[p147]INDEXBirds, simultaneous action in flight,143,144.Calf,138.Cat, nursing a young woodchuck,131,132; catching red squirrels,137.Chipmunk,10; its winter underground and reappearance in the spring,15,16; courting,16; a solitary creature,16,18; nervousness of,16,18; chipping and clucking,16,17; storing food,17,18,23,31,137; adventures with cats,18–21; digging its hole,21,22; furnishing the house,22; food of,23,31; an evidence of sociability,23,24; an adventure with a weasel,24–26; attack by a shrike,27,28; eating strawberries,29,30; a game of tag,30; never more than one jump from home,30; shifting quarters,31; its fear of the weasel,83; its providence,136,137.Coon.SeeRaccoon.Dog, the churn-dog and the woodchucks,34–36; farm-dog and fox,56,57,64,65; moisture of his nose,67,68; fight with a weasel,82,83; encounter with a mink,91,92; farm-dog and coon,94,95; coon-dog and coon,96,97; farm-dog and skunk,139; a race with a red squirrel,141–143.SeeFoxhound.Fox, gray,71.Fox, red, tracks in the snow,38,39,53,54,90,91; bark of,53; gait of,54,126; the author’s first meeting with,54,55; chased by hounds,56,62,64–68; chased by the farm-dog,56,57,64,65; tail of,57; method of trapping,58–61; behavior when trapped,61,139,140; farm-yard depredations,62–64; devices for eluding the hounds,65–68; a method of calling,68; burrows and young of,69,70; daylight naps of,70; resemblance to the dog,70,71; a young one in the market,70,71; and mink,90,91; beauty and grace of,126,139; humiliation when captured,139,140.[p148]Fox, silver-gray,67.Foxhound, baying of,55,56; the chase of the fox,56,62,64–68; moisture of his nose,67.Hare, northernorvarying, haunts of,38,42; habits of,41,42; tracks in the snow,42; two suits of fur,42,140; pursuit and capture by a lynx,141.Lynx,141.Mink, eating a muskrat,47; tracks in the snow,90,91,93; encounter with a fox,90,91; an enemy of the muskrat,91; an encounter with a dog and a mysterious disappearance,91,92; as an eater of fish,92; gait of,93.Mouse, jumping, habits of,120; a captive,121–124.Mouse, meadow, life beneath the snow,115,116; a bold swimmer,116,117.Mouse, white-footedordeer, beauty of,111; easily captured,111; haunts of,111; hoarding habits of,111,112; thwarting a piratical red squirrel,112,113; in the beehive,113,114; reducing a shawl to its original elements,113,114; seven in a trap,114; tunnels and tracks in the snow,114,115; a female with young,117,118; an attempt to assist a friend in distress,118,119.Muskrat, nest-building of,43–47; burrows of,47; winter activity of,47; devoured by a mink,47; a doorway visit,126,127.Opossum,98; tracks in the snow,106; extending its range,106; foot of,106; a captive,106–108; skin said to be fetid,108; young of,108,109; under the study floor,109,110.Partridge,125,126.Porcupine, increasing in abundance,98; a fight with an eagle,98; quills as weapons of defense,99–101; on Slide Mountain,101–105; stupidity of,103; sound made by,104; propensity for gnawing,105.Rabbit, gray, haunts of,38; under the study floor,38; nest and young of,39,40; winter fare of,41,125; a captive,132–134; her life full of fear,140; a tragedy revealed by the snow,140; stupidity of,141.Raccoon, reappearance after hibernation,94; a fight with the farm-dog,94,95; fighting qualities of,95; coon-hunting,96,97; ravages in the corn-field,96; a captive,127,128; courage of,139.Rat, pursued by a weasel,83,84.Shrew,119,120.Shrike,27,28.Skunk, tracks in the snow,48; awakening from hibernation,48;[p149]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 instance 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; hoarding 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,2–5; 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 bloodthirstiness,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 contention over a mouse,87; cannibalism,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 swimming 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; hibernation of,36,37; 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[p147]INDEXBirds, simultaneous action in flight,143,144.Calf,138.Cat, nursing a young woodchuck,131,132; catching red squirrels,137.Chipmunk,10; its winter underground and reappearance in the spring,15,16; courting,16; a solitary creature,16,18; nervousness of,16,18; chipping and clucking,16,17; storing food,17,18,23,31,137; adventures with cats,18–21; digging its hole,21,22; furnishing the house,22; food of,23,31; an evidence of sociability,23,24; an adventure with a weasel,24–26; attack by a shrike,27,28; eating strawberries,29,30; a game of tag,30; never more than one jump from home,30; shifting quarters,31; its fear of the weasel,83; its providence,136,137.Coon.SeeRaccoon.Dog, the churn-dog and the woodchucks,34–36; farm-dog and fox,56,57,64,65; moisture of his nose,67,68; fight with a weasel,82,83; encounter with a mink,91,92; farm-dog and coon,94,95; coon-dog and coon,96,97; farm-dog and skunk,139; a race with a red squirrel,141–143.SeeFoxhound.Fox, gray,71.Fox, red, tracks in the snow,38,39,53,54,90,91; bark of,53; gait of,54,126; the author’s first meeting with,54,55; chased by hounds,56,62,64–68; chased by the farm-dog,56,57,64,65; tail of,57; method of trapping,58–61; behavior when trapped,61,139,140; farm-yard depredations,62–64; devices for eluding the hounds,65–68; a method of calling,68; burrows and young of,69,70; daylight naps of,70; resemblance to the dog,70,71; a young one in the market,70,71; and mink,90,91; beauty and grace of,126,139; humiliation when captured,139,140.[p148]Fox, silver-gray,67.Foxhound, baying of,55,56; the chase of the fox,56,62,64–68; moisture of his nose,67.Hare, northernorvarying, haunts of,38,42; habits of,41,42; tracks in the snow,42; two suits of fur,42,140; pursuit and capture by a lynx,141.Lynx,141.Mink, eating a muskrat,47; tracks in the snow,90,91,93; encounter with a fox,90,91; an enemy of the muskrat,91; an encounter with a dog and a mysterious disappearance,91,92; as an eater of fish,92; gait of,93.Mouse, jumping, habits of,120; a captive,121–124.Mouse, meadow, life beneath the snow,115,116; a bold swimmer,116,117.Mouse, white-footedordeer, beauty of,111; easily captured,111; haunts of,111; hoarding habits of,111,112; thwarting a piratical red squirrel,112,113; in the beehive,113,114; reducing a shawl to its original elements,113,114; seven in a trap,114; tunnels and tracks in the snow,114,115; a female with young,117,118; an attempt to assist a friend in distress,118,119.Muskrat, nest-building of,43–47; burrows of,47; winter activity of,47; devoured by a mink,47; a doorway visit,126,127.Opossum,98; tracks in the snow,106; extending its range,106; foot of,106; a captive,106–108; skin said to be fetid,108; young of,108,109; under the study floor,109,110.Partridge,125,126.Porcupine, increasing in abundance,98; a fight with an eagle,98; quills as weapons of defense,99–101; on Slide Mountain,101–105; stupidity of,103; sound made by,104; propensity for gnawing,105.Rabbit, gray, haunts of,38; under the study floor,38; nest and young of,39,40; winter fare of,41,125; a captive,132–134; her life full of fear,140; a tragedy revealed by the snow,140; stupidity of,141.Raccoon, reappearance after hibernation,94; a fight with the farm-dog,94,95; fighting qualities of,95; coon-hunting,96,97; ravages in the corn-field,96; a captive,127,128; courage of,139.Rat, pursued by a weasel,83,84.Shrew,119,120.Shrike,27,28.Skunk, tracks in the snow,48; awakening from hibernation,48;[p149]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 instance 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; hoarding 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,2–5; 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 bloodthirstiness,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 contention over a mouse,87; cannibalism,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 swimming 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; hibernation 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.
Birds, simultaneous action in flight,143,144.Calf,138.Cat, nursing a young woodchuck,131,132; catching red squirrels,137.Chipmunk,10; its winter underground and reappearance in the spring,15,16; courting,16; a solitary creature,16,18; nervousness of,16,18; chipping and clucking,16,17; storing food,17,18,23,31,137; adventures with cats,18–21; digging its hole,21,22; furnishing the house,22; food of,23,31; an evidence of sociability,23,24; an adventure with a weasel,24–26; attack by a shrike,27,28; eating strawberries,29,30; a game of tag,30; never more than one jump from home,30; shifting quarters,31; its fear of the weasel,83; its providence,136,137.Coon.SeeRaccoon.Dog, the churn-dog and the woodchucks,34–36; farm-dog and fox,56,57,64,65; moisture of his nose,67,68; fight with a weasel,82,83; encounter with a mink,91,92; farm-dog and coon,94,95; coon-dog and coon,96,97; farm-dog and skunk,139; a race with a red squirrel,141–143.SeeFoxhound.Fox, gray,71.Fox, red, tracks in the snow,38,39,53,54,90,91; bark of,53; gait of,54,126; the author’s first meeting with,54,55; chased by hounds,56,62,64–68; chased by the farm-dog,56,57,64,65; tail of,57; method of trapping,58–61; behavior when trapped,61,139,140; farm-yard depredations,62–64; devices for eluding the hounds,65–68; a method of calling,68; burrows and young of,69,70; daylight naps of,70; resemblance to the dog,70,71; a young one in the market,70,71; and mink,90,91; beauty and grace of,126,139; humiliation when captured,139,140.[p148]Fox, silver-gray,67.Foxhound, baying of,55,56; the chase of the fox,56,62,64–68; moisture of his nose,67.Hare, northernorvarying, haunts of,38,42; habits of,41,42; tracks in the snow,42; two suits of fur,42,140; pursuit and capture by a lynx,141.Lynx,141.Mink, eating a muskrat,47; tracks in the snow,90,91,93; encounter with a fox,90,91; an enemy of the muskrat,91; an encounter with a dog and a mysterious disappearance,91,92; as an eater of fish,92; gait of,93.Mouse, jumping, habits of,120; a captive,121–124.Mouse, meadow, life beneath the snow,115,116; a bold swimmer,116,117.Mouse, white-footedordeer, beauty of,111; easily captured,111; haunts of,111; hoarding habits of,111,112; thwarting a piratical red squirrel,112,113; in the beehive,113,114; reducing a shawl to its original elements,113,114; seven in a trap,114; tunnels and tracks in the snow,114,115; a female with young,117,118; an attempt to assist a friend in distress,118,119.Muskrat, nest-building of,43–47; burrows of,47; winter activity of,47; devoured by a mink,47; a doorway visit,126,127.Opossum,98; tracks in the snow,106; extending its range,106; foot of,106; a captive,106–108; skin said to be fetid,108; young of,108,109; under the study floor,109,110.Partridge,125,126.Porcupine, increasing in abundance,98; a fight with an eagle,98; quills as weapons of defense,99–101; on Slide Mountain,101–105; stupidity of,103; sound made by,104; propensity for gnawing,105.Rabbit, gray, haunts of,38; under the study floor,38; nest and young of,39,40; winter fare of,41,125; a captive,132–134; her life full of fear,140; a tragedy revealed by the snow,140; stupidity of,141.Raccoon, reappearance after hibernation,94; a fight with the farm-dog,94,95; fighting qualities of,95; coon-hunting,96,97; ravages in the corn-field,96; a captive,127,128; courage of,139.Rat, pursued by a weasel,83,84.Shrew,119,120.Shrike,27,28.Skunk, tracks in the snow,48; awakening from hibernation,48;[p149]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 instance 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; hoarding 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,2–5; 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 bloodthirstiness,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 contention over a mouse,87; cannibalism,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 swimming 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; hibernation 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.
Birds, simultaneous action in flight,143,144.
Calf,138.
Cat, nursing a young woodchuck,131,132; catching red squirrels,137.
Chipmunk,10; its winter underground and reappearance in the spring,15,16; courting,16; a solitary creature,16,18; nervousness of,16,18; chipping and clucking,16,17; storing food,17,18,23,31,137; adventures with cats,18–21; digging its hole,21,22; furnishing the house,22; food of,23,31; an evidence of sociability,23,24; an adventure with a weasel,24–26; attack by a shrike,27,28; eating strawberries,29,30; a game of tag,30; never more than one jump from home,30; shifting quarters,31; its fear of the weasel,83; its providence,136,137.
Coon.SeeRaccoon.
Dog, the churn-dog and the woodchucks,34–36; farm-dog and fox,56,57,64,65; moisture of his nose,67,68; fight with a weasel,82,83; encounter with a mink,91,92; farm-dog and coon,94,95; coon-dog and coon,96,97; farm-dog and skunk,139; a race with a red squirrel,141–143.SeeFoxhound.
Fox, gray,71.
Fox, red, tracks in the snow,38,39,53,54,90,91; bark of,53; gait of,54,126; the author’s first meeting with,54,55; chased by hounds,56,62,64–68; chased by the farm-dog,56,57,64,65; tail of,57; method of trapping,58–61; behavior when trapped,61,139,140; farm-yard depredations,62–64; devices for eluding the hounds,65–68; a method of calling,68; burrows and young of,69,70; daylight naps of,70; resemblance to the dog,70,71; a young one in the market,70,71; and mink,90,91; beauty and grace of,126,139; humiliation when captured,139,140.
[p148]Fox, silver-gray,67.
Foxhound, baying of,55,56; the chase of the fox,56,62,64–68; moisture of his nose,67.
Hare, northernorvarying, haunts of,38,42; habits of,41,42; tracks in the snow,42; two suits of fur,42,140; pursuit and capture by a lynx,141.
Lynx,141.
Mink, eating a muskrat,47; tracks in the snow,90,91,93; encounter with a fox,90,91; an enemy of the muskrat,91; an encounter with a dog and a mysterious disappearance,91,92; as an eater of fish,92; gait of,93.
Mouse, jumping, habits of,120; a captive,121–124.
Mouse, meadow, life beneath the snow,115,116; a bold swimmer,116,117.
Mouse, white-footedordeer, beauty of,111; easily captured,111; haunts of,111; hoarding habits of,111,112; thwarting a piratical red squirrel,112,113; in the beehive,113,114; reducing a shawl to its original elements,113,114; seven in a trap,114; tunnels and tracks in the snow,114,115; a female with young,117,118; an attempt to assist a friend in distress,118,119.
Muskrat, nest-building of,43–47; burrows of,47; winter activity of,47; devoured by a mink,47; a doorway visit,126,127.
Opossum,98; tracks in the snow,106; extending its range,106; foot of,106; a captive,106–108; skin said to be fetid,108; young of,108,109; under the study floor,109,110.
Partridge,125,126.
Porcupine, increasing in abundance,98; a fight with an eagle,98; quills as weapons of defense,99–101; on Slide Mountain,101–105; stupidity of,103; sound made by,104; propensity for gnawing,105.
Rabbit, gray, haunts of,38; under the study floor,38; nest and young of,39,40; winter fare of,41,125; a captive,132–134; her life full of fear,140; a tragedy revealed by the snow,140; stupidity of,141.
Raccoon, reappearance after hibernation,94; a fight with the farm-dog,94,95; fighting qualities of,95; coon-hunting,96,97; ravages in the corn-field,96; a captive,127,128; courage of,139.
Rat, pursued by a weasel,83,84.
Shrew,119,120.
Shrike,27,28.
Skunk, tracks in the snow,48; awakening from hibernation,48;[p149]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 instance 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; hoarding 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,2–5; 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 bloodthirstiness,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 contention over a mouse,87; cannibalism,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 swimming 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; hibernation 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.
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