LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 
COLORED PLATES AND HALF-TONES 
Bighorn or Mountain Sheep (Ovis cervina) , . Frontispiece 
‘Possum Hiding in Palmetto, where he has been chased by 
a dog (Didelphis virginiana ) 
A Scared ’Possum 
‘Possum Climbing : 
‘Possum Looking Out of Nest : 
A New Jersey ’Possum (Didelphis virginiana vais 
A Florida Possum 
Opossum ( Didelphis Sania) Showing youte at the 
Mouth of the Pouch ; ; 
Six-banded Armadillo (Dasypus beeen) 
Manatees Under Water (Trichechus latirostris) . 
Collared Peccary (Tayassu tayassu) 
Bull Elk or Stag (Cervus canadensis) 
An Elk (Cervus canadensis) Getting His Antes 
The Rapid Growth of an Elk’s Antlers 
Elk Stag and Herd (Cervus canadensis ) 
A Startled Doe;-she hears a whistle across the creek 
White-tail Deer (Odocotleus virginianus ) 
Virginia Deer in the Maine Woods at Night 
Deer, in Moose Creek, Idaho 
Western White-tail, or Virginia Deer ( Gees virgin- 
tanus macrourus) in the Bitter Root Valley, Montana 
A Young White-tail Buck (Odocoileus virginianus ) 
A Bunch of Mule-deer Does (Odocoileus hemionus) . 
Young Bull Moose (Alces americanus) 
A Pair of Bull Moose (Alces americanus) . 
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