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CONTENTS 



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List or Illustrations xi 



CHAPTER 1 



Location and General Features of the Cavern 1 



CHAPTER 2 

 Life Zones of the Carlsbad Region 7 



CHAPTER 3 



Conspicuous Vegetation of the Region 20 



CHAPTER 4 



Animals and Plants of the Region in Relation to the 

 Aborigines 39 



CHAPTER 5 

 Mammals of the Region 49 



CHAPTER 6 

 Birds of the Region 130 



CHAPTER 7 

 Reptiles of the Region 163 



CHAPTER 8 

 Invertebrates of the Carlsbad Cavern 171 



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