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Title: New Mexico, the land of the delight makers : the history of its ancient cliff dwellings and pueblos, conquest by the Spaniards, Franciscan missions; personal accounts of the ceremonies, games, social life and industries of its Indians; a description of its climate, geology, flora and birds, its rivers and forests; a review of its rapid development, land-reclamation projects and educational system; with full and accurate account of its progressive counties, cities and towns
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: James, George Wharton, 1858-1923
Subjects: New Mexico -- Description and travel
Publisher: Boston : The Page company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ree in the upper part of this zone, which it invades fromthe Canadian Zone above, while several of the deciduousoaks are irregularly distributed through it, and the nar-row-leaved cotton-wood borders most of the streams. The zone of juniper and nut pine, or Upper SonoranZone, covers the foothills and reaches out over the sur-rounding plains and valleys. Along the Pecos RiverValley it ascends on southwest slopes to about 7,500feet and along the west base of the range to about thesame altitude. On northeast slopes in the Pecos Valleyand along the east base of the range it reaches to about7,000 feet. The upper edge of the zone is marked by thelimit of nut pine, juniper, several species of cactuses andyuccas, and many shrubby plants, and the beginning oftall yellow pine timber. Animal life in these mountains is abundant and inmany ways is of unusual interest. Such rare birds asrosy finches, pine and evening grosbeaks, pipits, solitaires,three-toed woodpeckers, and ptarmigan are found dur-
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The Mountains of New Mexico 307 ing summer high up in the mountains, while Clarks nut-crackers, Rocky Mountain jays, and long-crested jays areregular camp visitors. Water ouzels bob in the streams,thrushes, kinglets, warblers, vireos, tanagers, juncos, andsparrows sing exuberantly during their breeding season,and brilliant hummingbirds flash among the flowers.There are also a few band-tailed pigeons and some duskygrouse and wild turkeys. White-tailed and mule deer are present, although be-coming scarce, coyotes and black bears are fairly common,and there are still a few grizzlies or silvertips, graywolves, and red foxes. The beavers are increasing un-der recent protection. The big tuft-eared gray squirrels are an interestingfeature of the yellow pine belt, while the little sprucesquirrels and striped chipmunks give added life and in-terest to the forest. Big woodchucks whistle from theledges and boulders and the odd little rock conies squeakand stack their hay under slide rock near ti

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