92 U S. P K. K. EXP. AND SURVEYS 47TH PARALLEL. 







MUSTELA PENNANTII, Erxl. 



Fisher; Black Cat. 



Muslela pennantil, ERXLEBEN, Syst. An. 1777, 479. (Based on Fisher of Pennant.) 



BAIRD, Gen. Rep. Mammals, 1857, 149. 

 Muslela canadensis, SCHREBER, Siugt. Ill, 1778, 492 ; tab. cxxxiv. (Pekan of Buffon.) 



ADD. & BACH. N. A. Quad. I, 1849, 3U7 ; pi. xli. 



Sp. CH Legs, belly, tail, and hinder part of back, black ; the back with an increasing proportion of grayish white to the 

 head. Length, over two feet. Vertebra: of tail exceeding twelve inches. 



Specimens were collected at Fort Dalles, (53,) and Steilacoom, (45.) 



They are found quite plentifully in the thickly wooded districts, along the eastern and, 

 probably, the western base of the Cascade Range, on the parallel of Fort Dalles. Their favorite 

 localities are forests, in the neighborhood of streams. 



MUSTELA AMERICANA, Turton. 



American Sable ; Pine Marten. 



Mustela americanus, TURTON S Linnaeus, I, 1806, 60. 



JUusttla americana, BAIRD, Gen. Rep. Mammals, 1857, 152. 



Mustela martes, Jos. SABINE, Zool. App. to Franklin s Journey, 1823, 651. 



AUD. & BACH. N. A. Quad. Ill, 1853, 176 ; pi. cxxxviii, (Huron.) 



Sp. CH Legs and tail bla ki&amp;gt;h. General color reddish yellow, clouded with black; above becoming lighter towards the 

 head, which is sometimes white. A broad yellowish patch on the throat, widening belo&amp;gt;v so as io touch the legs. Centrnl line 

 of belly so etimes yellowish. Tail vertebra;, about 5 the head and body. Outstretched hind feet leach about to the middle of 

 the tail with the hairs. Feot densely furred. 



Specimens were obtained from Cape Flattery, (139 ;) Snoqualme river, 0. T., (118,) and 

 Fort Boise, (26.) 



PUTORIUS PUSILLUS. 



Least Weasel. 



Putorlus vulgaris, RICH. F. B. A. I, 1829, 45. 

 Mustela pusilla, UEKAY, N. Y. Zool. I, 1842, 34; pi. xiv, f. 1. 

 Putorius pusillus, AUD. & BACH. N. A. Quad. II, 1851, 100 ; pi. Ixiv. 

 BAIRD, Gen. Rep. Mammals, 1857, 159. 



Sp. CH. Smallest of American weasels. Length about six inches to root of tail. Tail vertebras one fifth to one-sixth the 

 head and body. The terminal hairs about one-third the vertebrae, which do not exceed two inches. Tail slender, not tufted 

 at the tip. Above, almost liver brown ; beneath, white. No distinct black tip to the tail, though this is sometimes darker. 



Specimen collected at Steilacoom. 



PUTORIUS CICOGNANII. 



Small Brown Weasel. 



Mustela cicognanii, BOVAP. in Fauna Italica, Mamm. 1838. Under head of Mustela boccamela. 



Putorius cicognanii, BAIRD, Gen. Rep. Mammals, 1857, 161. 



Musiela fusca, ACD. & BACH., J. A. N. Sc. Philada. VIII, n, 1842, 288. 



Putorius fuscus, ACD. & BACH., N. A. Quad. Ill, 1853, 234 ; pi. cxlviii. 



Sp. CH. Length to tail, 8 inches or less. Tail vertebra;, one-third this length. Black of tail, two-fifths its length. Out 

 stretched hind feet reach the end of the vertebra;. In summer, brown above, whitish beneath ; edge of upper lip white. Jn 

 winter, white ; tail with black tip. 



One specimen collected at Puget s Sound. 



