Abstract
THIS attractively produced book is composed of a series of twenty-four plates (9 in. × 12 in.), each containing coloured sketches of animals grouped under such headings as ‘egg-laying and pouched mammals’, ‘gnawing mammals', ‘primates: New World monkeys', etc. Altogether 320 animals are featured, but the title of the book is misleading in that all the animals portrayed are mammals. Opposite each plate is a short description of each animal, one useful feature (often so unfortunately ignored) being the general measurements of the animal. Also on the opposite page is a world map showing distribution. This is of great value.
Animal Families and Where they Live
Written and illustrated by Arnrid Johnston. Pp. ix + 27 + 24 plates. (London: Country Life, Ltd., n.d.) 7s. 6d. net.
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Biology. Nature 144, 1078 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/1441078b0
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