184 THE STOAT, on ERMINE. 



at from two to ten sous each ; and the tails 

 alone are often worth two or three sous apiece. 



In Wales this animal is called bronwen : in 

 France, belette : in Italy, donnola, ballottula, bennla:* 

 in Spain, comadreia: in Portugal, doninka: in 

 Germany, wisele : in Holland, Weezel : in Sweden, 

 vesla : in Denmark, voesel, la-kat y rasel : in Poland, 

 laska, laqeizka : in Hungary, menjet : in Norway, 

 ros-kat : in Russia, lasmitzki. 



THE STOAT, OR ERMINE*. 



THE name of Stoat is given to this animal when 

 the upper parts of its body are of a brown colour; 

 but when, in the northern countries of Europe, it 

 is found, during winter, entirely white, except 

 the black tip of its tail, it has the appellation of 

 Ermine, or White Weesel. 



* Viverra erminea. Shaw. Mustela erminea. Linnaeus. Le 

 Rosekt ou /' Hermine. 



For the description of this animal see the Synopsis, p. 30, 



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