Our hope is that it will meet with the favor and approval of 

 those ii&e|r&ted in this- subject, as well as our former guides have 

 done. 



The illustrations show how the animals look in their native en- 

 vironments, and in the text we have tried to give an idea of their 

 more prominent characteristics and general habits. 



One really cannot go out with this book, as with the birds and 

 flowers, and make a study of the animals, as so few of them are to 

 be seen, especially during the day. If we consult any Dictionary or 

 Encyclopedia we find, generally, the name and brief description, with 

 possibly a small illustration in black, of some European species 

 which is very misleading. 



These COLORED ILLUSTRATIONS are all of North Amer- 

 ican wild animals and we hope will aid in the identification to those 

 who are looking for help along this line. CHAS. K. REED. 



Worcester, Mass., January, 1915. 



