shi'f-, 1 jj! ■ '*V , /. , /','/..„ ■•^•, \ e of 2^ bird, iercing ►odland 1 h^-' ■^' BULLFINCH. judtLM... tREE Sf ARROW. I *.*.' * < G ] Wit Froi ^ & ^-^ # J e ♦ Lf^iJU^ . .Ui^ ^iK-^b. ,-t llct' ^>^'^^t #i. ■fiT^W » ' ^OANAlilBS. Li for. Ganary, With song- sweet' anjd low, Also for "Gaw", * From the throat of the Grow. GROWS IN ooxrsciL. \ if'' i^ii,.» 'M\ =..,i«r*" ;f'i#^ D stands Both the tarae and the "Wild, «* m- f^ ' I: ! F stands for Fowl. Those with broad^ -web-bed feet, The wild and the tame are St' both good 'to eat. ,^i^«: 4Vt»^ .^-'i^*^* ^ with are G stan(f& Tor (Suinea-heR wliose ' hideous To the ends of the earth, w seems almost to reach. / ■\ ' » - • /^^"f^/^tm %, "^t- "^m i.. asfor HuFRmiRgbird Whibh rests in the air, And sips th^ure ho 1 ^^p JFrom ^very % ^ Ibii By By W S*-^ *i^^K^ ^^"^f ".j:' a bird, By Eg-yptian adored, By sla^e amd by free- r man, ■•;.. . .'; ■ ■■\ y peasant and lord^ ;* ■^•X"^-- -?'■ f-;.t- ■• fv , i» 1 •»,viivi»^y '" ' ^'»--*™?W«pf » ^ ^^^v^^^'»?f^^pj;;^^w > ■% «» i ^ Jackdaw, a bird Which builds nest "sticks, Can also be taught To do many tricks. *H of .-♦ 'J: :m ' XW^K ^!'r*v'$!^»l?R'^'f!J^st timg Fisher was a merry fellow Living by the brook, Not all the bread - crumbs in the world ■&- % Oduld tempt him from- his nook. I* t KIWI . KIWI. •#t ' f m- \? ^ii.'-.'uLi/ "^r V. L for the Lyre -Bird In Australia well-kndVn As well by . its plumage As by its 4 loud tone. f^]^^^^'jir-\- THB^^MARTIN. W0QfcJR,g-l3irGf, moGking-bird, Hear^s^sweet song-, Which %-jngrs through the wood- Hinds All the day I ■' MOOKINO • BIRD. longr. ,i. -t at 7'-'>. ■■! • i) ' THE NIQHTINOALE. N is for NightiRgalo That sings late at night, And pours forth new songs ^as 'ti s light:: .iiii*! t: ^# ■ . "To-Whit, To-whoo," says the old Screech Owl, "I am monarch of At the sound otJWs/.Yoic^ each barn- yard fowl, i I i i 1 1 ' - -Tfi K r" - jF^ -t «^^-- ^^4-*^ / li Paradise bird, your name, was it given, B^epause you suggest the, splendors of heaven? . A' '\ •i . V. - ', 'S. "iv ^iC^'^'^ftf 7en, rs of tands for is ver^f 'good eat. \4J i ■if Isreail ■ ■ "'J f> ■ m . La,..- <^ . .- • 1, roasted game treat: i ^f r: ^' t\ > r. ♦■;.i -if ♦ fyf* •s ^sVsr , ^■^'^,%'^ •■?? The Rail is a bird Both dainty and rare, Served up to kings ii<. As , slim,pt- ^ "* U'OUS l4^ BOOK .ftl..L: i\ . it t .. *;.t*ifi-i w ^- ,/> Avrr*rM»& II ^^ia^^\t ij^WS t^|gsf«-; fi|rt*^<:c«?:,» rf'i^TO^^ ■■m -m *v, ^ f <■ ~ '!, I O is for ScrpeRt-birtl Which war boldly makes, Wherever he finds Either reptiles or snftJcea ..»■ -:'*"■ ■. ' WJ, ■■■ '" S A. ■'•i^;.,'' «" .', -«• ■j jT?S|" * -,' ' rW^ »'Si8?>Pr'^^'"W •; " ""K^i ^T'J"J V j^i^2UmM ^ !!s)f^pCjfc^«Jt J!iMML>; '■■^ ' "V ■■m:- - *i' '■■■ ■"SIS; V r * U for Umbrella bird. Both siBlflsh and sznall, Who'll not share his shelter, .].;•., With neighbor at all. (■V- -* .T ■ f n -y '-\. -.,i '•'(^TiiJWJpf VULTURE. V for the Vulturo Created by G-od, To consume all , the refuse ieft ■r^ /. ^C' ; 'J ^ l White storks, white . storks, , Come quickly home, And ftjBd your wee babies, wrIuns. , ere alone. y . ;t^-j •, -\. }"•"-. ^"-^Slr, Tiffs X is. an Ex No bird it ^ i q^ W There is only a squirrel, f^ Attacking a nest. " r ..« \:£:.: . * *, ■k' '}:\ ^ '*"'" : for 0"WL-PABBOTT. YouRg 0wl perclied on a tree, "With a mouse i^ iti # claws, yon can kere A, u « ^ -' >* ^« " • ' ^ • - , »- « -f" ■ :, ■' •' ■o ) ■ ■■ - H. •- J" . , ■» * % ' # 1 * _...^,^,_ i / J ' ' . - «■ 'I * >' •* «^ ■V. ■ ^ ■""; % « 16* * s^. ^.^M^ > tMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-S) V 4 /. •T"*'- / ^Iv^ ^e' /^ «»■. 1.0 I.I 1.25 m m £ Itf 12:0 1.4 11.6^ i»: fr. ..,,' *;.!". Hiotograiiiic iScieiCes Ckspordflon 13 WKT MAIN STHIT WflUTM.N.Y. l4iM S< i^viAt- >;&& f^m-m "^ . *; - •■ ■ ■ '■■'Ik - * \ * s ^ % *\ ^'\ £ r— •■ \ IV. ( ^t -:| no for But for i».- our dog Zed, Now put up your book. And rustL off to bed. 'AMU % AUBTRALIAN njO^^VR-OA-TOBER. I: i__ *^^ ' itaiLj^Jti!^ «««. % ^%.- ■ '^^ WBDOI TAILiBD BAOLB OF AUBTRAlilA •' i. ,«t . \ :'MM>^ ■«?^ ^•^>rM'V. iii^iSai-Jila THB OHINB8B DBBR. .i5«4l^ o. ^'^'i^^:.y^--*^'^>yit^ \ ', ¥ ^ HUNTING Ti B OSTAIOH. -^ •| >(i : OOOD NiaHT. ( i| A L ! i} 41 • • ->"• „^ _„_ _______ ^ ___ „^ ^_ ___ _ ■V*-^ » r^ .^ ".