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FOX SQUIRREL.Sciurus cinereus. Other name: "Cat Squirrel."

A common North American species.


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LOON.Urinator imber.

Range—Northern part of northern hemisphere. In North America breeds from the northern tier of states northward; in winter south to the Gulf of Mexico and lower California.

Nest—At or near the edge of the water on marshy or boggy grounds; they are quite bulky and made of water grasses with a mixture of moss and mud.

Eggs—Two, olive brown, more or less spotted and blotched with blackish brown.