Abstract
WITH the host of books in existence on British animals, it is a somewhat curious fact that, so far as we are aware, there is none which treats of all the vertebrates collectively, with the exception of Jenyns's “Manual,” published in 1835. Still more curiously, that particular work happens to be omitted from the very useful bibliography Mr. Aflalo gives at the end of his little volume! Under these circumstances, the work before us fills a distinct gap; and as it is beautifully illustrated and brightly written; it ought to command a ready sale among those desirous of knowing something about the higher animals of our islands without being bored by technicalities.
A Sketch of the Natural History (Vertebrates) of the British Isles.
By F. G. Aflalo. 12mo, pp. xiv + 498. Illustrated. (Edinburgh and London: Blackwood and Sons, 1898.)
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L., R. British Vertebrates. Nature 57, 533 (1898). https://doi.org/10.1038/057533a0
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