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Western Deer. — In the next case are shown the 

 white-tailed variety of the Virginia deer and the long- 

 eared mule deer. The latter inhabits the sides of 

 the mountains. 



Dogs. — In the next case are the dogs. Here is the 

 common wolf which is, or has been found, all over 

 North America, northern Europe, and northern Asia. 

 The cayote, or howling wolf, is abundant in the west. 

 Here are also the common foxes, both the grey and 

 red, or, as it is sometimes called, the cross, silver, or 

 black fox. As indicated by the common names the 

 latter is widely variable in color. It occurs in 

 Europe as well as in this country. 



Rodents. — The next case is of interest as contain 

 ing nearly all the non-domesticated animals that we 

 meet in our daily life, or in our trips to the country. 

 They all belong to the order Rodentia, the rodents or 

 gnawing animals. Here are the rats and mice that 

 infest our houses 5 the cotton rats and field mice, and 

 many others. Here'are the squirrels and gophers, 

 the chipmonks and woodchucks or ground 'hog. In 

 front is the beaver group and one of the trees they 

 have cut off for building their dam. Here are the 

 pouched gophers, with their large cheek pouches, 

 opening outside the mouth. The porcupines are 

 represented by one species, and the hares by several. 



