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Excerpt from British MammalsGreat Britain has some forty species of land mammals as against Germany's ninety and Scandinavia's sixty, while Ireland has only twenty-two. In Reptiles and Amphibians a small country like Belgium has about twenty-two species, while Great Britain has thirteen, and Ireland only four, of which none are Snakes. This extreme poverty has been accounted for by the destruction caused by the glacial epoch during Pleistocene...

Excerpt from Country Rambles: Being a Field Naturalist's and Country Lover's Note Book for a YearThis volume consists Of notes on Natural History written in a plain and unvarnished style, and placed under the dates when they occurred, or general information which came under my notice during the closing year Of the Nineteenth Century.There are some entries which may appear tri¿ing, but a true Observer Of Nature should not fail to set on record ...

Excerpt from British Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fresh-Water Fishes(coronella austriaca), is believed to be very rare, and whilst in some districts the two remaining species (adder and Grass Snake) are plentiful, there are, as has been stated previously, many places that are Snakeless regions, and our own three species are confined to certain parts of England, Scotland, and Wales.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands...

Excerpt from Bird StudiesBirds are best studied as living creatures in their own homes, otherwise it is difficult to obtain any real idea of the lives they lead.Over and over again I have found that teachers have a keen desire to know how this practical study of birds can be organised both in and out of school hours, and the present volume has been written to meet this want.The twenty-four lessons which follow are arranged in the order of the ...

Excerpt from A Year With NatureIT has been my aim in the various essays included in this volume to write in as simple and unpretentious a manner as possible, and to describe - as it seemed to strike me - that which I have seen and heard in, or know of, the Natural History world.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an impor...

Excerpt from British Nesting Birds: A Complete Record of Every Species Which Nests in the British IslesThe great interest taken in birds to-day, and the many inquiries which have reached me for a cheap, popular, and handy British Bird book, has resulted in the preparation of this little volume.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduc...

Excerpt from British Insects (General)Order VIII (lepidoptera), as those who possess the fourth volume in this Series will know, embraces the Butter¿ies and Moths specially dealt with in the pre ceding book.About 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 t...

Excerpt from My Life as a NaturalistIs it not true of the vast majority of those who live in the country that they have eyes and see not, ears also and hear not As a rule, it is only the kind of idler for whom Stevenson wrote an apology, or perhaps the sportsman who hunts for pleasure, that can distinguish the songs of birds, or note the little dramas of plant and insect life that are enacted daily before their eyes.About the PublisherForgotte...

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Excerpt from Bird Studies A very real desire for a school-book on Birds has resulted in this volume. Books on British Birds are legion, for these bright creatures make so strong an appeal that the Nature-loving public have been well catered for by the publishers who have produced books ranging in price from pence to guineas. Few of these are specially designed to help pupil or teacher by taking a definite place in the school curriculum. Bird...

Excerpt from The Early Life of the Young Cuckoo The Cuckoo has always been the subject of considerable controversy and debate, and with all our wonderful strides in the Scientific world we have as yet failed to solve many of the mysteries which surround its life and habits. With all our years of careful and patient observation we have not yet fathomed the mystery of why the Cuckoo does not build a nest of its own, and as to how many eags one...

Excerpt from British Insects (General) When it is pointed out that there are over one hundred and seventy different species of Caddis Flies in Britain alone, and several thousands of species of Ichneumons, the difficulty of compressing into one modest volume even a brief survey of British Insect Life will be realised. Whilst the members of the Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths) have been accorded a volume of their own, and thus relieve...

Excerpt from Nature Stalking for Boys: Through Field-Glass, Stereoscope and Camera Nature Stalking, whether it is bird's-nesting, or creeping up to and watching the habits of wild animals, or discovering new kinds of insects or plants, is all part of the work of a Scout, and the more he practises it the more he enjoys it. This book gives the experiences of a Stalker, and should be a most valuable help to Scoutmasters and Patrol Leaders in ca...

Excerpt from British Butterflies and MothsLarge Yellow Underwing Lesser Yellow Underwing broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Lesser broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Least Yellow Underwing Cabbage Moth.About 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...

Excerpt from British Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fresh-Water Fishes It is hoped that this third volume of "The Abbey Nature Books" will be no less popular than the preceding volumes devoted to British Mammals and British Birds. A feature of this third book in the series is that practically every species included is illustrated, and these illustrations, together with the descriptive matter, will, it is hoped, result in more attention being paid ...

Excerpt from Country Rambles: Being a Field Naturalist's and Country Lover's Note Book for a YearThis volume consists Of notes on Natural History written in a plain and unvarnished style, and placed under the dates when they occurred, or general information which came under my notice during the closing year Of the Nineteenth Century.There are some entries which may appear tri¿ing, but a true Observer Of Nature should not fail to set on record ...

Excerpt from A Year With NatureIT has been my aim in the various essays included in this volume to write in as simple and unpretentious a manner as possible, and to describe - as it seemed to strike me - that which I have seen and heard in, or know of, the Natural History world.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an impor...