. British mammals. Mammals -- Great Britain. LONG-EARED BAT left its greenwood fastness, so as to become an inhabitant of the City of London, in the very heart of the great Metropolis, but just recently a Long-Eared Bat (Fig 3) was seen hawking near to the Mansion House, within easy hail of Bow Bells. Londoners are often heard to complain of their lack of opportunity for studying wild life, but it is the old story of eyes and no eyes, for, as a. eareA 'Bat '"-S.,^-^.-*. o result of observations that have been made over a series of years, the actual census of London's fauna is not at all t


. British mammals. Mammals -- Great Britain. LONG-EARED BAT left its greenwood fastness, so as to become an inhabitant of the City of London, in the very heart of the great Metropolis, but just recently a Long-Eared Bat (Fig 3) was seen hawking near to the Mansion House, within easy hail of Bow Bells. Londoners are often heard to complain of their lack of opportunity for studying wild life, but it is the old story of eyes and no eyes, for, as a. eareA 'Bat '"-S.,^-^.-*. o result of observations that have been made over a series of years, the actual census of London's fauna is not at all to be despised. Thus, Charles Dixon records no less than 133 different species of birds upon the London list, and we ourselves have seen a Greater \^ hitethroat calmly pursuing its madcap joy quite close to the Pigeons at the Guildhall, the historic home of the City Fathers. That London is not, as is so often supposed, ''a wilder- 25. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Westell, W. Percival (William Percival), 1874-1937. [London] : Chapman & Dodd


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