Gonoral 
observations 
Porcupino; Groy Squirrel 
Maine (Lake Urnbagog) 
Porcupino 
One strotchod out on the branch of a 
lov 7 Y/illow apparontly sunning himsolf. I pelted him 
v/ith stones and sticks, hitting once or tv/ico y/hon he 
vrould simply look dov/n at me stupidly, moving his hoad 
slov/ly and esrenly as if it v7oro v7orkod by machinery. 
I finally left him and returning several hours later 
found him still on the same branch. 
IBBl 
A small Porcupine climbed a v/illov; sapling, and 
May 2B 
crawling out on a branch, slovrly drew the fwigs tov/ards 
^im and devoured the le avos. Occasionally he v/o'-ild 
scratch the side of his head in a peculiarly leisurely 
manner. I v/alked directly under him and poked him y;ith 
a stick which he struck vigorously with his tail v/ith 
an upward motion; ho did not, however, attempt oo bite. 
There was another, an immense fellow groy with age, 
under the tree; he bristled up and snapped his tooth at 
mo, then crawled under some bush. 
1874r,- 
Aug. 30 
Gre - Squirrel . Albert Picket tells me that those 
Squirrels v/oro very abundant about 1860, on the Megallo- 
v/ay River; a few were also seen at Prrol. Ref ore and 
since that year none have boon reported. 
