Some of these nature roundups make an obvious kind of sense. "Our Wild Creatures," for example, covers the types of animals one might encounter in the countryside, while "eccentric" animals looks at some of the odder (or at least odder-looking) creatures of the world. Other roundups are a bit more creative - "The Black Side of Animal Life" looks at everything from panthers to cockroaches, while "Our Beautiful Furs" dispels the notion that all Victorians were hopelessly romantic about wildlife!

American Wild Animals in Art, by Julian Hawthorne (Century Magazine, 1884B)

Illustrated with sculptures by Edward Kemeys.

Animal Locomotion in the Muybridge Photographs, by Talcott Williams (Century Magazine, 1887B)

A look at the famous photographs that first captured stop-motion sequences of movement (this article includes humans as well as "other" animals").

Our Wild Creatures, by A Naturalist (Girl's Own Paper, 1890)

A series covering the badger; the bat; the red deer; the fox; hares and rabbits; the marten; moles and hedgehogs; the otter in winter; polecats, stoats and weasels; rats and mice; squirrels and dormice; and the wild cat.

Glimpses of Wild Life, by John Burroughs (Century Magazine, 1892B)

The Black Side of Animal Life, illustrated by J.A. Shepherd (The Strand, 1897A)

Panthers, crows, cockroaches, and even the undertaker's horse.

Our Beautiful Furs and Where They Come From, by A.T. Elwes (Girl's Own Paper, 1898)

A bit of an odd article to put under "nature" -- as it's about the animals from which fashion furs are taken!

Some Eccentric Animals, by Gambier Bolton (Windsor Magazine, 1898B)

Including the gnu, the platypus, the echidna, the kiwi, the cassowary and several others.

In Nature's Workshop: Animal and Vegetable Hedgehogs, by Grant Allen (The Strand, 1899A)

Besides prickly mammals such as hedgehogs and armadillos, this article covers some prickly fish, insects, and cacti.

In Nature's Workshop: Armour-Plated Animals, by Grant Allen (The Strand, 1900A)

• See Grant Allen's Nature Series for the complete "In Nature's Workshop", "Glimpses of Nature" and "Moorland Idylls" series.