30. HAWKS AND OWLS OF ILLINOIS. A dia- 

 grammatic presentation of the important birds of 

 prey in Illinois, their economic importance, how they 

 are identified, and what they eat. 



Interspersed among these are several other exhib- 

 its of smaller animals, including bobcat, fox, rabbits, 

 otter, muskrat and raccoon. On the north side of the 

 room can be found mounted specimens of flightless 

 birds, vanishing birds, ducks of Illinois waters, geese, 

 and marsupials (animals that carry their young in 

 pouches). 



31. PINE HILLS MARSH GROUP. One of our 



newer habitat groups depicting some of the birds, 

 reptiles, amphibians and plants associated together 

 as they commonly occur in a typical marsh area in 

 southern Illinois. 



32. WILD TURKEYS. (Hall of Man) An impor- 

 tant food item to the Indians and early settlers, 

 the wild turkey disappeared in Illinois around 1930 

 but is today being reintroduced in southern Illinois. 



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