The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 2 (of 6) — John Shaqi
The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 2 (of 6)Pliny, the Elder
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The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 2 (of 6)
Pliny, the Elder
Natural history -- Pre-Linnean works
66. The pelican _ib._
67. Foreign birds: the phalerides, the pheasant, and the
numidicæ 528
68. The phœnicopterus, the attagen, the phalacrocorax, the
pyrrhocorax, and the lagopus _ib._
69. The new birds. The vipio 529
70. Fabulous birds 530
71. Who first invented the art of cramming poultry: why the
first Censors forbade this practice 531
72. Who first invented aviaries. The dish of Æsopus _ib._
73. The generation of birds: other oviparous animals 532
74. The various kinds of eggs, and their nature _ib._
75. Defects in brood-hens, and their remedies 535
76. An augury derived from eggs by an empress _ib._
77. The best kinds of fowls 536
78. The diseases of fowls, and their remedies 537
79. When birds lay, and how many eggs. The various kinds of
herons _ib._
80. What eggs are called hypenemia, and what cynosura. How
eggs are best kept 539
81. The only winged animal that is viviparous, and nurtures
its young with its milk 540
82. Terrestrial animals that are oviparous. Various kinds of
serpents _ib._
83. Generation of all kinds of terrestrial animals _ib._
84. The position of animals in the uterus 544
85. Animals whose origin is still unknown _ib._
86. Salamanders 545
87. Animals which are born of beings that have not been born
themselves—animals which are born themselves, but are
not reproductive—animals which are of neither sex 546
88. The senses of animals—that all have the senses of touch
and taste—those which are more remarkable for their
sight, smell, or hearing—moles—whether oysters have the
sense of hearing _ib._
89. Which fishes have the best hearing 547
90. Which fishes have the finest sense of smell. _ib._
91. Diversities in the feeding of animals 548
92. Animals which live on poisons _ib._
93. Animals which live on earth—animals which will not die of
hunger or thirst 549
94. Diversities in the drinking of animals 550
95. Antipathies of animals. Proofs that they are sensible of
friendship and other affections _ib._
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