208 ORDER V. 



priving the traps of the bait, by opening it from 

 behind. 



Dent. form. , \-\, ^-f =38; characterized like 

 those of Galictis ; the head somewhat dog-like ; ears 

 short, round ; body low ; feet pentadactylous, armed 

 with long crooked claws ; mephitic pouch under the 

 tail ; fur fine, soft, rather long. Habit not hiber- 

 nating. 



Gulo vulgaris. The Glutton. Nearly 2 feet 

 4 inches from nose to tail ; tail, including hair, 

 8 inches ; stature at the shoulder 1 foot ; fur long, 

 brilliant; face dark chestnut; white band across 

 the forehead, spreading on the cheek, and passing 

 down the throat to the breast, marked with blacK 

 marbling spots ; nape and shoulders bright chestnut ; 

 after-body reddish-buff; but the whole breadth of 

 back and loins covered with a deep brown patch : 

 the fore feet and terminal half of tail black. The 

 lighter colours are often replaced by the chestnut, 

 but the white band is seldom wanting. 



Gulo luscus. The Wolverene. Is probably onfy 

 a variety, though somewhat larger. A drawing which 

 we made of one in Canada, represents the whole 

 head, neck, shoulders, and a border along the lower 

 part of the sides, uniting at the root of tail, and the 

 basal half, all yellowish- white, leaving a broad space 

 from behind the shoulders backwards, bright bay, 

 darkening to black towards the tail ; the feet and 

 terminal part of tail black ; toes brown grey ; nose 

 grey. This was a female. 



Genus HELICTIS, Gray. Melogale^ Isid Geoff, 



