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its prong-horn antelope ; its raccoon, skunk, and prehen- 

 sile-tailed porcupine ; with its numerous small carnivora 

 and rodents. Several of these types are shown in the 

 illustration (Fig. 2) from a photograph of one side of 

 this room. Among its birds we notice the wild turkey, 

 the black vulture or " turkey-buzzard/' the fine ruffed 

 grouse and crested quail, as characteristic features ; while 

 among the smaller birds its numerous woodpeckers, its 



FlG. 2. ONE SIDE OF NORTH AMERICAN ROOM. 



tyrants, and its prettily coloured thrushes, warblers, and 

 finches are most prominent. Its reptiles and amphibia 

 are characterized by numerous fresh-water tortoises, many 

 curious lizards, the rattlesnakes, and other striking forms ; 

 many varieties of frogs, some of large size ; and its very 

 curious and interesting salamanders and other tailed 

 batrachia. Its fishes are rich in fine and characteristic 

 forms, and we notice specimens of the siluroid cat-fish, the 



