The Fauna of Shropshire; Being an Account of All the Mammals, Birds, Reptiles & Fishes Found in the County of Salop. with an Introduction Dealing with the Physical Features of the County, a Copious Index, a Chapter on the Principal Naturalists Who Have Done Wo (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1899 Excerpt: ... certain of the Warblers and Finches are beneficial to garden crops or not, and at the time of his death, Mr. Beckwith was engaged in investigating the matter. Another point of constant interest, is the observation of the arrival and departure of our summer and winter visitors, and an attempt has been made in the following pages to show these dates by a plan which is at once simple and easy for reference.. It may.perhaps. be objected that the Birds are here treated too.sb6rifybut that defect may be remedied in the supplementary; volume;-which the author hopes to publish at a liter date-, -which, will contain not only Mr. Beckwith's notes, but a large amount of matter regarding our commoner Birds, from the pen of the author and other local naturalists. The account given here of the Birds of Shropshire is only a record of all the species found in the County. It is not intended to supersede, but to supplement any standard book, such as Mr. Howard Saunders' Manual ef British Birds. The classification and nomenclature adopted are the same as in that work. The English names of all species that reside in Britain throughout the year, are printed in capitals. All others are in smaller type, but the dates beneath the names show readily which are summer, and which are winter visitors, whilst those without dates may be treated as casual visitors. The paragraphs printed in small type refer to species that have occurred near to, but not within, the County, or else to Birds recorded on doubtful evidence. In a few instances the author has ventured to make statements at variance with those of previous observers regarding the relative scarcity of certain species. These cases are of great interest as showing the changes which even a few short years may produce in our Fauna. As ..