INDEX 



149 



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 in- 

 stance 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 ; hoard- 

 ing 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, 25 ; 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 bloodthirsti- 

 ness, 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 con- 

 tention over a mouse, 87 ; can- 

 nibalism, 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 swim- 

 ming 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 ; hi- 

 bernation 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. 



