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Wolverine, Glutton, Carcajou, Skunkbear or 

 Quickhatch. 



Gulo luscus (Linnaeus). 



(L. Gulo, from gula, the throat, given by Storr on account of its supposed gluttony ; 

 L. luscus, half-blind.) 



Ursus luscus Linn., 1766, Syst. Nat., XII ed., I, p. 71. 

 Gulo luscus Sabine, 1823, Franklin Nar. Journ. Polar Sea, 

 p. 650. 



Type Locality. — Hudson Bay. 



French Canadian, le Carcajou. 

 Cree, Kin-kwa-har-gay'-o, or, according to Richard- 

 son,' Okee-coo-haw-gew. 

 OjiB. & Saut., Kween-go-ar'-gay. 

 Chipewyan, Nog-gy'-ay. 

 Yankton Sioux, Skay-cha Tung-ka. 



The original individual of the Hudson Bay Wolverine, to 

 which Linnaeus gave the name luscus, was said to have had 

 but one eye; possibly, however, it was given on account of its 

 reputation for bad eyesight. 



The name 'Carcajou' is probably a French corruption of 

 the Canadian Indian name. Richardson believed that both 

 'Carcajou' and 'Quickehatch' were derived from the Algon- 

 quin or Cree name, 'Okee-coo-haw-gew' or ' Okee-coo-haw- 

 gees.' The name 'Skunkbear' is commonly used in the 

 Rocky Mountains because in size, colour, and shape the 

 Wolverine suggests a cross between a Skunk and a Black-bear. 



The genus Gulo (Storr, 1780) comprises the largest of the 

 Weasel Family and belongs to the Mustelinae or true Weasel 



' F. B. A., 1829, I, pp. 42-3. 



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