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waters in spring, more tranquil rivers in autumn. 

 Is common in Finland, Norway, and Russia to the 

 Black Sea. 



M. vison. The American Mink. Total length 

 about 2 feet ; fur deep brown ; under jaw white ; 

 feet semipalmate, hairy ; tail black. 



M. rufa. Chestnut Mink Total length 2 feet 

 4 inches ; bright fulvous chestnut ; tail of the same 

 colour; chin white; webs between the toes but 

 little perceptible in preserved specimens. Male and 

 female observed in the museum of New York. 

 Habitat North America. 



M. Canadensis. The Pekan. Total length 

 about 30 inches : head, shoulder, and upper part of 

 back, grey -brown, clear at first, and darkening 

 towards the back ; the rest of the body, tail, and 

 feet, brown-black ; often a white spot on the throat. 

 Frequents the borders of water in Canada and the 

 United States. 



We made a drawing of another specimen noted 

 in the Mwtelidce, without the locality whence we 

 obtained it, but named 



M. nigra. Sable Mink and Fisher Weasel. 

 Having the head and sides of the neck fine grey, 

 and the rest entirely deep black, with a cast of 

 brown ; total length about 26 inches. The deno- 

 mination does not agree with Pennant's Fisher, but 

 more with the Sable, excepting that the form of the 

 body, and of the tail, resembles that of a Mink, while 

 the liable is like a Polecat, and the tail is shorter 

 and somewhat tufted. 



