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INDEX 



Horse-foot crab {Limulm poly- 



phemus), 71. 

 HOUNI3 OF THE PLAINS, THE, 99- 

 116. 



Jaguar {Fells on(a), 33, 34, 37, 48. 

 Jaguarondi {Fehs Jaguarondi) ,137. 

 Jerboa kangaroo, 75. 



Kangaroos, use of the tail, 75. 

 King-crab (Limulus polypkemus), 

 71- 



Lion-taming and training, 165. 

 LirrLE Brother of the Bear, 



A, 272-296. 

 Lizards, fragile tails of, 83. 

 Lynx, the common {Lynx ru/us), 



62, 189. 



" Mammal," as a convenient term, 

 119. 



Mammals, effect of civilization on, 

 121 ; fishing, 72, 73. 



Margay {Fells Hgrlnd)^ 37. 



Marmot, the Maryland. Is^t 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 zlbethlcus'),'j\. 



New Englander, A Natural, 

 231-271. 



Ocelot {Felu pardalis), 37. 

 Opossum {Dldelpkys virglniand), 



70. 77- 

 Otter, the American {Lutra cana- 

 densis), 132. 



Pangolin {Manis pentadactyla) , 67, 

 77 ; {Manls tHcuspls), 61'. 



Panther. See Puma. 



Peacock-pheasants, 65. 



Pig, education of, 179. 



Porcupine, the Canada {Erethlzon 

 dorsata), 188-206; European 

 {Hystrlx crtstata) , 203 ; tree, 195. 



Porcupine-quills, in ornaments, 201 . 



Porcupines, Old World, 205. 



Porcupines, tails of as weapons, 81, 

 191. 



Protective coloring, 37, 236. 



Puma {Felis coi7colof), 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, 90, 147, 236. 



Sand-badger {Arctonyx coUaris'), 



137. 248- 



Sea-horses (Hippocampus), ■]%. 



Shrews, American, 127. 



SKUNK, The, calmly consid- 

 ered, 209-248 ; the North 

 American {Mephitis mephiticd). 



