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PHOTOGRAPHY FOR NATURALISTS. 



The surroundings should be in conformity with the 

 creature's habits. They should not convey that sugges- 

 tion of moisture which would be allowable and even 

 desirable in the case of the common toad. The fact that 

 the common toad's hind legs are web-footed, and that the 

 natterjack's are not, gives an additional value to a toad 

 photograph which shows the hind feet to advantage. 

 The eye is another point which must not be overlooked 



Viper striking. 



in photographing these two varieties. In the toad 

 this organ is singularly beautiful, and even pathetic 

 a fact which is usually entirely lost sight of in the 

 natural history illustrations. The common frog is 

 perhaps the most easily obtainable of British reptiles, 

 and in his case we have another excellent chance of 

 comparative photography. We can emphasise, in our 

 illustrations, the points which distinguish him from 



