190 THE STOAT, OR ERMINE. 



considered as peculiarly valuable, and always sell 

 at high prices. 



The Stoat is sometimes, but not often, found 

 in its white state in the northern parts of Great 

 Britain, where it is called a white Weesel*. It is, 

 however, easily distinguishable fom the Weesel, by 

 the tip of the tail being bushy and black. 



In Wales this animal is called carlwm: in France, 

 roselet, or hermine: in Italy, armellino : in Spain, 

 armingo, armelina: in Portugal, arminho: in Ger- 

 many, hermelin: in Holland, hermyn, liermttyn: 

 in Hungary, pedjmet: in Sweden and Denwark, 

 hermelin, lekatt : in Poland, gronostay : in Norway, 

 hermelin: in Russia, gornostai. 



* Morton informs us that he has sometimes seen this animal in a 

 white state, in Northamptonshire. Morton's History of Northampton- 

 shire, p. 442. 



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