300 
Horse-foot crab (Limulus poly- 
phemus), 71. 
HOUND OF THE PLAINS, THE, 99- 
116, 
Jaguar (Felis onga), 33, 34, 37, 48. 
Jaguarondi (Fedis jaguarondt) , 137. 
Jerboa kangaroo, 75. 
Kangaroos, use of the tail, 75. 
King-crab (Limulus polyphemus), 
71. 
Lion-taming and training, 165. 
LITTLE BROTHER OF THE BEAR, 
A, 272-296. 
Lizards, fragile tails of, 83. 
Lynx, the common (Lynx rufus), 
62, 189. 
“‘Mammal,” as a convenient term, 
TIg. 
Mammals, effect of civilization on, 
121; fishing, 72, 73. 
Margay (Felis tigrina), 37. 
Marmot, the Maryland. See Wood- 
chuck. 
Melanism, 29. 
Mice, tails of, 87; trained, 183; 
wild, 121. 
Migration of squirrels, 16. 
Moles, American, 128. 
Mollusks, as diggers, 72. 
Monkeys, education, 161; prehen- 
sile tails of, 77. 
Mountain lion. See Puma. 
Mules, trained, 178. 
Muskrat (Fiber zibethicus), 71. 
NEw ENGLANDER, A NATURAL, 
251-271. 
INDEX 
Ocelot (Felis pardalis), 37. 
Opossum (Didelphys virginiana), 
70, 77. 
Otter, the American (Lutra cana- 
densis), 132. 
Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) , 67, 
77; (Manis tricuspis), 61. 
Panther. See Puma, 
Peacock-pheasants, 65. 
Pig, education of, 179. 
Porcupine, the Canada (Erethizon 
dorsata), 188-206; European 
(Aystrix cristata), 203; tree, 195. 
Porcupine-quills, in ornaments, 2or. 
Porcupines, Old World, 205. 
Porcupines, tails of as weapons, 81, 
Igl. 
Protective coloring, 37, 236. 
Puma (Fedis concolor), the, 33-58; 
breeding of, 42; hunting methods 
of, 46, 95, 189; origin of names 
of, 35, 36; screaming of, 52. 
Rabbits, educated, 182. 
Raccoon, the common (Procyon 
lotor), 272-296; the crab-eating 
(Procyon cancrivorus), 275. 
Raccoon-hunting, 290. 
Rats, trained, 183; use of tail by, 
73- 
Rattlesnake, rattling of, 95. 
Recognition colors, go, 147, 236. 
Sand-badger (Arctonyx collaris), 
137, 248. 
Sea-horses (Hippocampus), 78. 
Shrews, American, 127. 
SKUNK, THE, CALMLY CONSID- 
ERED, 209-248; the North 
American (Mephitis mephitica), 
