COMMON OBJECTS OF THE COUNTRY.
A
THE
COMMON OBJECTS
OF
THE COUNTRY
BY THE
Rev. J. G. WOOD, M.A., F.L.S.
AUTHOR OF THE “ILLUSTRATED NATURAL HISTORY,” “COMMON OBJECTS
OF THE SEA-SHORE,” “MY FEATHERED FRIENDS,” ETC., ETC.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY W. S. COLEMAN
SIXTEENTH EDITION
LONDON
GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, Limited
Broadway, Ludgate Hill
MANCHESTER AND NEW YORK
1897
ROUTLEDGE’S BOOKS FOR THE COUNTRY.
With Plates Printed in Colours, Crown 8vo,Cloth, 3s. 6d. each.
Wood’s (Rev. J. G.) Common Objects of the Seashore.Illustrations by G. B. Sowerby. 12th Edition.
Wood’s (Rev. J. G.) Common Objects of the Country.150 Illustrations by Coleman. 14th Edition.
Our Woodlands, Heaths, and Hedges. By W. S. Coleman.4th Edition.
Moore’s British Ferns and Allied Plants. 10th Edition.
Coleman’s British Butterflies. 200 Figures. 16th Edition.
Atkinson’s British Birds’ Eggs and Nests. 18th Edition.
Wild Flowers: Where to Find and How to KnowThem. Spencer Thomson. 22nd Edition.
Haunts of the Wild Flowers. By Anne Pratt. 3rdEdition.
Wood’s (Rev. J. G.) Fresh and Salt-Water Aquarium.2nd Edition.
Wood’s (Rev. J. G.) Common British Moths. 100 Illustrationsby E. Smith, T. W. Wood, and W. S.Coleman. 8th Edition.
Wood’s (Rev. J. G.) Common British Beetles. 100Illustrations by E. Smith and T. W. Wood.2nd Edition.
Roses and their Culture. By W. D. Prior. 2nd Edition.
PREFACE.
In the following pages will be found short andsimple descriptions of some of the numerous objectsthat are to be found in our fields, woods, andwaters.
As this little work is not intended for scientificreaders, but simply as a guide to those who are desirousof learning something of natural objects,scientific language has been studiously avoided, andscientific names have been only given in cases whereno popular name can be found. In so small a compassbut little can be done; and therefore I havebeen content to take certain typical objects, whichwill serve as guides, and to omit mention of thosewhich can be placed under the same head.
Every object described by the pen is illustratedby the pencil, in order to aid the reader in his researches;and the subjects have been so chosen thatno one with observant eyes can walk in the fieldsfor half-an-hour without finding very many of theobjects described in the book.
COMMON OBJECTS OF THE COUNTRY.
CHAPTER I.
EYES AND NO EYES—DIFFICULTIES OF OBSERVERS—THE BATS—LONG-EAREDBAT—ITS UTILITY—SPORT AND MURDE