First Division: The Kingdoms of Nature

General Outline of Contents

Book of the Heavens

THE UNIVERSE—THE SOLAR SYSTEM—Sun—Planets—Moon—Constellations—Stars—Comets—Meteors—Nebulæ—NEBULAR HYPOTHESIS—ECLIPSES—MYTHOLOGY OF THE CONSTELLATIONS—DICTIONARY OF SCIENTIFIC TERMS USED IN ASTRONOMY—STAR CHARTS AND MAPS.

⁂Books of Reference about the Heavens.—Campbell: Handbook of Practical Astronomy. Young: Elementary Astronomy, Manual of Astronomy, and General Astronomy. Ball: Story of the Heavens. Turner: Modern Astronomy. Newcomb: Popular Astronomy. Todd: A New Astronomy. Gregory: Vault of Heaven.

Book of the Earth

OUR EARTH: ITS STRUCTURE AND SURFACE—GEOLOGICAL VIEW OF THE GROWTH OF THE EARTH—LAND FORMS OF THE WORLD—DISTRIBUTION OF LAND AND WATER—THE CONTINENTS—ISLANDS—MOUNTAINS—WATERS OF THE EARTH—FORMS OF WATER—RIVERS—WATERFALLS AND RAPIDS—LAKES—OCEANS—VOLCANOES—GEYSERS—ATMOSPHERE, CLIMATE, AND WEATHER—WINDS—CLOUDS—ATMOSPHERIC VAPOR, (Dew, Mist, Fog, Rain, Hail, Snow)—GLACIERS—ICEBERGS—DESERTS—NATURAL FORCES—MINERAL PRODUCTS—PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY OF SCIENTIFIC TERMS—MAPS AND CHARTS.

⁂Books of Reference about the Earth.—Dawson: Story of the Earth. Lyell: Principles of Geology. Geikie: Primer of Geology. Shaler: Sea and Land. Scott: Geology. Geikie: Text-Book of Geology. Chamberlin and Salisbury: Geology. Le Conte: Elements of Geology. Dana: Manual of Geology. Miers: Mineralogy. Dana: Text-Book of Mineralogy and System of Mineralogy (most comprehensive work in English). Brush and Penfield: Determinative Mineralogy. Rosenbusch-Iddings: Rock-Making Minerals. Hatch: Petrology. Butler: Pocket Handbook of Minerals. Mill: Realm of Nature. W. M. Davis: Physical Geography. Tarr: Physical Geography.

Book of the Vegetable Kingdom

REALMS OF LIFE UPON THE EARTH—CHIEF DIVISIONS OF THE PLANT KINGDOM: (1) Cereals, Grasses and Forage Plants; (2) Kitchen Vegetables; (3) The Fruit Trees; (4) Fruit-bearing Shrubs and Plants; (5) Flowers and Other Ornamental Plants; (6) Wild Flowers and Flowerless Plants; (7) Trees of the Forest; (8) Fiber and Commercial Plants; (9) Poisonous Plants; (10) Some Wonders of Plant Life—BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS—SCIENTIFIC TERMS USED IN BOTANY, CLASSIFIED AND ILLUSTRATED—MAP OF THE PLANT KINGDOM.

⁂Books of Reference about the Vegetable Kingdom.—Gray: New Manual of Botany. Bessey: Synopsis of Plant Phyla. Small: Flora of the Southeastern United States. Coulter and Nelson: New Manual of the Botany of the Central Rocky Mountains. Gray: Synoptical Flora of North America. Britton: Manual of the Flora of the Northern States and Canada. Strasburger, Noll, Schenck and Karsten: Textbook of Botany. Pfeffer: Physiology of Plants. Ward: Disease in Plants. Schimper: Plant Geography. Campbell: Evolution of Plants. Green: Landmarks of Botanical History. Sach: History of Botany, 1530-1860. Green: History of Botany, 1860-1900. Baker: Elementary Lessons in Botanical Geography.

Book of the Animal Kingdom

SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMALS—TABULAR VIEW OF REPRESENTATIVE ANIMAL TYPES—ANIMALS IN CLASSIFIED GROUPS:

I. Wild Animals:

1. THE MAMMALS: (a) The Monkey Tribe; (b) Animals of Prey; (c) Gnawing Animals; (d) Hoofed Animals; (e) Toothless Animals; (f) Thick-Skinned Animals; (g) Pouched Animals; (h) Flying Animals; (i) The Seals; (j) The Whales.
2. THE BIRDS: (a) Birds of Prey; (b) Climbing Birds; (c) Singing Birds; (d) Wading Birds; (e) Swimming Birds; (f) Running Birds; (g) Game Birds.
3. THE REPTILES: Lizards—Chameleons—Snakes—Crocodiles—Tortoises— Turtles.
4. AMPHIBIANS: Frogs—Toads—Salamanders.
5. THE FISHES: (a) Bony Fishes; (b) Cartilaginous Fishes; (c) Armored Fishes; (d) Lungfishes.
6. THE MOLLUSCS: Snails—Cuttlefish—Squids—Octopus—Tusk Shells—Bivalves—Oysters.
7. JOINTED-LIMBED ANIMALS: Crabs—Lobsters—Scorpions—Spiders—Insects—Grasshoppers.
8. BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS: Straight-Winged Insects—Ants and Bees—Flies.
9. STARFISHES AND SEA-URCHINS.
10. SIMPLEST FORMS OF LIFE.

II. Domesticated Animals:

1. DOMESTICATED MAMMALS: Alpaca—Ass—Camel—Cat—Cattle—Dog—Elephant—Gayal—Goat—Guinea Pig—Horse—Llama—Rabbit—Reindeer—Sheep—Swine—Yak—Zebu.
2. DOMESTICATED BIRDS: Canary—Chickens or Fowls—Guinea—Goose—Ostrich—Parrot—Peacock—Pigeon—Swan—Turkey.
3. DOMESTICATED INSECTS: Bee—Cochineal—Silkworm Moth.

III. Pronouncing Dictionary of Scientific Terms concerning Animals.

⁂Books of Reference about Animals.—Rolleston: Forms of Animal Life. Huxley: Anatomy of Invertebrated Animals and Anatomy of Vertebrated Animals. Lankester: Treatise on Zoölogy. Parker and Haswell: Text-Book of Zoölogy. Kingsley: The Standard Natural History and Elements of Comparative Zoölogy. Newton: A Dictionary of Birds. Headley: The Structure and Life of Birds. Wilson: American Ornithology. Audubon: Ornithological Biography. Coues: Key to North American Birds. Chapman: Handbook of Birds of East North America. Bendire: Life Histories of North American Birds. Comstock: Insect Life. Packard: Text-Book of Entomology and Guide to Study of Insects. Howard: The Insect Book. Beddard: Text-Book of Zoögeography. A. Heilprin: The Geographical and Geological Distribution of Animals.