SUMMARY.
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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.