The Avifauna. 



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First the rat'aesnake lives in cacti of all 

 kinds and especialh' in the cholla. It 

 crawls over, under and through piles of the 

 balls as readily as among leaves, and is 



perfectly at home in the thickest mass of 

 them. This is not as surprising as it is to 

 see quails run or fly in or out of -it at full 

 speed, run over the limbs and roost in it, 



