SUMMARY. 
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AMERICAN HERRING GULL. — Larus 
argentatus smithsonianus. 
Range— 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. 
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AMERICAN RACCOON.— Procyon lotor. 
Other name : Coon. 
Range— North America. 
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PIGMY ANTELOPE. — Antilope pigmcza. 
Range— South Africa. 
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RED - SHOULDERED HAWK. — Buteo 
lineatus. 1 
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 
cliffs. 
EGGS — Three or four ; bluish, yellowish 
white, or brownish, spotted, blotched, and 
dotted irregularly with many shades of reddish 
brown. 
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AMERICAN GRAY YOK—Vulpes vir- 
ginianus. 
Range— Throughout the United States. 
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AMERICAN GRAY SQUIRREL.-Sciurus 
carolinensis. 
Range — United States generally. 
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PECTORAL SANDPIPER.— Tt inga 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. 
