THE HANDBOOK OF BRITISH MAMMALS. Edited by Grodon B. Corbet and Stephen Harris.

(1964) 1991 3rd edition. 4to. Ppxiv,588. B/w photographs and illustrations, bibliography. Decorative printed boards.

This is a "classic work of reference which summarizes all aspects of information on mammals in Britain and Ireland". Heavily revised and broughtup to date, "to include the very latest information available on appearance, distribution, ecology and behaviour, economic impact, conservation, and parasitiology. ...Includes a large amount of new data derived from original field research undertaken during the last ten years". Chapters include; list of species; history of the fauna; habitats and their mammalian communities; British mammals and the law. Systematic Accounts: - insectivores (Order Insectivora); bats (Order Chiroptera); lagomorphs (Order Lagomorphia); rodents (Order Rodentia); whales, dolphins and porpoises (Order Cetacea); carnivores (Order Carnivora); seals et. (Order Pinnipedia); ungulates (Orders Perissodactyla and Artiodactyla); marsupials (Order Marsupialia); extinct species; ephemeral introductions and escapes; sound recordings.