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Till'; SMAiJ,i';i{ coHN s'l Ai.K i'.< )i;ii:. 



l'!l(i!;iiinii(il j>ii:; I n/no-'srll us Zcll. 



All li(iil,"li I lie iiiolli;: itf lliis Hpccics li;i\r Ik-cii occ'i.^ ii ili.'i lly l:il\<'li ill 

 Illinois mill ill oIIkt slnlrH of (iiir InliliMic, Ihis is |iriiii;iiil v .'i Smillicni 

 iiiHccl., jiihI III till- Mnilcil Sl.'ilcs hrccils iii'iiicipnlly, il iiol cscliisiNcI y, 

 ill I, lie .suiilli All.iiilic ;iiiil (lull S(;iics, wlicic it is (icciisioii.'illy very 

 (jrsl lilcl i\c III ciiiii 



Till' r;ilcr|iill;ir ( I'ij' . 7 I , '/, r) is iic;iil\ cn lim Inc.'i I , ,uiiiicl Inn;'; iihht 

 lli.'in li;iir ;iii iiirli lull," wlirii Inll ,"iii\\ii, ;ili(inl cij-lil limes ;is l(iii;j; ,'IS 



^1 Mi^^-^-^ 



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{■'i.i. 71. 'I'lir Similirr Ci.rn HliilK Imhti-, KUiHrnopul ihih h,lic>i«lliin. <i. iimli'; '', f<>i« 

 wiiiK 111' (JMi K Inmiilo, hli, niili'iiiiii nl' Irmiilo; c, miilr ill irnl , (/, c. liiivii, Mini wiilo vii'W iif ii 

 tiiidillo tioHini'iil, /. coriiiin. I'JilliiKtiil iin iiiiliciil.d i ( 'liil IimmIi'M, H. S. l>npl. iif 

 Aki H'llllllio, ) 



wiilc. 'I'lic lic;iil IS (Ini'k lnowii, coiisii Irr.'il >l\ iimiiow rr llmii I lie lirsl, 

 tlioMicic sc^incnl, llir neck shield is Ithick, polislied, willi :i |i;ile inedi.'in 

 line, niid llie ;iii;il sincid is iiicoiispiciKMis. 'I'lie siirl;ice is s|»;irsely ^^^)\ 

 ered \\ il li iiinder;i lcl\ loii;' li:iirs. 



Alllioiiidi rliielh iiijiii-ioiis 1(1 \(Mi!i!> corn, deslroyiiii; ninny slnlks 

 ;iiid 111 ressil.il in;' niiicli {•e|il;iiil in;' . Iliese i ;i le|-|till;irs ronliniie ;icliv(> 

 Wdik llii(in;'li(inl llie Miininei- .'iiid lull iiiilil < >rl(i|ier, iMnin;'; lliiuni'di 

 (he sliilk in e\<'r\ direclinii, w e;ikrniii;', or sevciiii!', il so lli;il llie 

 slii'Jili'sl. i'lisl ol' wind Mows il lo llie iToiind; ;iihI llie e;irs ;ire olleii 

 tendered worlliless liy roiiliicl willi llie wet eiiiili. I'Voiii six lo 

 litleeii ol llie i;ilei|)ill;iis ;il'e iisii;illy I'oiind in ;i sili;:;le sl ;ilk . Tliey ;ire 

 e\l!eiiiel\ .•irll\e, ;ilid Upon llie slijddcsl i list urIi.Mliee ieli'e;il ililo 

 llieir ItiiiTows with !',re;il r.'ipidily. 



" Their nper.'ilioiis (III Ihe sl;ilk when \oiiii;', :ii<' piineipMlly Itelow llie 

 MiriMce, Ihell- :ill;ieks lieiiii', coiililied lo llie oilier eilisl, which llie\ 

 soiueliines coiiiplelel\ j'lidle (l'"i^. 7")). They i^enefMlly coinineiice to 



