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Map illustrating the supposed range of the New York Weasel (Putorius noveboracensis) in eastern 

 United States. 



Putorius longicauda spadix Bangs. 

 Minnesota Long-tailed Weasel. 



Putorius longicauda spadix Bangs, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., X, 1896, p. 8. Miller, 

 Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., XXVIII, 1897, p. 44 (Ontario). 



Type locality — Fort Snelling, Minnesota. 



Distribution — Minnesota and western Wisconsin; limits of range not 



known. Probably intergrades with P. longicauda in western 



Minnesota or eastern Dakota. 

 Description — In summer: Upper parts brown, approaching the color 



of P. noveboracensis \ under parts whitish tinged with pale saffron 



buff (quite different from the lemon yellow wash of noveboracensis) ; 



greater portion of fore and hind feet whitish like the under parts; 



chin and upper lip white; tail long, the black tip short, being less 



than one fourth length of tail ; skull somewhat heavier and zygomata 



more widely expanded than in noveboracensis. 



In winter: White all over, without yellow tinge; end of tail black; 



some specimens occasionally show a slight yellowish wash on the tail. 



