GENERAL CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



Decrease of Carnivores The Black Bear Its Present Haunts Head 

 Waters of the Ottawa Distinct from Black Bear of Europe 

 Period of Hibernation Its Duration Female Bear Cubs Hunt- 

 ing Fur of the Bear Indian Superstition Migration in Search 

 of Food Bear Killed at Niagara The Wolf Districts which it 

 inhabits Compared with European Wolf Habits and Cunning 

 Wolf-Hunting Varieties of Foxes The Red Fox Different from 

 European One The Cross Fox The Silver Fox Trade in Fox 

 Skins Great Value of Silver Fox Skin The Lynx Its Inoffen- 

 siveness Variety in Colour of Fur Flesh eaten by Indians 

 Power of Swimming Food The Wolverine The Puma Its 

 Scarcity Skunks in Forest Their Odour The Canadian Otter 

 Erroneously described by various Writers Distinctions between 

 it and European Otter Its Habits Otter Trapping Trade in 

 Otter Skins Young Cubs pp. 5 22 



CHAPTER II. 



Variety of Hares in North America Absence of Rabbits Distinctions 

 between Hares and Rabbits The Northern Hare Weight and 

 Description Winter Coat Change of Colour Nature of Change 

 Doubts concerning it Discrepancies of different Writers Haunts 

 of Northern-Hare Its Latitudes Abundance in certain Districts 

 Malformation of Incisors Habits Attacked by the Lynx Snaring 

 and Trapping-r-When in Season Poorness of Flesh The Grey 

 " Rabbit" Its^general Appearance The Prairie-Hare Its Northern 

 Limits Abundance of Squirrels Their Variety Black Squirrels 

 Excellence of their Flesh Grey Squirrels Chipmunks The 

 Beaver Former Habitations Its Sagacity Popular Fallacies con- 

 cerning it Formation of Huts Gnawing down Trees Compared 

 with European Beaver Its Skin Method of Trapping Excellence 

 of Flesh Present Districts of Beaver pp. 25 38 



