410 



PINE MARTIX. 



Viverra Martes. 



Mustek Martes. M. corporefulvo.nigricante, gulajlac-a. Lin, 



Syst. Nat. Gmel. p. 95. 

 Blackish-fulvous W. with yellow throat, 

 Martes, Aldr. dig. 331. 

 Martes Abietum. Raj. Quadr. 200. 

 Marte. Buff. 7 . p. 1 86. pi. 2 2 . 

 Pine Martin. Pennant Quadr. a. p. 41. 



THIS animal so extremely resembles the pre- 

 ceding as scarce to be distinguished from it by 

 any other character than that of the yellow throat 

 and breast : it is, however, generally said to have 

 the head rather shorter than the common Martin. 

 It frequents pine-woods in particular, and is ac- 

 cordingly found in such countries as most abound 

 in that species of timber. In England it is much 

 less frequent than the former, but in some parts 

 of Germany, Sweden, &c. as well as in North 

 America, it is a very common animal. It is said 

 not to be found in Siberia. It never frequents 

 houses, as the common Martin occasionally does ; 

 but confines itself altogether to the woods and 

 fields. Its fur is considered as of a far superior qua- 

 lity to that of the former species, and the skins 

 form a great article of commerce: those which 

 are found about the region of Mount Caucasus 

 are esteemed finer than any others : in these the 

 throat is of an orange-colour. Some naturalists 

 have supposed the Pine and Common Martin to 

 be no other than varieties of the same species ; 



