Excerpt from Zoological Mythology, Vol. 2: Or the Legends of AnimalsChapter IX. The Cock and the Hen 279; Chapter X. The Dove, The Duck, The Goose, and The Swan 294: Chapter XI. The Parrot 320; Chapter XII. The Peacock 323;Part ThirdThe Animals of the Water.Chapter I. Fishes, and particularly the Pike, The Sacred Fish or Fish of St. Peter, The Carp, The Melwel, The Herring, The Eel, The Little Goldfish, The Sea-Urchin, The Little Perch, The Bream, The Dolphin, and The Whale 329; Chapter II. The Crab 334; Chapter III. The Tortoise 360; Chapter IV The Frog, The Lacerta Viridis, and The Toad 371; Chapter V. The Serpent and The Aquatic Monster 388; Conclusion 421About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.