INTRODUCTION. 



Many (if the animals inciitionnl iu this Ixicik sulfer from uur prcjiulici-s far more than anv otluT 

 class. They arc usually little known, but ])crsL-cutccl, feared, hated ami ruthlessly ilestrov'ed wherever 

 found. 



l'"iirein()st, the snakes : these timid, watchful, silent and most t^raccful heinns are for the most part 

 pertectly harmless, liven the daiiLCcrous ones only use their terrible weapons in self-defence. 



Turtles and fro;.:,s are often regarded as if \oid of feeling and ruthlessly tortured. Toails and 

 salamanders, useful insect-destroyers, are trul}- homely to look at, but hidinLj umler ground or beneath 

 stones seem to try their best not to hurt our feelini;s. 



With a little accpiainlancc the student will i]nd them useful, harmless i-reatures, fully deserving 

 our svmpathies. 



The Latin names and some details are taken from I). S.Jordan's " Maiiiiii! of I'crtibral,- Animals" 

 and from specimens at the Agassi/. Museum, Cambridge. 



-NoTl!. — Where r,Tiij;o of .species is siveii, as Western or Soutlieni. it is inferred to mean oul.siile of New I^nLilaiul. 



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