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SUMMARY. 



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AMERICAN HERRING GULL—Larus 



argentatus smithsonianus. 



Rangk — North America generally. Breeds 

 on the Atlantic coast from Maine northward. 



Nest — On the ground, on merely a shallow 

 depression with a slight lining ; occasionally in 

 trees, sixty or seventy-five feet from the ground 



Eggs— Three, varying, from bluish white to 

 deep yellowish brown, irregularly spotted and 

 blotched with brown of different shades. 



AMERICAN RACCOON —/V^O'ow lotor. 

 Other name : Coon. 

 Range— North America. 



PIGMY ANTELOP^.—Antilope pigmcsa. 

 Range — South Africa. 



RED - SHOULDERED HAWK. — Buteo 

 lineatus. 



Range — Eastern North America, north to 

 Nova Scotia, west to the edge of the Great 

 Plains. 



Nest — in the branches of lofty oaks, pines, 

 and sycamores. In mountainous regions the 

 nest is often placed on the narrow ledges of 

 cliflfs. 



EGGS'— Three or four ; bluish, yellowish 

 white, or brownish, spotted, blotched, and 

 dotted irregularly with many shades of reddish 

 brown. 



AMERICAN GRAY YOYi^ — Vulpes vir- 

 ginianus. 



Range— Throughout the United States. 



AMERICAN GRAY SQUIRREL.— ^.rmrz/i 



carolinensis. 



Range— United States generally. 



PECTORAL SANDPIPER— 7>z«^a macu- 



lata. 



Range— North, Central, and South America, 

 breeding in the Arctic regions. Of frequent 

 occurrence in Europe. 



Nests — In tufts of grass. 



Eggs — Four, of a drab ground color, with a 

 greenish shade in some cases, and are spotted 

 and blotched with umber brown, varying in 

 distribution on different specimens, as is usual 

 among waders' eggs. 



