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THIS is the fifth of a series of handy pocket books (see also NATURE, 141, 351; 1938), one of their merits being that they actually are pocket books, 51/2 in. by 31/2 in., and therefore convenient to carry on nature rambles. In this volume, sixty-nine species of British animals are described, and the text is illustrated by seventy-two illustrations, forty-six of which are in colour. Naturally, most of the book is devoted to mammals, but the few British reptiles and amphibians are also described. The term 'animals' in the title is used in the common, but erroneous, sense. However, so far, birds and butterflies have been dealt with in previous volumes. Thus, the present volume concludes in this series consideration of all terrestrial vertebrates. To those interested in the natural history of the countryside, this “Observer's Pocket Series” can be strongly recommended.
The Observer's Book of British Wild Animals
Compiled by W. J. Stokoe. Pp. 224. (London: Frederick Warne and Co., Ltd., 1938.) 2s. 6d. net.
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The Observer's Book of British Wild Animals. Nature 142, 1058 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/1421058d0
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