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found at intervals on the island, In a single year, 12 to 15 dead 

 raccoons were found, as well as some sick ones — the sick ones 

 apparently were paralyzed, dragging the hind quarters. 



There were still a few raccoons at large on Long Island in 1936. 



Family MUSTELIDAE 



Martes americana: Marten 

 Maries americana actuosa 



Indian or Aleut (?), Iliamna Village: Kcheegocha (Osgood) 



Russian: So-bel (Buxton) 



Osgood (1904) reported the marten as being scarce at the base 

 of Alaska Peninsula. We have, indeed, very few records of it. 

 There are five skulls from Kakhtul River in the Fish and Wildlife 

 Service collection that were taken by Hanna in 1912. Naturally, 

 these animals are confined to forested areas and would not be 

 found far out on Alaska Peninsula. 



Nelson (1887) says marten occur on Kodiak Island, but I have 

 not seen specimens from there. 



Mustela erminea: Weasel 

 Mustela erminea arctica 



Aleut (dialect?) : Samikakh (Geoghegan) 



Aleut Iliamna Village: Ameetahduk (Osgood) 



Indian, Iliamna Village: Tahkiak and Kahoolcheenah (Osgood) 



Russian: Gor-no-stai-e (Buxton) 



Hall (1951) has placed the weasels in three groups: The least 

 weasels, rixosa; the long-tailed weasels, frermta; and the short- 

 tailed weasels, erminea. Accordingly, the weasel of Alaska Penin- 

 sula becomes Mustela erminea arctica. 



These weasels occur throughout the entire length of the Alaska 

 Peninsula and Unimak Island, as well as the Kodiak-Afognak 

 group. They are common on Unimak Island but have not been 

 found on any islands farther west. Specimens have been obtained 

 at the following localities: Nushagak, 1 by Osgood; Ugashik 

 River, 6 by McKay, and 1 by Hanna ; Kakwok River, 1 by Hanna ; 

 Lake Aleknagik, 1 by Hanna; Lake Weelooluk, 1 by Hanna; 

 Becharof Lake, 3 by Osgood and Maddren ; Chignik, 7 by J. Oliver ; 

 Frosty Peak, 1 by Wetmore ; Unimak Island, 1 each by Gardner, 

 Murie, and Beals. 



Crabb (1922) reports a specimen from Pavlof Bay. No doubt, 

 there are other specimens, obtained by various collectors, that I 

 have not examined. 



