272 ORIGINAL ARTICLES. 



No. of Species. 



Youcoii Eiver. The other is usually of a dirty white tint, 

 with, in general, a dark stripe down the back, and frequents 

 the barren grounds northwards to the Arctic coast. It is of 

 smaller size than the first-mentioned variety, and lives in 

 much larger bands ; indeed, it may possibly be a distinct 

 species. 



(Vulpiuae.) 



Grenus Vulpes. 



5. Vulpes fulvus *\ Red, Silver, and Cross Foxes. Ma-kay-sis, 



var. fulvus\\ /of the Cree Indians; Naw-kee-thay, 



Vulpes decussatus\\ C of the Chipewyan Indians; Pee-sdot-eh, 

 Vulpes argentatus\\ J of the Anderson River Eskimos. This 

 species, in all its varieties, is found all over this District to 

 the Arctic coast. They are most numerous around the 

 shores of the lakes, and in swampy tracts on the banks of 

 the larger rivers. In the mountain ranges they are rare. 

 The proportions of the various colours killed in the 

 McKenzie District are as follow: — Eed, -A-; Cross, -rV; 

 Silver, -^. 



6. Vulpes lagopus , AVhite and Blue Poxes. Both these 



var. lagopus \ varieties inhabit the barren grounds 

 Vulpes fuliginosus \ and shores of the Arctic Sea. The 

 latter is exceedingly rare, much more so than the Silver 

 Fox is in the Fulvus species. Wliite Foxes have been 

 killed on the south shore of Grreat Slave Lake, and one 

 Blue one on the north shore. 



Family Mustelidce. 



Martinse. 



Genus Mustela. 



7. Mustela americana\\ (Turton). American Sable Marten. 



Tlia, of the Chipewyan Indaans ; Naw'-they, or Naw'-fey, 

 of the Slave Indians. Common wherever there are woods ; 

 but migratory. The farther North that the skin is 

 obtained, the darker the tint of the pelage. On the 

 Toucon River they strongly resemble the Siberian Sable. 



8. Mustela Pennantii (EvsXebew). Fisher. Pecan, of the Cana- 



dians ; Tha-cho, or Big Marten, of the Chipewyan Indians : 

 rare. Range, up to 62° North. 



Genus Putorius. 



9. Putorius pimlhis (And. and Back.). Least Weasel. New 



York to Big Island, Great Slave Lake. 

 10. Putorius Cicognani (Bonap ). Small Brown Weasel. Boston 

 to 62° North : common. 



