96 Mr. J. E. Harting on Forest Animals.
line the animal still keeps a footing in suitable localities,
finding its principal shelter in the great deer forests."
The Fox, with which species my list of "Forest Animals"
closes, is so well known in appearance and habits that I
need not trespass further on your patience by describing
an animal so familiar to you.
In conclusion, I would express the hope that the remarks
which I have made this evening may be the means of
inducing many of my listeners to visit the forest and
observe for themselves, not only to test the accuracy of
what they have just heard, but to discover fresh points
in the natural history of our forest animals upon which I
have not had time to enter.