Animal Life of the British Isles / A Pocket Guide to the Mammals, Reptiles and Batrachians of Wayside and Woodland
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THE WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND SERIES
ANIMAL LIFE OF THE BRITISH ISLES
A POCKET GUIDE TO THE MAMMALS, REPTILES AND BATRACHIANS OF WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND
BY EDWARD STEP, F.L.S. AUTHOR OF WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND TREES WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND BLOSSOMS, ETC., ETC.
WITH 111 PLATES FROM PHOTOGRAPHS INCLUDING 48 IN COLOUR BY W. J. STOKOE
LONDON FREDERICK WARNE & CO. LTD. AND NEW YORK 1921
The lusty life of wood and underwood,
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The tawny Squirrel vaulting through the boughs,
The Deer, the high-back'd Polecat, the Wild Boar,
The burrowing Badger.
Edward Step
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PREFACE
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTORY
INSECT-EATERS: MOLE, SHREWS, AND HEDGEHOG
FLYING MAMMALS: BATS
FLESH-EATERS: FOX, BADGER, OTTER, WEASELS, MARTENS, AND WILD CAT
GNAWING ANIMALS: RABBIT, HARES, DORMOUSE, VOLES, MICE, RATS, AND SQUIRRELS
HOOFED ANIMALS: RED DEER, FALLOW DEER, AND ROE DEER
LIZARDS AND SLOW-WORM
SNAKES
AMPHIBIOUS ANIMALS: FROGS, TOADS, AND NEWTS
CLASSIFIED INDEX
INDEX