﻿PREFACE. 



The " First Book of Zoology " is expressly prepared 

 for the use of pupils who wish to gain a general knowl- 

 edge of the structure, habits, modes of growth, and other 

 leading features concerning the common animals of the 

 country. 



Particular attention has been given to the lower auimals, 

 as these are more often neglected in text-books. Directions 

 for collecting, the preparation of specimens for the cabinet, 

 and the haunts of the animals to be studied are given, and 

 the pupil is expected to study, with the book in one hand, 

 and the specimens in the other. The figures illustrating this 

 work, with a few exceptions, have been drawn from Nature 

 by the author, and have been prepared with especial refer- 

 ence to their being copied by the pupil. Tc facilitate this 

 the figures are made in outline, with the shaded side of the 

 figure indicated by darker lines. 



