Hudsonian Skunk 



967 



stripe on the face and a broad one beginning on the nape, fork- 

 ing on the shoulders to reach to the hind-quarters or sometimes 

 nearly to the tip of the tail; they are at least partly plantigrade, 

 and have the fore-claws very large and suited for digging; but, 



Fig. 225 — The right front and right hind-paw of Hudsonian Skunk. 

 Taken at Marshalltown, la. (Life size.) 



above all, they have greatly developed anal glands which pro- 

 duce the liquid musk that they eject with such notable effect 

 in self-defence. 



The teeth are: 



-. 7-2 i-i 3-3 , i-i 



Inc. ^^-^; can. ; prem. ^^-^; mol. = 34 



3-3 I-I 3-3 2-2 



In addition to these generic characters the Hudsonian 

 Skunk has: 



Length, about 28 inches (711 mm.); tail, io| inches size 

 (267 mm.); hind-foot, 3^ inches (82 mm.). 



