SUMMARY. 



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"WILSON'S SNIPE. — Gallinago delicata. 

 Other names: English Snipe, Jack Snipe, 

 Guttter Snipe. 



Range — From Canada and British Columbia, 

 south in winter to the West Indies, and even 

 to South America. Breeds from the latitude 

 of New England southward. 



Nest — Slight depression in the grass or moss 

 of a bog. 



Eggs — Three to four ; grayish-olive to 

 greenish-brown, spotted and blotched with 

 reddish-brown. 



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BLACK WOLF.- 

 in Florida. 



-Canis occidentalis. Found 



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AMERICAN RED SQUIRREL. — 5^i«r«^ 



Hudsonius. Other name: Chickaree, from 

 its cry. 



Common in North America, 



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PRAIRIE HEN. — Tympanucus americanus. 

 Other name: Pinnated Grouse. 



Range — Prairies of the Mississippi Valley, 

 east to Indiana and Kentvicky, north to 

 Manitoba, west to the eastern Dakotas, 

 south to Texas and I^ouisiana. T. aipido, until 

 lately supposed to be this species, is now 

 apparently extinct, except on the island of 

 Martha's Vineyard. 



Nest — On the ground in the thick prairie 

 grass. 



Eggs — Eight to twelve, of tawn brown, some- 

 times with an olive brown hue, occasionally 

 sprinkled with brown. 



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AMERICAN K^SQYV—Lepus sylvaticus. 

 Other names: Cottontail and Molly Cottontail. 



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OCELOT. — Felis pardalis. Other name : 

 Tiger-Cat. 



Range — From the southwestern United States 

 to Patagonia. 



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