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THE MOUSE IN THE BIRD'S NEST Frontispiece 



BULIMUS, CYCLOSTOMA, AND OTHER TROPICAL SNAILS 11 



ANATOMY OF THE COMMON WHITE-LIPPED HELIX 14 



THE APPLE-SNAIL, AND ITS EGGS 16 



THE COIL-SHELL (PLANORBIS) AND A LIMNEA . 17 



THE UNDER SIDE OF A WET CHIP 18 



THE SNAILS OF THE TORRENTS 19 



AN EDIBLE SNAIL 24 



HELICES IN HUMBLE CIRCUMSTANCES 2$ 



AN ALIEN IN THE CELLAR 28 



HOUSE-WREN 40. 



THE HOUSE-MOUSE ! 58 



THE JUMPING-MOUSE (JACULUS) 61 



THE WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE 67 



THE MOUSE AND THE OYSTER 70 



LEAVING HOME 75 



THE FIGHT WITH THE SNAKE 78 



HAUNT OF THE HERON 86 



THE KINGFISHER 87 



SUMMER YELLOW-BIRDS 89 



YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS 92 



A JUNE MORNING 95 



THE HUMMING-BIRD'S NEST 97 



"ONLY A CAT-BIRD"... . 98 



