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SHARP-TAILED GROUSE—Pediocœtes phasianellus campestris.Other names: Sprig-Tail, Pin-Tail, White Belly.
Range—Plains and prairies east of the Rocky Mountains; east to Wisconsin, north to Manitoba, south to New Mexico.
NEST—In a tuft of grass or under a low bush.
Eggs—Six to thirteen.
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RED BAT—Atalapha noveboracensis.Other name: "New York Bat."
Range—Throughout all the Atlantic coast states.
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BLACK BAT—Scotophilus carolinensis.Other name: "Carolina Bat."
Range—Common throughout North America.
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AMERICAN OTTER—Lutra canadensis.
Range—All parts of temperate North America, encroaching closely on the Arctic region.
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GOLDEN PLOVER—Charadrius dominicus.Other names: Frost Bird, Bull Head.
Range—Nearly the whole of North America, breeding in the Arctic regions; south in winter to Patagonia.
Nest—In a small depression among the moss and dried grass of a small knoll.
Eggs—Four, of a pale yellowish ground color, with dark umber-brown spots scattered over the shell.
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CANADIAN PORCUPINE—Erethizon dorsatus.
Range—A native of the forests of North America, from the sixty-seventh parallel of north latitude south to Virginia and Kentucky, the eastern and western boundaries being Labrador and the Rocky Mountains.
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CASPIAN TERN—Sterna tschograva.
Range—Nearly cosmopolitan; in North America, breeding southward to Virginia, Lake Michigan, Texas, Nevada, and California.
Nest—A mere hollow scooped in the dry sand.
Eggs—Two or three, varying from white to greenish-buff, spotted with brown and lilac of different shades.
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FLOWERING ALMOND—Amygdalus communis.Native of Calmuck, Tartary.
Transcriber's Note:Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.Punctuation and spelling were made consistent when a predominant form was found in this book; otherwise they were not changed.Ambiguous hyphens at the ends of lines were retained.Duplicated section headings have been omitted.The Flowering Almond illustration has been moved from page 195 to page 193.The Contents table was added by the transcriber.