Familiar Life In Field And Forest

Familiar Life in Field and Forest: The Animals, Birds, Frogs, and Salamanders is a book written by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews and published in 1898. The book is a comprehensive guide to the wildlife found in the fields and forests of North America. It covers a wide range of animals, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects, and provides detailed descriptions of their physical characteristics, behaviors, habitats, and life cycles. The book is divided into several chapters, each focusing on a different group of animals. The first chapter covers mammals, including deer, rabbits, squirrels, and raccoons. The second chapter focuses on birds, including hawks, owls, woodpeckers, and songbirds. The third chapter covers reptiles, including snakes, turtles, and lizards. The fourth chapter focuses on amphibians, including frogs, toads, and salamanders. The final chapter covers insects, including butterflies, bees, and ants.Throughout the book, Mathews provides vivid descriptions of the animals and their habitats, as well as interesting facts and anecdotes about their behavior and interactions with humans. The book is illustrated with black and white drawings and photographs, which help to bring the animals to life on the page.Overall, Familiar Life in Field and Forest is a fascinating and informative guide to the wildlife of North America, and a must-read for anyone interested in the natural world.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.