Part 10

Partridge, 125, 126. Porcupine, increasing in abundance, 98; a fight with an eagle, 98; quills as weapons of defense, 99-101; on Slide Mountain, 101-105; stupidity of, 103; sound made by, 104; propensity for gnawing, 105.

Rabbit, gray, haunts of, 38; under the study floor, 38; nest and young of, 39, 40; winter fare of, 41, 125; a captive, 132-134; her life full of fear, 140; a tragedy revealed by the snow, 140; stupidity of, 141. Raccoon, reappearance after hibernation, 94; a fight with the farm-dog, 94, 95; fighting qualities of, 95; coon-hunting, 96, 97; ravages in the corn-field, 96; a captive, 127, 128; courage of, 139. Rat, pursued by a weasel, 83, 84.

Shrew, 119, 120. Shrike, 27, 28. Skunk, tracks in the snow, 48; awakening from hibernation, 48; habits of, 48-50; as a pet, 49; its weapon of defense, 50-52; a plunderer of hen-roosts and birds' nests, 50, 51; an instance of its fearlessness, 52, 98; under the study floor, 109; at the doorstep, 128; not easily ruffled, 128; fearlessness of, 139. Snake, black, 137. Squirrel, black, 8. Squirrel, flying, flight of, 3, 5; habits of, 5, 6; nest of, 6. Squirrel, gray, habits of, 6-8; nest of, 7; hiding nuts, 10, 13, 126. Squirrel, Mexican black, 3, 4. Squirrel, red, a bold leap, 3, 4, 6; habits of, 9, 10; snickering of, 9, 13, 14; food of, 11-13; hoarding habits of, 12, 136, 137; his song and dance, 13, 14, 15; a game of tag, 31; pursued by a weasel, 88; a piratical raid by, 112, 113; his life full of fear, 135, 136; frequently caught by the cat, 137; a race with a dog, 141-143. Squirrels, gathering chestnuts, 1, 2; as parachutes, 2-5; tails of, 5; mirth and mockery of, 10.

Thrasher, brown, and weasels, 85. Turkey, fox and, 63, 64. Turtles, 138, 139.

Weasel, in pursuit of a chipmunk, 24-26; carrying food to its den, 72-75; an exploration of a weasel's hole, 74-79; food of, 77, 80, 85; depredations among the chickens, 80-82; a fight with a, 81-83; dog and, 82, 83; its boldness and bloodthirstiness, 83, 86; terror inspired by, 83, 86; a fight with a man over a rat, 84; a woman's experience, 85; a destructive enemy of the birds, 85; as a tree-climber, 86; hunting in packs, 86, 87; a contention over a mouse, 87; cannibalism, 87; pursuing two rats, 87, 88; tracks its game by scent, 88; pursuit of a red squirrel, 88. Woodchuck, 28, 29; haunts of, 32; adventure with a swimming man, 32, 33; odor of, 33; its whistle, 33, 130; form and motions of, 33; a churn-dog's tactics, 34-36; hole of, 36; hibernation of, 36, 37; about the house and study, 129; a mother with her young one, 129, 130; captives, 130-132; a friendship with a kitten, 132.

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