MARTEN 



Total length, males, 26 inches; tail vertebra, 8 inches; hind 

 foot, 4.4 inches. Found from the Barren Grounds of Alaska 

 and Yukon south into British Columbia and from the Coast 

 Ranges of British Columbia and Alaska east to meet the 

 range of abieticola. 

 Kenai Marten. — Martes americana kenaiensis (Elliot). 



Smaller than actuosa, tail longer, feet shorter, color darker • 

 often with no yellow patch on throat. Upperparts tawny 

 buff mixed with black, darkest on dorsal region, top of head 

 grizzled; underparts darker than upperparts. Found on 

 the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska. 

 Newfoundland Marten. — Martes atrata (Bangs). 



Size of americana but color different, suggesting a dark- 

 colored Mink. Upperparts deep chocolate, darkest on back 

 head, legs, and tail, where it becomes blackish; ear bordered 

 with dull white and with patch of yellowish white in front 

 of opening; irregular ochraceous blotches on throat and 

 belly. Total length, females, 22 inches; tail vertebrae, 7.4 

 mches; hind foot, 3.5 inches. Found in Newfoundland 

 North Labrador Marten. — Martes brumalis (Bangs). 



Larger than typical americana and darker. Upperparts 

 dark brown to almost blackish; head lighter than back 

 Total length, males, 27 inches; tail vertebra?, -j.^ inches'; 

 hmd foot, 4.6 inches. Found in "Humid coast region of 

 northeastern Labrador, Ungava Bay to Straits of Belle Isle " 

 (Rhoads) 

 Pacific Marten. — Martes caurina caurina (Merriam). 



Resembling americana but color a richer shade of brown 

 above and with brighter colored and more extensive throat 

 and breast patches. Upperparts rich brown with suggestion 

 of cinnamon and sprinkling of white hairs; head pale brown; 

 underparts with extensive irregular area of orange-buff frorn 

 lower jaw more or less to tail. Total length, males, 27 

 inches; tail vertebrce, 10.8 inches; hind foot, 3.6 inches. 

 Found in the humid coast belt of northern California, 

 Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia, east to Cascade 

 Range. 

 Rocky Mountain Marten. — Martes caurina origenes (Rhoads). 

 Differing in color from typical caurina, head darker, iii 

 comparison with body color, ears not edged with white. 

 Upperparts brown, darkest on middle of back, paling on 

 sides; top of head grayish brown; ears edged with ochra- 

 ceous buff; legs, feet, and tail dark brown; underparts brown 

 marked with extensi^^e irregular areas of buffy ochraceous 

 on throat, chest, and belly. Total length, males, 28 inches; 

 tail vertebrae, 9 inches; hind foot, 3.4 inches. Found in the 

 southern Rocky Mountain region from New Mexico north 

 through Colorado. 

 Sierra Marten. — Martes caurina sierrce Grinnell and Storer. 

 Paler above and below than typical caurina. Sides of face 

 paler; extensive patch of pale ochraceous orange on chest. 



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