MJNK. 

 PuloiiuH vison, 



DHHOniPTlON. 



LaiBcr and sloulor than the lirmJne or Common WeaHol; the 

 coat Ih Bhagtry and tall bu«hy; eai'H short; the tall, about halt 

 as loiik' an thf liody, Ih blnrklsh; foi-t Hcml-palmatc (half 



i<i l,urii< I., iihI i.iinr i ,i iii.i. ii inlnkH." 'I'lu; baidt 1» UHualiy 

 niaiK.il uiih .1 l.la. Ki^li iiM.i, I mining IchkHi wIhp <,( tbi- V.ndy, 

 ■J'lii' end Mf ll]c- cl.iri Is wldlc, and the (mIki'H of thi' uiiiiiT lip, 

 Hoin.dlinis, IhouKli randy, are also white;, and lli.' throat, 

 brcaHt and In lly arc- fii-<|U'-'ntly marked vvllh Irn'Kolar patidn^H 

 of white. Avcratie weight about two jionnds; aver,iK'; height 

 about live InehcH; length fifteen to twenty IncdieH. 



Habitat. — North America. leather common, In Hultable locall- 

 tleH, throughout I'ennBylvanla. 



The Mink is found gonenilly tliroiioli,iiii ihc Slate 

 and iH fairly i)l('n(iful. It is cxixtI :iI s\\ iiiiniiiig and 

 divinj^, and able lo reinaiii loii}^ under vvalcr, wiiere it 

 pui"8ii(!H and calciicH flHiii, wiiicii i( frc(iii<m(ly dcHti'oys 

 in lai-ge niinibciK. J)i-. ('. Ilarl .Mci-riam Hays: "Oflcn- 

 linw'H its deslructivenews in IIiIh rcsi'pil rcmli ih il a 

 Hci'ioiis ()l)s(acle to tiie indiislrv <>( lish cull mi'." 



Along SOUK! of CHir lUDUiilai 

 arc plentiful, liutiters and \vo( 

 Crook Tioul, generally liie la 

 liy Ihene airipiiihious deiucdalol'.s. 



riii('Ki':.\s A.\i) nri-K,'^ Aiti': hw \'i mri'i': I'-ihjk, 

 nie Mink does uiu.h (Idnui-e |„ |MMilliy, . •specially 

 (•liickeriH and diiclis. \ arious kiiuKs of wild birds, par- 

 ticularly grouiul iiestini; species, cray lish, frogs and 



