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Boys' and Girls' Pliny Vol. 4

English· 02:39:42· 32 chapters

The Natural History of Pliny the Elder is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman Empire. The full work consists of 37 books, covering more than 20.000 topics ranging from astronomy and mathematics to botany and precious stones. The book became a model for later encyclopaedias and gives a fascinating overview of the state of scientific knowledge almost 2000 years ago. This version of the Natural History (or, the "Pliny") has been adapted for a younger audience. This fourth volume contains Book VII (The Natural History of Birds) and Book VIII (The Various Kinds of Insects) out of a total of 9 books. - Summary by Foon

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Chapters

Chapter 1
Bk. 7 Ch. 1 – The Ostrich
02:28
Chapter 2
Bk. 7 Ch. 2 – The Phoenix
03:39
Chapter 3
Bk. 7 Ch. 3 – The Eagle
09:41
Chapter 4
Bk. 7 Ch. 4 – The Vulture and the Hawk
07:38
Chapter 5
Bk. 7 Ch. 5 – The Crow, the Raven, and the Owl
04:43
Chapter 6
Bk. 7 Ch. 6 – The Woodpecker of Mars
03:22
Chapter 7
Bk. 7 Ch. 7 – The Peacock and the Rooster
06:19
Chapter 8
Bk. 7 Ch. 8 – The Goose
02:46
Chapter 9
Bk. 7 Ch. 9 – Cranes
02:30
Chapter 10
Bk. 7 Ch. 10 – Storks and Swans
03:33
Chapter 11
Bk. 7 Ch. 11 – Foreign Birds which Visit Us
04:47
Chapter 12
Bk. 7 Ch. 12 – Swallows
01:55
Chapter 13
Bk. 7 Ch. 13 – Birds which take their Departure from Us in Winter
06:35
Chapter 14
Bk. 7 Ch. 14 – The Nightingale
04:56
Chapter 15
Bk. 7 Ch. 15 – The Halcyons: the Halcyon Days that are Favorable to Navigation
02:43
Chapter 16
Bk. 7 Ch. 16 – The Instinctive Cleverness Displayed by Birds in the Construction of their Nests
03:14
Chapter 17
Bk. 7 Ch. 17 – The Acanthyllis and the Partridge
05:21
Chapter 18
Bk. 7 Ch. 18 – Pigeons
05:25
Chapter 19
Bk. 7 Ch. 19 – Different Modes of Flight and Progression in Birds
04:01
Chapter 20
Bk. 7 Ch. 20 – Strange and Fabulous Birds
15:01
Chapter 21
Bk. 7 Ch. 21 – The Art of Cramming Poultry; Aviaries
04:03
Chapter 22
Bk. 7 Ch. 22 – Peculiarities of Animals
09:40
Chapter 23
Bk. 8 Ch. 1 – The Extreme Smallness of Insects
05:00
Chapter 24
Bk. 8 Ch. 2 – Whether Insects Breathe, and Whether they have Blood
04:12
Chapter 25
Bk. 8 Ch. 3 – Bees
05:23
Chapter 26
Bk. 8 Ch. 4 – The Mode in which Bees Work
08:15
Chapter 27
Bk. 8 Ch. 5 – The Mode of Government of the Bees
04:07
Chapter 28
Bk. 8 Ch. 6 – Wasps and Hornets
02:04
Chapter 29
Bk. 8 Ch. 7 – The Silk-Worm
02:27
Chapter 30
Bk. 8 Ch. 8 – Spiders
05:02
Chapter 31
Bk. 8 Ch. 9 – Locusts
04:44
Chapter 32
Bk. 8 Ch. 10 – Ants
04:08

Boys' and Girls' Pliny Vol. 4

Chapters

Bk. 7 Ch. 1 – The Ostrich

Bk. 7 Ch. 2 – The Phoenix

Bk. 7 Ch. 3 – The Eagle

Bk. 7 Ch. 4 – The Vulture and the Hawk

Bk. 7 Ch. 5 – The Crow, the Raven, and the Owl

Bk. 7 Ch. 6 – The Woodpecker of Mars

Bk. 7 Ch. 7 – The Peacock and the Rooster

Bk. 7 Ch. 8 – The Goose

Bk. 7 Ch. 9 – Cranes

Bk. 7 Ch. 10 – Storks and Swans

Bk. 7 Ch. 11 – Foreign Birds which Visit Us

Bk. 7 Ch. 12 – Swallows

Bk. 7 Ch. 13 – Birds which take their Departure from Us in Winter

Bk. 7 Ch. 14 – The Nightingale

Bk. 7 Ch. 15 – The Halcyons: the Halcyon Days that are Favorable to Navigation

Bk. 7 Ch. 16 – The Instinctive Cleverness Displayed by Birds in the Construction of their Nests

Bk. 7 Ch. 17 – The Acanthyllis and the Partridge

Bk. 7 Ch. 18 – Pigeons

Bk. 7 Ch. 19 – Different Modes of Flight and Progression in Birds

Bk. 7 Ch. 20 – Strange and Fabulous Birds

Bk. 7 Ch. 21 – The Art of Cramming Poultry; Aviaries

Bk. 7 Ch. 22 – Peculiarities of Animals

Bk. 8 Ch. 1 – The Extreme Smallness of Insects

Bk. 8 Ch. 2 – Whether Insects Breathe, and Whether they have Blood

Bk. 8 Ch. 3 – Bees

Bk. 8 Ch. 4 – The Mode in which Bees Work

Bk. 8 Ch. 5 – The Mode of Government of the Bees

Bk. 8 Ch. 6 – Wasps and Hornets

Bk. 8 Ch. 7 – The Silk-Worm

Bk. 8 Ch. 8 – Spiders

Bk. 8 Ch. 9 – Locusts

Bk. 8 Ch. 10 – Ants