The romance of natural history

• Main Author: Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Gould 1862
• Subjects: Natural history; Newfoundland; Newfoundland studies
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns2/id/155607

The Romance of Natural History Times and seasons. Winter in the polar regions -- Aurora -- Snow-storm -- Snow on trees -- Beauty of snow-drifts -- Silver-thaw -- Opening of spring -- Butterflies -- Beetles -- Fishes -- Bees -- Flowers -- Spring in Canada -- Leafing of forest -- Summer -- Autumn -- Autumnal colours in American forests -- Indian summer -- Autumn in the Alps -- Morning in Newfoundland -- Beaverpond -- Water-insects -- Morning in Jamaica -- Awakening birds -- Daybreak in Venezuela -- Sunrise in the Oural -- Winter-noon in England -- Noon in a Brazilian forest -- Sunset in the Oural -- Sunset in the Altaian -- Mothing in a summer evening in England -- Night on the Niesen -- Night on the Jamaican mountains -- Night in tropical forests -- Night-sounds in Jamaica -- In Brazil -- On the Amazon -- In Tobago -- In Burmah -- Beast-voices in Guiana -- Night on the Amazon -- Night in Central Africa -- Night-lamps -- English glow-worms -- Fire-flies in Canada -- In Alabama -- In Jamaica -- Luminous elater -- Harmonies. Distribution of animals and plants -- Harmony of a natural-history picture -- Gazelle in desert -- Hyena in a ruined city -- Siberian stag in Altaian gorge -- Lämmergeyer in the Alatou -- Sperm-whales in Beagle channel -- Guanaco on the Andes -- Reindeer on a snow fjeld -- Burrell at the source of the Ganges -- Elephant in South African forest -- Lions at an African pool at midnight -- Butterflies in Brazilian forest -- Discrepancies. Life at great depths of ocean -- Life in snow -- Trees growing in ice -- Life in the sandy desert -- Life in a volcano -- Life in dust at sea -- Life in brine -- Life in boiling springs -- Blind fauna of caverns -- Oceanic bird stations -- Land birds at sea -- Insects at sea -- Insects at lofty elevations -- Flying-fish in bed -- Shoal of fish in a parlour -- Multum È Parvo. Coral structures -- Polypes -- Lagoons -- Beauty of Coral Island -- Rate of increase -- Proposed employment of coral-builders -- Diatomaceæ -- Immense accumulations of diatoms -- Presence in ...