34 FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY ZOOLOGY, VOL. XL 



SUBFAMILY MELIN7E. SKUNKS AND BADGERS. 

 GENUS MEPHITIS. 



Mephitis hudsonica (Ricn.). Northern Skunk, Hudsonian Skunk. 

 Mephitis mephitis avia (BANGS). Illinois Skunk. 

 [Mephitis mephitis (SCHREBER). North-eastern Skunk.] 



GENUS SPILOGALE. 



Spilogale putorius (LiNN.). Alleghenian Spotted Skunk. 

 [Spilogale interrupta (RAFIN.). Prairie Spotted Skunk.] 



GENUS TAXIDEA. 



Taxidea taxus (SCHREBER). American Badger. 



SUBFAMILY MUSTELINE. WEASELS, MINK, WOLVERINE, ETC. 



GENUS GULO. 

 Gulo luscus (LiNN.). Wolverine. 



GENUS PUTORIUS.* 

 SUBGENUS LUTREOLA. 

 Putorius vison lutreocephalus (HARLAN). Mink. 



SUBGENUS ICTIS. 



Putorius noveboracensis EMMONS. New York Weasel. 



t Putorius longicauda spadix BANGS. Minnesota Long-tailed Weasel. 



Putorius cicognanii (BoNAP.). Bonaparte's Weasel. 



Putorius rixosus allegheniensis (RHOADs). Alleghenian Least Weasel. 



GENUS MUSTELA.t MARTENS, ETC. 



Mustela americana TURTON. Marten, Pine Marten. 

 Mustela pennanti ERXLEBEN. Fisher, Pennant's Marten. 



FAMILY PROCYONID^E. RACCOONS. 

 SUBFAMILY PROCYONI1SLE. 



GENUS PROCYON. 

 Procyon lotor (LiNN.). Raccoon. 



FAMILY URSID^E. BEARS. 



GENUS URSUS. 

 Ursus americanus PALLAS. Black Bear. 



*According to Thomas (Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1911, p. 139), the name Putorius commonly used 

 for this genus must be changed to Mustela. 



fSpecimens from Wisconsin are not typical but seem to approach nearer to spadix than to any othe 

 recognized form. 



^According to Thomas (Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1911, p. 139), the name Mustela commonly used 

 for this genus must give place to Martes. 



