. Biology in America. Biology. Geographical Distribution 185 these trees were widely distributed over North America, but today they are restricted to our western coast/° and it may be are doomed to extinction, Amono- the most characteristic, and witlial attractive mem- bers of California society are the hummiii<^ birds, a group occurring only in America. The several species found along. A California Big Tree Grove Courtcny of the U. t>. Bureau of Bioloykul Surrey. the Pacific Coast and the few occurring elsewlierc are in- vaders from the tropics where most of the more than four hundred s
. Biology in America. Biology. Geographical Distribution 185 these trees were widely distributed over North America, but today they are restricted to our western coast/° and it may be are doomed to extinction, Amono- the most characteristic, and witlial attractive mem- bers of California society are the hummiii<^ birds, a group occurring only in America. The several species found along. A California Big Tree Grove Courtcny of the U. t>. Bureau of Bioloykul Surrey. the Pacific Coast and the few occurring elsewlierc are in- vaders from the tropics where most of the more than four hundred species find a home. Another interesting inhabitant of southern California and Arizona is the great condor, which spreads its wings from eight and a half to eleven feet. Dwelling in the damp forests of Oregon and Cialifornia "Sequoia gigantea is limited to a few small areas in California, while S. sempervirens or the "redwood" extends north along the coast into 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 Young, R. T. (Robert Thompson), b. 1874. Boston, R. G. Badger
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