Fauna Britannica : The Practical Guide to Wild and Domestic Creatures of Britain

A practical encyclopedia of animals, birds and fish, reptiles and insects, both wild and domestic.

It also provides an historic survey from the earliest records: when and how species were introduced and died out, and how they have flourished or declined.

There are essays on the interaction with man, from outright exploitation to over-production.

Social history, folklore and legend are included to give the most magisterial survey of Britain's fauna.