PREFACE. 1X 
from these I have quoted, with the permission of the 
respective authors. There is a very large amount of 
valuable material locked up in the Transactions of 
Field Clubs and local Naturalist Societies which 
observers in other parts never have the opportunity 
of seeing. For example, I have quoted largely from 
Mr ©. A. Witchell’s ‘Reptilia and Batrachia of 
Gloucestershire’ ; 
Mr Bryan Hook’s papers in ‘The 
Surrey Magazine’ on “Surrey Reptiles”; Rev. O. 
Pickard Cambridge’s most valuable paper on the 
“Reptiles of Dorset,’—all of whom kindly sent me 
their observations. Of larger works on local fauna I 
am especially indebted to Rev. H. A. Macpherson, 
author of ‘Fauna of Lakeland, and his publisher, Mr 
David Douglas, for placing at my disposal the illus- 
tration of the curious variety of adder, first published 
in that work; and to Mr H. E. Forrest, author of 
‘Fauna of Shropshire, for much information. 
In addition to the above I have to thank the 
editors of the following publications for permission 
to make use of their columns for purposes of refer- 
ence and quotation: The ‘ Zoologist, ‘Science Gossip,” 
‘Annals of Scottish Natural History, the ‘Field, 
‘Country Life,’ the ‘Outlook, ‘Morning Leader, 
‘Western Mail, ‘Newcastle Weekly Chronicle, ‘Car- 
diff Express,’ and ‘Scotsman,’ 
