THE RACCOON. Our American representative of the Small Bears, the famous 'Coon, is very fond of eggs, and many a bird's nest is levied on for 



these dainties by this sly. keen animal. The Raccoon in the picture has found a feast of this kind, and the little one beneath, too small to forage for himself, 

 is looking on enviously while his mother is enjoying her delicate repast. {Procyon lotor.) 



