THE SHREW MICE 



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can only be acquired b}'' an intimate 

 acquaintance with the animals them- 

 seh'es, that the successful i^hotography 



still unless he is protected by cover. He 

 may pause in his stride, as it were, and 

 rear himself up to look about him ; he 



The Pygmy Shrew Mouse. 



The Common Shrew Mouse. 



The Water Shrew Mouse. 

 THE THREE BRITISH SHREW MICE. 



of small animals mainly depends. Otlier may check his own progress by splaying- 



things being equal, the larger the animal his hind feet almost at right angles to« 



the easier the work of the photograi)her. his body and waddling on these alone; 



The Shrew Mouse, however, is ne\er he may bunch himself into a sitting" 



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