FIBER. 307 
watchful, and are not often seen by day, but towards evening tl 
become active and swim about in the vicinity of their homes, disap- 
pearing with a loud splash beneath the surface if alarmed. Immense 
numbers of muskrat skins are sold every year, and made into clothing 
or linings for garments. 
1ey 
f= Ws = 76 
bh I 33 
iS 
Fiber G. Cuv., Lecons d’Anat. Comp., 1, 1800, tab. 1. Type Castor 
ztbethicus Linneus. 
Fic. 55. FIBER ZIBETHICUS PALLIDUS. 
No. 5422 Field Columbian Mus. Coll. Nat. size. 
