. Animal communities in temperate America, as illustrated in the Chicago region ; a study in animal ecology. Animal ecology; Zoology. 297 Fig. 296—The adult of the wasp which is parasitic on the May-beetle grubs (Tiphia vulgaris) (after Forbes). Fig. 297.—The larva of the same (after Forbes). prairie chicken is the most characteristic bird. Its nest is a simple hollow in the grass (Fig. 295). The prairie horned lark builds a nest lined with thistledown and feathers. The lark bunting nests in a tuft of grass. All of the mammals noted in the subterranean stratum should be added here, as nearly a
. Animal communities in temperate America, as illustrated in the Chicago region ; a study in animal ecology. Animal ecology; Zoology. 297 Fig. 296—The adult of the wasp which is parasitic on the May-beetle grubs (Tiphia vulgaris) (after Forbes). Fig. 297.—The larva of the same (after Forbes). prairie chicken is the most characteristic bird. Its nest is a simple hollow in the grass (Fig. 295). The prairie horned lark builds a nest lined with thistledown and feathers. The lark bunting nests in a tuft of grass. All of the mammals noted in the subterranean stratum should be added here, as nearly all of them feed largely in the ground and field strata. The field-mouse (Microtus ochrogaster Wagner) (21) is a resident of the ground stratum. Its nest is a pile of grass fragments on the ground. The species feeds chiefly upon grasses and cultivated plants. The bison {Bison bison Linn.) is the most characteristic mammal. Thompson- Seton says that the bison population of North America was originally 75,000,000. This animal generally went in clans or families which are said to have had characteristics of their own. An old cow was the. 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; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. Chicago, Ill. , Pub. for the Geographic Society of Chicago by the University of Chicago Press
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