PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. 



I HAVE been much gratified by the rapid sale of the first 

 edition of this little work. Though I am aware that its 

 success is not a little owing to the taste and skill of the 

 PubHsher, and to the artistic excellence of the illustrations, 

 yet it shows, also, an increasing love, throughout our land, 

 of the beauties of nature, and an increasing interest, 

 I trust, in His works, who has given to nature so many 

 instructive charms. 



Though the size of this book is not greatly increased, 

 there are in this new edition hundreds, I believe, of 

 little additions and changes, and, I hope, improvements. 

 I have been helped much by Professor Harvey's second 

 edition of his excellent 'Manual,' in bringing up the 



