Chapter I: Feet and Hands

II BILLS OF BIRDS
III TAILS
IV NOSES
V EARS
VI TOMMY
VII THE BARN OWL
VIII DOMESTIC ANIMALS
IX SNAKES
X THE INDIAN SNAKE-CHARMER
XI CURES FOR SNAKE-BITE
XII THE COBRA BUNGALOW
XIII THE PANTHER I DID NOT SHOOT
XIV THE PURBHOO
XV THE COCONUT TREE
XVI THE BETEL NUT
XVII A HINDU FESTIVAL
XVIII INDIAN POVERTY
XIX BORROWED INDIAN WORDS

Special thanks are due to the Editors and Proprietors of the _Strand Magazine, Pall Mall Magazine_ and _Times of India_ for their courtesy in permitting the reprinting of the articles in this book which originally appeared in their columns.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

HALF-TONES

"EHA"

THE NOSE OF THE ELEPHANT BECOMING A HAND HAS REDEEMED ITS MIND

GOOD FOR ANY ROUGH JOB

HERE THE COMPETITION HAS BEEN VERY KEEN INDEED

THE RAT IS A NEAR RELATION OF THE SQUIRREL ZOOLOGICALLY
BUT PERSONALLY HE IS A GUTTER-SNIPE, AND
YOU MAY KNOW THAT BY ONE LOOK AT THE TAIL, WHICH
HE DRAGS AFTER HIM LIKE A DIRTY ROPE

A BLACKBIRD AND A STARLING--THE ONE LIFTS ITS SKIRTS,
WHILE THE OTHER WEARS A WALKING DRESS

THE NOSTRILS OF THE APTERYX ARE AT THE TIP OF ITS BEAK

THE LONG-NOSED MONKEY

LINE BLOCKS

AN AUTHENTIC STANDARD FOOT

THESE BEASTS ARE ALL CLODHOPPERS, AND THEIR FEET
ARE HOBNAILED BOOTS

IT HAS TO DOUBLE THEM UNDER AND HOBBLE ABOUT LIKE
A CHINESE LADY

NO DOUBT EACH BIRD SWEARS BY ITS OWN PATTERN

ITS BILL DESERVES STUDY

AS WONDERFUL AS THE PELICAN, BUT HOW OPPOSITE!

THERE ARE SOME ECCENTRICS, SUCH AS JENNY WREN, WHICH
HAVE DESPISED THEIR TAILS

AT THE SIGHT OF A RIVAL THE DOG HOLDS ITS TAIL UP STIFFLY

A SHREW CAN DO IT, BUT NOT A MAN

A BOLD ATTEMPT TO GROW IN THE CASE OF A TAPIR