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FiG. 39. The Cactus Wren (CwmpylorKynchus hmnneicapilliis), a 

 characteristic bird of the desert regions of California and Texas, where 

 it builds a complicated nest in cactus bushes. (Photo by the Biological 

 Survey, U.S.A.) 



In South America the place of the secretary bird in 

 nature is taken by the seriemas, birds apparently 

 related to the cranes, but showing a curiously close 



