AMEBICAN SPIDKRS 



AXIi 



THEIR SPINNINGWORK 





A NATURAL HISTORY 



UK TiiF. 



ORBWEAVING SPIDERS OF THE UNITED STATES 



WITH SPECIAL RK<;AI;I> TO THEIR INDUSTRY AXD HABITS. 



BY 



HENRY C. McCOOK, D. D., 



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Al'THOK OK "TlIK Al.Klcfl.TCRAI, A NTS OK 'I'KXAS," f 



"Till! IIONKV AND (KX'IDKNT A SIX," t 



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VOL. II. 



PUniJSHKI) I!Y THE AUTHOR, 

 ACADEMY OF XATVKAI. SCJKXCKS OF riin..vi>i-:i.iMii \. 



A. D. 1890. 



