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his hair different from that of all other animals, and, I believe, 
hitherto unnoticed by naturalists; his hair is thick and coarse at 
the extremity, and gradually tapers to the root, where it becomes 
fine as a spider’s web. His fur has so much the hue of the moss 
which grows on the branches of the trees, that it is very difficult 
to make him out when he is at rest.” 
The biography of Waterton by Rev. J. G. Wood, with its 
attractive illustrations, brings out well the characteristics of the 
hero of the narrative. The explanatory index by the editor 
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illustrations. Taken altogether this edition is most attractive, and 
is a companion volume to Macmillan’s elegant edition of White’s 
Selbourne. 
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