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Skeletons of a Horse, Woodpecker, and Grey Squirrel 

 were likewise presented. 



Mr. George W. Collamore, of Boston, was elected a 

 member of the Society. 



February 6, 1S50. 



The President in the Chair. 



Present, twenty-eight members. 



Dr. Kneeland read a paper on the skeleton and stufled 

 skin of a weasel, recently presented to the Society by Dr. 

 Cabot. 



The specimen is from South America, and belongs to the 

 species named by Linnaeus Mustcla harhata. Dr. Kneeland was 

 of opinion that it should be transferred from the genus Mustela, 

 with which it ag^rees in many respects, to the allied genus Puto- 

 rius with which it coincides in the dental formula ; the cheek 

 teeth being 1^, and the whole number of teeth being 34. The 

 skeleton can hardly be distinguished from that of the Common 

 Mink, P. vison, except that it is twice as large. It seems to 

 occupy an intermediate position between the Plantigrades and 

 Digitigrades, having the motion of the one and the teeth of the 

 other. It should be named Putorius harhatus. 



The color^ from the base of neck backwards, above and 

 below, with the tail, was Hack ; the head and neck light gray- 

 ish hroion^ or hoary white ; under the throat a narrow yeUoioish 

 white spot, about two inches long ; end of nose black ; around 

 eyes, jaws, and top of nose reddish brown. 



les i Total 3 

 ( feet. 2 in. 



