. Animal communities in temperate America : as illustrated in the Chicago region; a study in animal ecology. Animal ecology; Zoology -- Illinois Chicago. Fig. 278.—A brownie-bug (Enchenopa binotata Say); enlarged (after Lintner). Fig. 279.—One of the Mantis-like neuroptera (Mantispa brunnea); enlarged. habits, but uses holes of its own making. The bronzed grackle and sharp-shinned hawk nest in trees near the forest edge and feed in the prairie. The cowbird, which lays its eggs in the nests of other birds, often chooses those nests of the high forest margin. IV. General Discussion The forest ma
. Animal communities in temperate America : as illustrated in the Chicago region; a study in animal ecology. Animal ecology; Zoology -- Illinois Chicago. Fig. 278.—A brownie-bug (Enchenopa binotata Say); enlarged (after Lintner). Fig. 279.—One of the Mantis-like neuroptera (Mantispa brunnea); enlarged. habits, but uses holes of its own making. The bronzed grackle and sharp-shinned hawk nest in trees near the forest edge and feed in the prairie. The cowbird, which lays its eggs in the nests of other birds, often chooses those nests of the high forest margin. IV. General Discussion The forest margin, as we have seen, possesses in addition to the char- acteristic species a considerable number of species which frequent the prairie or forest; our list includes the breeding species. The classifica- tion below shows the various types of habit in birds and mammals. Forest Margin Birds and Mammals (Compiled from literature cited) H indicates high forest margin; L, low forest margin. A. Breeding in the ground under the shrubs; feeding in the meadows or prairies and woods. 1. Mammals: Skunk (H), Chipmunk (H), Franklin ground squirrel (H), Jumping mouse (H). Feed chiefly in woods. 2. Birds: No birds have this Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Shelford, Victor E. (Victor Ernest), b. 1877; Geographic Society of Chicago. Chicago, Ill. : Published for the Geographic Society of Chicago by the University of Chicago Press
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