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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 228

An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial], 1873, leaf 228 — s of the landscape. But perhaps the most interesting example ofall is the weasel, whose fur in the summer has apeculiarly soft shade of reddish-brown, but in thewinter is pure white, except at the tip of the tail.It is probable that this black point is useful to itsowner in diverting the attention… … Summer. Winter. THE VARYING HARE. Its name is due to the fact that its color varies according to the sea-son, being pale cinnamon brown in summer, and white in winter,with only a narrow back line of brown.—w. T. hoknaday. visible, and that if the first snowfall is later thanusual it is claimed by…

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