[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].
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].