•roDD- IUKI I M\ ! I Ol 1 KA lloN IX \M.'AI,S. 



l;irii-(' mimluTs, in lii^ht as well as in darkness: [D] in s-xnal 

 intcrcoursjc ; [Kj in t he care of \ onni;'. 



A. [a] By oHMicral coioi- contrasted with t!ie en\ ironnient ; 

 orows, Itlue birds, etc. 



{/)] \\y strikinii- e(»lors. which may he hidden whcMi at 

 rest, hut automatically s!iown eithei' durini;- llii!!it. a1 the 

 monuMit of stoppiuii', or dmin.; a calling; cry, \ iz : 



* About the tail, most mammals and birds wliich are 

 protectively colored. 



** About lateral appeiidau-es : earsiii mammals, winiis, 

 in birds. 



R. {(/] \]y strikiui;- marks al>out the head and neck: rac- 

 coon, badi^-er, etc., finches, etc., etc. 



[AJ ^)^■^arious spots and lines, on shoidders and sides: 

 skunks, ef. 



[cj By paleness of Itelly and innt'r sides of le;^s. 



C [a] Not only l)y marks ah'eady mentioned, but 

 esi)ecially by vivid and extensive markina's on sjioulders, 

 sides or flanks; zebra, etc. 



[//} l\y si)ecial marks on leet and lei»-s. 



I), [rt] By many of the lateral and caudal markiniis already 

 mentioned. 



[h] \\y difiVrent coloi-s accordinu" to sex: niiiht-hawks. 

 etc., et< ." 



[c] By difi'erenee in extent or shape of markiniis accord- 

 ino- to sex ; antelope, etc. 



E. By various spots or lines ui)i)earini;- only in the younii' 



SOME FERNS OF THE OZARK REGION OF 

 MISSOURI. 



I!V I'ROI'KSSOR K Kl.l.SWOR TH I' A I.I.. 



This paper lists with (crtain remarks on habitat and ir^o- 

 graphical distiibution, the s[)ecies of Filirrft incidentally eol- 

 Icetcd durini;- a two months exploration of Shannon, Reynolds 

 and Texas counties, .Missom-i. The sjx'cies eollected and 

 represented by s[)ecimens exhibited with tlie |)aper are the 

 followinii': Pforis (Uiiu'liim Linn, abundant; Pjn'ijoplci-is 



