Chapter I: Front Matter

ANIMAL LIFE
IN
FIELD AND GARDEN

BY
JEAN-HENRI FABRE

Author of “The Story-Book of Science,” “Our
Humble Helpers,” “Field, Forest and
Farm,” “The Secret of Everyday
Things,” etc.

TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH
BY
FLORENCE CONSTABLE BICKNELL

NEW YORK
THE CENTURY CO.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I What Uncle Paul Proposes to Talk About 3
II Teeth 6
III The Different Shapes of Teeth 13
IV Bats 24
V The Bat’s Wings 36
VI The Bat’s Senses of Smell and Hearing 43
VII The Hedgehog 49
VIII Hibernation 58
IX The Mole 67
X The Mole’s Nest—The Shrew-Mouse 77
XI The Exploit of One-Eyed John 84
XII Nocturnal Birds of Prey 90
XIII Rats 93
XIV Meadow-Mice—Hamsters—Dormice 106
XV Horned Owls 114
XVI Other Owls 122
XVII The Eagle 129
XVIII Hawks and Falcons 137
XIX Kestrels, Kites, and Buzzards 144
XX The Raven 154
XXI The Crow 160
XXII Woodpeckers 168
XXIII More about Woodpeckers 177
XXIV Climbers—The Hoopoe 184
XXV The Cuckoo 188
XXVI Shrikes 197
XXVII The Titmouse 204
XXVIII The Wren and the Kinglet 214
XXIX Swallows 220
XXX Swifts and Night-Jars 231
XXXI The Bird’s Beak 240
XXXII Insectivorous Birds 245
XXXIII Granivorous Birds 253
XXXIV Snakes and Lizards 260
XXXV The Batrachians 273
XXXVI The Toad 280
XXXVII Instinct 290
XXXVIII The Grain-Weevil 295
XXXIX The Common Caterpillar 300
XL Caterpillars at Table 304
XLI Enemies of the Grapevine 310
XLII Clever Mischief-Makers 315
XLIII Nut-Weevils and Flower-Weevils 321
XLIV Enemies of Clover 328
XLV Cabbage-Eaters 333
XLVI A Destructive Family 338
XLVII Fliers with Wings of Gauze 343
XLVIII Beneficent Parasites 349
XLIX Apple-Eaters 358
L Leaf-Rollers 363
LI The Hop-Moth 368
LII The Inchworm 374
LIII Sap-Suckers 381
LIV Queer Musical Instruments 385

ANIMAL LIFE IN FIELD AND GARDEN