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ANIMAL COMPETITORS 



"The ingenuity and skill displayed in the construc- 

 tion of this nest; and the curious taste for articles of 

 iron, many of them heavy, for component parts, 

 struck me with surprise. The articles of value were, 



A ROCKY-MOUNTAIN PACK-RAT. 



From Warren's "Mammals of Colorado." By Permission of G. P. 

 Putnam's Sons. Photo by II. W. Nash. 



I think, stolen from the men who had broken into 

 the house for temporary lodging. I have preserved 

 a sketch of this iron-clad nest, which I think unique 

 in natural history. 



"Many curious facts have since been related to me 



