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ported where the sight of both dogs and men have been severely 

 injured by it and in some cases destroyed. Permanent blindness is, 

 however, the exception, and in most cases with proper treatment the 

 inflamation soon subsides. 



KEY TO THE SUBFAMILIES AND GENERA OF MUSTELID^. 



Subfamily LUTRIN^. Otters. 



Otter. 



General color rich brown; total length about 42 inches; tail about 15 inches; toes 

 webbed; cheek teeth (molars and premolars) 5 on each side of both jaws; 



Pm .4l4, M .1=1. 

 3-3 2-2 



Genus LUTRA, p. 330. 



Subfamily MELIIsME. Skunks and Badgers. 



Skunk. 



Color black and white, 

 back with two white 

 stripes; length usually 22 

 to 25 inches; tail 7 to 9 

 inches. 

 GenusMEPHITIS,p.337. 



Spotted Skunk. 



Color black and white, 

 back with four broken 

 white stripes ; length 

 usually 1 8 to 21 inches. 

 Genus SPILOGALE, p. 

 346. 



Badger. 



Color grizzly gray with 

 some blackish brown and 

 white markings; length 

 usually 26 to 29 inches; 

 tail about 5 inches. 

 Genus TAXIDEA, p. 348. 



