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and a third specimen that was seen moved with such rapidity 

 over the ground and over the trees that it was impossible to get 

 a shot at it. In this case, however, its movements may have 

 been hastened by a little dog that was following its track. 



Mr. Rhoads (1. c.) has separated this western animal from the 

 long known M. penanti of eastern North America, and given it 

 sub-specific rank, and called it M. canadensis pacifica, maintain- 

 ing that the true name of the eastern species was M. canadensis 

 Schreb. and not penanti Erxl. Dr. Allen, however, has already 

 shown (Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 1898, p. 461), that Mr. 

 Rhoads is mistaken in his view of the subject, and that the name 

 originally given to the fisher is the one it should properly bear. 

 Although in the recesses of the Olympics, individuals are 

 occasionally seen and sometimes shot or trapped, yet the fisher 

 must be regarded as a rare animal everywhere. 



Its fur is long, thick and glossy, and it is a beautiful creature. 

 Sometimes an individual is taken nearly jet black, and such a 

 specimen is regarded as a great prize. The tail is very long and 

 bushy and adds much to the graceful appearance of the animal. 

 Martins are not uncommon in certain parts of the mountains, but 

 we did not get any. The cut represents the skull of the male 

 Fisher procured. 



Two specimens: Solduck River, i; Barnes Creek, Lake Cres- 

 cent, i. 



The figure exhibits the lower surface of the skull of this sub- 

 species, natural size. 



