. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL OF THE SMALL MICE 235 ists now recognize in the United States and Canada about seventy species and subspecies! But the student need not be discouraged by this fact. Every White-Footed Mouse can. COTTON RAT. be recognized by the clean white or hght-gray color on the under half of its body, head, tail, and inner surfaces of the legs, its white feet, and its long tail. The color of the back is usually gray, or brown, or a mixture of the two. Of all the small
. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL OF THE SMALL MICE 235 ists now recognize in the United States and Canada about seventy species and subspecies! But the student need not be discouraged by this fact. Every White-Footed Mouse can. COTTON RAT. be recognized by the clean white or hght-gray color on the under half of its body, head, tail, and inner surfaces of the legs, its white feet, and its long tail. The color of the back is usually gray, or brown, or a mixture of the two. Of all the small mice of North America, I consider this the most beautiful, and one of the most interesting. In the eastern states, where small quadrupeds and birds are nu- merous, it attracts little attention, but on the western plains,. 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 Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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