ANIMALS OF NO IMPORTANCE 



BY DOUGLAS DEWAR 



PRESS OPINIONS 



Nature. " We may commend the book as an excellent example of ' Nature 

 teaching." " 



Literary World. " Mr. Dewar makes us laugh while he teaches us. ... 

 These twenty essays are in all ways delightful." 



Saturday Review. " A number of excellent books on Natural History 

 .... proceed from Anglo-Indian authors ; and certainly this ... is 

 worthy of its predecessors." 



Academy. "A chatty anecdote book . . . showing a sense of humour 

 and kindly insight . . . many amusing stories." 



Indian Daily News. " Brightly and cleverly written . . . pleasant and 

 amusing reading." 



Morning Post (Delhi). " A treasure- trove of literary art." 



Madras Mail. " Mr. Dewar . . . displays quite remarkable knowledge 

 and insight as well as a pretty wit. . . . Mr. Dewar's volume is calculated 

 to give delight to all who are interested in the creatures of God's earth. 

 Its humours will raise many a smile, while its keenness and accuracy of 

 observation should induce many readers to study more closely the . . . life 

 . . . around them." 



Civil and Military Gazette. " Shows the faculty of observation as well as 

 a pleasant style." 



Englishman." The reader will easily fall under the sway of the writer's 

 charms. . . . Mr. Dewar's book is as interesting as it is entertaining." 



BOMBAY DUCKS 



AN ACCOUNT OF SOME OF THE EVERYDAY BIRDS AND 

 BEASTS FOUND IN A NATURALIST'S EL DORADO 



BY DOUGLAS DEWAR 

 ILLUSTRATED BY MAJOR F. D. S. FAYRER 



PRESS OPINIONS 



Standard. " The book is entertaining, even to a reader who is not a 

 naturalist first and a reader afterwards. . . . The illustrations cannot be 

 too highly praised." 



Daily Neivs. " A charming introduction to a great many interesting 

 birds." 



Scotsman. " Like a good curry, it is richly and agreeably seasoned with 

 a pungent humour." 



Manchester Guardian. " A series of clever and accurate essays on Indian 

 Natural History written by a man who really knows the birds and beasts." 



Daily Chronicle. " A series of informing and often diverting chapters." 



Tribune." Those who know India . . . will find themselves smiling 

 again and again at the vivid recollection called up by these descriptions." 



Times. " A collection of bright popular papers by an observant naturalist." 



Pall Mall Gazette. " Most entertaining dissertations on the tricks and 

 manners of many birds and beasts in India." 



