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CONTENTS, JULY, 1908. 
Frontispiece : SMALL WHITH BUTTERFLIES AND THEIR CATERPILLARS. 
From an original painting by Profe sor F. Edward Hulme. 
1. THE BIRD LIFE OF THE BRECK DISTRICT. PART I. - - - - - - By Wm. Farren al 
Illustrated with Photographs by the Author. 
2. A ROYAL BIRD - - = - = c 2 2 = S c e = z = ¢ S - = 
3. ZOO NOTES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - By W. P. Dando, F.Z.S. 9 
Illustrated with Photographs by the Author. 
4. UNCOMMON PETS - - - 3 = 5 
VII. THE WOLF. 
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5. THE GAIT OF LAND ANIMALS , 
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PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION - - - - - = - c - 2 2 = - - = - 94 
7. SOME RECENT NATURE BOOKS - - = - ° - - - 2 = = = - . : 5 Ob 
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