Mixfsr: AM) ins(}.\ 



<)l 



'Vhv woodcluick or «^r()Ui\(l Ih)«»; is ;i v('«^('t;il)l(' feeder hut does very 



i little harm to ('ro))s. It hiheruates h)r a hir^e part of the 



oodchuck 11 !• w' 4 I 4 \ 1 'r\ i i i i 



year usuall>' Iroin ^eptemher to A))ril. 1 he old legend 



says that the i!;rouud ho"' comes out of his hole ou tlu; secoud of February 



and if it is l)ri«2;ht and he sees his sIkkIow, lie j2;oes hack into 



Hares and j^j^ j^^^j^, j^^,. ^j^ weeks lon«i;er and we may expect more cold 



Squirrels ^ , ^ • , , , 



weather. Other <»;r()ups i-epr(>sent the var>-inj2; hare and the 



common species of scjuirrels. 



In the central section of the hall is a <!;r()ui) of moose. It rei)resents an 

 early autumn scene in a second growth forest in New Brunswick, and 

 illustrates one of the favorite feeding grounds of the 

 Moose Group nioose. Beyond the moose exhibit are species of mam- 

 mals found within fifty miles of New York City, namely 

 Mrginia deer, the otter and the wild cat or lynx. 



BISON cow AND CALF 



The big game of North America is described in Guide Leaflet Xo. 5, North American Ruminants. 



The buffalo group gives a typical bit of the prairie traversed by 



buffalo trails, while the members of the herd represent 



different stages of growth of the buffalo. This is the 



animal which formerly roamed in countless numbers over the western 



plains but which is now reduced to a few insignificant herds. 



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