. Biology in America. Biology. 178 Biology in America Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, and is drenched with the abun- dant rainfall of the tropics. Characteristic of the coastal plain and the eastern slope of tlie Appalachian Range to the west are several species of pines, the low sandy areas of the plain being largely characterized by these trees, which have given their name to the New Jersey "Pine ; Upon the slopes of the mountains and in the valleys of their intersecting rivers, are the remains of some splendid hardwood forests of maple, oak, elm, linden, hickory, beech. Cott
. Biology in America. Biology. 178 Biology in America Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, and is drenched with the abun- dant rainfall of the tropics. Characteristic of the coastal plain and the eastern slope of tlie Appalachian Range to the west are several species of pines, the low sandy areas of the plain being largely characterized by these trees, which have given their name to the New Jersey "Pine ; Upon the slopes of the mountains and in the valleys of their intersecting rivers, are the remains of some splendid hardwood forests of maple, oak, elm, linden, hickory, beech. Cotton Eat and Nest Courtesy of the U. >S'. Bureau of Biological Survey. and chestnut, while in the swamps of the South are the cy- press, magnolia and palmetto. In its large features the animal life of this region does not differ from that of the Canadian, transition and upper Sonoran zones of a western mountain, which has already been described; although differing therefrom in many minor details. But along the southeastern coast occur a few spe- cies which distinguish this region from other parts of the country. In the rice fields of the South occurs the rice rat, while the cotton rat is another animal characteristic of the South Atlantic and Gulf States. The Florida Everglades are. 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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