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its prong-horn antelope ; its raccoon, skunk, and prehen- 

 sile-tailed porcupine ; with its numerous small carnivora 

 and rodents. Several of these types are shown in the 

 illustration (Fig. 2) from a photograph of one side of 

 this room. Among its birds we notice the wild turkey, 

 the black vulture or "turkey-buzzard," the fine ruffed 

 grouse and crested quail, as characteristic features ; while 

 among the smaller birds its numerous woodpeckers, its 



Fig. 2. — one side of north American room. 



tyrants, and its prettily coloured thrushes, warblers, and 

 finches are most prominent. Its reptiles and amphibia 

 are characterized by numerous fresh-water tortoises, many 

 curious lizards, the rattlesnakes, and other striking forms ; 

 many varieties of frogs, some of large size ; and its very 

 curious and interesting salamanders and other tailed 

 batrachia. Its fishes are rich in fine and characteristic 

 forms, and we notice specimens of the siluroid cat-fish, the 



