XL. 



The Marten, Saskatchewan Marten or 

 American Sable. 



Mustela aviericana ahteticola Preble. 

 (Mustela, Latin for Weasel, applied by LinniEus to the European Marten, Mustela 

 martes; americana, American; abielicola, from abies, a fir-tree, and colere, to in- 

 habit, that is, 'fir-inhabiting.') 



Mustela americana TuRTON, 1806, Linn. Syst. Nat., I, p. 60. 

 Type Locality. — Eastern North America. 



Mustela americana abieticola Preble, 1902, N. A. Fauna, 

 No. 22, p. 68. 



Type Locality. — Cumberland House, Sask. 



French Canadian, la Marte: la Fouine. 

 Cree & AIontagnais, fVah-pe-stan'. 

 OjIB. & Salt., fVah-be-jay'-she. 

 Chipewyan, Tha. 

 Yankton Sioux, Mah-ha-pah-skay-chah. 



The genus Mustela (Linnaeus, 1758) is much like Putonus, 

 but consists of larger animals, with bushier tails that are half as 

 long as the body; large ears, and arboreal habits; they do not 

 turn white in winter, that is, their winter coat is not very 

 different in colour from that of summer. The dentition differs 

 from that of Putonus chiefly in having 4 more premolars, and 

 is as follows: 



T Z-Z i-i 4~4 1 i-i o 



Inc. ; can. ; prem. ; mol. — =30 



z-z i-i 4-4 2-2 



901 



