of the Mackenzie River District, 



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peltry the measurements will appear of a mucli larger animal than 

 the reality 



Length from nose to eye 



" % " ear 



" " occiput 



" " to root of tail 

 Length of vertebrae of tail 



" tail to end of hairs .... 



Height of Ear 



Length of forefoot with claws. . . . 



" hind foot 



" claws (average) ..,,.,. 



" upper canines , 



" lower canines 



" longest hairs of tail . . . . , 



« " " of body..., 



The habits and food of the Wolverine are similar to thos^ of 

 the Martin. It hunts birds, hares, mice, and will also occasionally 

 kill disabled animals of the deer kind. But its greatest notoriety 

 arises from the mischief which it does to the caches of meat, and 

 trapping roads, both of the natives and white residents. The 

 strongest caches built of green logs, and a foot in diameter, and 

 dove-tailed it will manage to effect an entrance into. After satis- 

 fying its hunger, it is not yet contented, but carries off the remain- 

 der of the pieces of meat, even those weighing upwards of 100 lbs., 

 transporting them to some distance and burying them in the snow. 



Can. Nat. 3 Vol. VI. 



