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Birds and All Nature, Vol. IV, No 6, December 1898

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<h2>SUMMARY.</h2> Page 206. AFRICAN LION—Felis 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 northern latitude. <hr class="w5" /> Page 210. CACTI—(1) Echinocadus Le Contii, Tempe, Arizona. (2) Mamillaria Sheerii, Nogales, Arizona. <hr class="w5" /> Page 214. AMERICAN FLYING SQUIRREL—Pteromys volucella. Range—All over the United States and Central America. <hr class="w5" /> Page 218. HUMMING-BIRDS—(1) Lampornis gramineus, Venezuela. (2) Petasophora Anais, Columbia. (3) White-tailed Hummer. <hr class="w5" /> Page 223. SILK-WORM—Bombyx mori. Originally from China. <hr class="w5" /> Page 227. CALIFORNIA VULTURE—Pseudogryphus californianus. Other name: California Condor. Range—Coast ranges of southern California 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. <hr class="w5" /> Page 230. AMERICAN GOLDEN-EYE—Glaucionetta clangula americana. Other names: Whistler, 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. <hr class="w5" /> Page 233. AMERICAN SKUNK—Mephitis varians. Range—Extensive, being most plentiful near Hudson Bay, whence it is distributed southward. <hr class="chap" /> [Pg i] <div style="break-after:column;"></div>

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