CONTENTS 



I. BATS. 

 II. THE BANK VOLE . 



III. TWO COMMON BIRDS 



IV. SHREWS 

 V. TOADS AND FROGS 



VI. THE LONG-TAILED FIELD MOUSE 



VII. 'THE LITTLE GENTLEMAN IN THE BLACK 

 VELVET COAT' 



VIII. THIEVES OF THE NIGHT 



IX. SOME GARDEN BIRDS . 

 X. THE HEDGEHOG . 



XL THREE COMMON REPTILES 

 XII. THE SHORT-TAILED FIELD VOLE 



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