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THE HAUNT OF THE DRAGON-FLY A POOL ON AN UPLAND STREAM . 114 



COMMON SEA URCHIN (Echinus esculentus) COMMON HERMIT CRAB 



(Eupagurus bernhardus) SPINY SPIDER CRAB (Maia squinado) . -152 



ROCKY SHORE AT Low TIDE ROCKY SHORE AT HIGH TIDE . .170 



VELVET FIDDLER CRAB (Portunus puber) STREAKED GURNARD PERCH 



(Perca fluviatilis) . . . . . . . .186 



A POND WITH REEDS A SHORE WITH ROCKY LEDGES . . .188 



WATER RAT OR WATER VOLE COMMON BROWN RAT MOLE . .190 



FROG, TOAD, AND NEWT, SHOWING EGGS OF TOAD AND NEWT, AND TADPOLES 

 OF FROG AND TOAD WATER-BEETLES (Dytiscus), WATER SNAILS, WATER 

 BOATMAN (Notonectd) . . . . . . . 194 



SMALL TORTOISESHELL (RESTING ON THE GROUND) SMALL TORTOISESHELL 



(ON FLOWER) BEDEGUAR ROSE-GALL ..... 204 



SLUG (Limax) WOODLOUSE, MAGNIFIED (i) DORSAL; (2) VENTRAL; (3) 



ROLLED UP, VENTRAL; (4) DORSAL; (5, 6) ROLLED UP . . .212 



DABCHICK MOORHEN . . . . . . . .214 



STAGS ON THE CREST OF A HILL GROUSE ON THE MOOR WEASEL BY 



THE WOODSIDE . . . . 2l6 



