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those southward. These show the effect of the climate to- 

 ward the northwest, and indicate a promise of new forms 

 in that direction. Species are known to extend across the 

 country for 150 miles inland, at short intervals, near lat. 

 40° to 41°, but are still very imperfectly known. 



A Portland, Oregon, paper reports that the large species 

 of that vicinity, C. ? fidelis, is sold there for food. 



