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larger animal; but while we were looking; it suddenly jumped
up and with the greatest quickness jumped from branch to branch
and into the large nest.  We therefore, have at last found out that
these large peculiar looking nests are the summer homes or breeding
houses of <s>the</s> squirrels.  At our camp we each got a bucket
for frog's eggs, and then returned to G. where we hid them close to
the road.  From G. we went along the railroad tracks to Marley
R'd and to the rifle range.  While tramping along this newly <s>culled</s> cut
range we saw a pretty lizard.  We caught him easily and we noticed
that although the scales on the <s>up</s> back were of a dull brown color
resembling greatly the bark of the trees, that those on the under side
of his body were very light almost white excepting those <s>around</s> near the
<s>upper</s> fore limbs which were of a beautiful blue.  I observed, too, that
the scales seemed somewhat serrated.  We now tried what effect
whistling would have on him as I had heard it stated that any
shrill sounds or music had almost a mesmeristic effect upon them.
Although our experiments were not conclusive, yet we succeeded
in having him to remain perfectly motionless in Mr. W's open hand
and that, too, when he would be touched by either of us.  We 
continued our trip along the range until near the ravine but there
        