. The common objects of the country. OF THE COUNTEY. RODTLEMES BOOKS FOR THE COUNTRY. With Plates Printed in Colours, Crown 8vo,Cloth, 3s. 6d. each. Woods (Rev. J. G.) Common Objects of the Seashore. Illustrations by G. B. Sowekby. 12th Edition. Woods (Rev. J. G.) Common Objects of the Illustrations by Coleman. 14th Edition. Our Woodlands, Heaths, and Hedges. By W. S. Cole-man. 4th Edition. Moores British Ferns and Allied Plants. 10th Edition. Colemans British Butterflies. 200Figures. 16th Edi-tion. Atkinsons British Birds Eggs and Nests. 18th Edition. Wild Flowers: Where to Find a


. The common objects of the country. OF THE COUNTEY. RODTLEMES BOOKS FOR THE COUNTRY. With Plates Printed in Colours, Crown 8vo,Cloth, 3s. 6d. each. Woods (Rev. J. G.) Common Objects of the Seashore. Illustrations by G. B. Sowekby. 12th Edition. Woods (Rev. J. G.) Common Objects of the Illustrations by Coleman. 14th Edition. Our Woodlands, Heaths, and Hedges. By W. S. Cole-man. 4th Edition. Moores British Ferns and Allied Plants. 10th Edition. Colemans British Butterflies. 200Figures. 16th Edi-tion. Atkinsons 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. Woods (Rev. J. G.) Fresh and Salt-Water Edition. Woods (Rev. J. G.) Common British Moths. 100 Illus-trations by E. Smith. T. W. Wood, and W. 8th Edition. Woods (Rev. J. G.) Common British Beetles. 100Illustrations by E. Smith and T. YF. Edition. Roses and their Culture. Prior. 2nd ZiZ*--- 12 ^f^affy^y ?? ^^s~<vr- \.i=„^ A THE COMMON OBJECTS THE COUNTRY Eev. J. G. WOOD, , AUTHOB OF THE ILLUSTRATED NATURAL HISTORY, COMMON OBJECTSOP THE SEA-SHORE, MY FEATHERED FRIENDS, ETC., ETC. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY W. S. COLEMAN FIFTEENTH EDITION LONDON GEOEGE EOUTLEDGE AND SONS, Limited Broadway, Ludgatb Hill MANCHESTER AND NEW YORK 1894 THE ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY PRESS. PEEFACE. 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 de-sirous of 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 com-pass but little can be done; and therefore I havebeen content to take certain typical objects, whichwill se


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