Miinii .\Mi:iac w w.i 1/1/ l/.,^ 



swam]-) <>;rass and i-oots mixed willi mud. Muskiats arc cxtcnsixcly 



trapped for their fur and in PJlo no less than 1,. ')()(), ()()() were sold in 



London. 



„ „ A liroup of little brown l)ats shows al)()ut a hundred of 



Brown Bat . , , . . ,,. , ^ , , ,. 



these annuals <>;atlierni<>; ni Wyandotte ( ave, Indiana, lor 



their long wint(u- sleep. 



BISON cow AND CALF 

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



The woodchuck or ground hog is a vegetable feeder, but does very 

 „, , , , little harm to crops save clover. It hibernates for a large 



Woodchuck 11 r- r. 1 4-1 nn 



part 01 the year, usually irom September to April, ihe 

 old legend says that the ground hog comes out of his hole on the second 

 of February, and if it is bright and he sees his shadow he 

 goes back into his hole for six weeks longer and we may 

 expect more cold weather. Other groups represent the 

 varying hare and the common species of squirrels. 



In the central section of the hall is a group of moose. It represents 

 an early autumn scene in a second-growth forest in New 

 Brunswick, and illustrates one of the favorite feeding 

 grounds of the moose. 



Hares and 

 Squirrels 



Moose Group 



