"We know of no work which will make a more acceptable present than this extremely handsome and really useful book."--_Era._ "As a present for boys, nothing can be better."--_Daily News._ "The anecdotes are told with a clearness and simplicity that cannot fail to give pleasure."--_Spectator._ GROOMBRIDGE & SONS, 5, Paternoster Row, London. * * * * * Transcriber's Notes: Some illustrations were repositioned to avoid breaking up sentences. Original spelling and punctuation were retained from the printed book, including spelling inconsistencies (i.e.: kestrel and kestril) except for the following changes: Page 1: where-ever changed to wherever for consistency. (to admire wherever we stroll) Page 10: ear-bones changed to earbones for consistency. (a mole's earbones) Page 15: fore-arms changed to forearms for consistency. (his forearms are something) Page 30: added closing quotes. (Try, try, try again.") Page 78: water crow-foot changed to water-crowfoot for consistency. (spawning amongst that water-crowfoot,) Page 107: added quotes to continuation of quote. (says, "taken near Norwich) Page 110: Ply changed to Fly. (Fly thee home, lady-bird, ere it be gone.) Page 118: bind-weed changed to bindweed for consistency. (the greater bindweed, with its large) Page 125: added quotes to show second paragraph continues quote. ("She indicates her desire to sit) Page 146: in the Fungi illustration, the backwards 3 has been righted.