many places a nature-poet, and in these 
touches of nature he does not forget 
the birds, but very often compares the 
movements of his heroes to them. 
"As a tawny Eagle darts upon the 
flocks of winged birds feeding by the 
river, flocks of Geese, of Cranes, of 
long-necked Swans, so Hector darted 
upon them." 
"The Trojans went with hue and cry 
— like the birds when the cry of 
the Cranes is in the front of heaven, 
who, when they flee from the winter 
and portentous storms, with cries fly 
to the streams of Oceanus . bearing 
death and fate to the Pygmies, and at 
dawn they bear forth with ftiem their 
evil strife." 
"As a bird bears a morsel for its un- 
fledged young whenever it obtains any, 
but fares badly itself, so I have toiled 
for other men and gained naught my- 
self." 
"As many flocks of birds, of Geese, 
Cranes, long-necked Swans, in an Asian 
meadow by the banks of the Cayster 
fly hither and thither exulting in their 
wings as they settle down with cries 
and the meadow reechoes, so flocks of 
men poured from the tents and ships 
into the plain of the Scamander." 
"As a flock of Meadow Larks or 
Jackdaws comes with full, unbroken 
cry when they see before them a Hawk 
which bears destruction to small birds, 
so with full, unbroken cry went the 
youths of the Achaeans before /Eneas 
and Hector." 
SUMMARY. 
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AFRICAN LION— Felts leo capensis. 
Range— All over central and southern 
Africa from the western to the eastern coast, 
and as far north as the 20th degree of north- 
ern latitude. 
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CACTI — (1) Echinocadus Le Contii, 
Tempe, Arizona. (2) Mamillaria Sheerii, 
Nog-ales, Arizona. 
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AMERICAN FLYING SQUIRREL - 
Pteromys volucella. 
Range— All over the United States and 
Central America. 
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HUMMINGBIRDS — (1) Lampornis gra- 
mineus, Venezuela. (2) Petasophora Anais, 
Columbia. (3) White-tailed Hummer. 
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SILK-WORM— Bombyx mori. Originally 
from China. 
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CALIFORNIA VULTURE- Pseudogryphus 
calif ornianus. Other name: California 
Condor. 
Range — Coast ranges of southern Cali- 
fornia from Monterey Bay southward into 
Lower California; formerly north to Frazer 
River. 
NEST — On the bare floor of a cave in a 
lofty precipice. 
Egg — One. 
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AMERICAN GOLDEN-EYE — Glaucionetta 
clangula americana. Other names: Whis- 
tler, Whistle Wing, Brass-eyed Whistler, 
Great Head, Garrot. 
Range— North America, nesting from our 
northern boundaries to the far south, and 
wintering in the United States southward to 
Cuba. 
Nest — In hollow trees, lined with grass, 
leaves, and moss. 
EGGS— Six to ten, ashy green in color. 
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AMERICAN SKUNK — Mephitis varians. 
Range — Extensive, being most plentiful 
near Hudson Bay, whence it is distributed 
southward. 
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