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Subfamily MELIN^E. Skunks and Badgers. 



Genus MEPHITIS. 



Mephitis hudsonica (Rich.). Northern Skunk, Hudsonian Skunk. 

 Mephitis mephitis avia (Bangs). Illinois Skunk. 

 [Mephitis mephitis (vSchreber). North-eastern Skunk.] 



Genus SPILOGALE. 



Spilogale putorins (Linn.). AUeghenian Spotted Skunk. 

 [Spilogale interrupta (Rafin.). Prairie Spotted Skunk.] 



Genus TAXIDEA. 



Taxidea taxus (Schreber). American Badger. 



Subfamily MUSTELIN.E. Weasels, Mink, Wolverine, etc. 



Genus GULO. 

 Gido luscus (Linn.). Wolverine. 



Genus PUTORIUS* 



Subgenus LUTREOLA. 



Putorius vison lutreocephaliis (Harlan). Mink. 



Subgenus ICTIS. 



Putorius noveboracensis Emmons. New York Weasel. 



t Ptitorius longicauda spadix Bangs. Minnesota Long-tailed Weasel. 



Putorius cicognanii (Bonap.). Bonaparte's Weasel. 



Putorius rixosus allegheniensis (Rhoads). AUeghenian Least Weasel. 



Genus MUSTELA.t Martens, etc. 



Miistela americana Turton. Marten, Pine Marten. 

 Mustela pennanti Erxleben. Fisher, Pennant's Marten. 



Family PROCYONID.^. Raccoons. 

 Subfamily PROCYONIN^. 

 Genus PROCYON. 

 Procyon lotor (Linn.). Raccoon. 



Family URSID.^. Bears. 

 Genus URSUS. 



Ursus americanus Pallas. Black Bear. 



*According to Thomas (Proc. ZooL Soc. Lond., 1911, p. 139), the name Putorius commonly used 

 for this genus must be changed to Mustela. 



fSpecimens from Wisconsin are not typical but seem to approach nearer to spadix than to any othe 

 recognized form. 



JAccording to Thomas (Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., igri, p. 139), the name Mustela commonly used 

 for this genus must give place to Maries. 



