Observed in the McKenzie River DistricL 139 



12. Putorius ? Noveboracensis (Dekay). — Ermine. Northern New York 



to 62° north. Rare. 



13. Putorius ? longicauda (Richards.) — Long-tailed Weasel. Upper 



Missouri to 62° N.; rare. I am far from certain of the 

 identities of the three last species. All the Ermines 

 which are killed in this district have the white of the 

 winter coat slightly tinged with sulphur-yellow. 



14. Putorius vison (Rich.) — Brown Mink — Teth, jew-say, of the Chip- 



ewyan Indians. Trai-ek-puck, of the Eastern Eskimos. 

 Florida to the Arctic coast. Common. 



15. Putorius nigrescens (Aud. & Bach.) — Little black Mink. Northern 



New York to 62'' north. This species is nothing more 

 than the young of the P. Vison. 



Genus Gulo. 



16. Gulo luscus (Sabine). — "Wolverine — carcajou — No-gah, of the Chip- 



ewyan Indians ;-kha-vig of the Eastern Eskimos. North- 

 New York to Arctic coast. Common. 



Luteins. 



Genus Lutra. 



17. Lutra Canadensis (Sabine). — Otter. — Naw-pee-ah of the Chipewyan 



Indians. Florida to the Arctic coast. Not uncommon. 



MELINiE. 



Genus 3Iephitis. 



18. Mephitis mephitica (Shaw). — Common Skunk. Texas to Fort Reso- 



lution, Great Slave Lake. I have never seen a living 

 specimen of this animal in McKenzie's River: but I found 

 the bones and a part of the skin of one at a short distance 

 from the shores of Great Slave Lake. 



Family Ursid^. 

 Genus Ursus. 



19. Ursus horrihilis (Ord).— Grizzly Bear. Sas-tel-kieof the Chipewyan 



Indians. Plains of Upper Missouri to Youcon River. 

 Not rare in the mountain ranges. 



20. Ursus Americanus: ^a.v. Americanus var. cinna77ion€MS (Aud & Bach). 



Black and brown Bears : Sas of the Chipewyan Indians. 

 Common throughout to the Arctic circle and beyond. 

 The brown variety is very rare. 



21. Ursus ardos? Barren-§:round bear. Inhabits the barren-grounds 



and Arctic coasts. Distinguished from the U. horribilis 

 by its smaller size and reddish coloration. 



22. Ursus maritimus (Linn.) — Polar Bear. Nait-suck of the Eastern 



Eskimos. Common along the Arctic coasts. 



