90 MAMMALIA. FEU*. 



Similar in size to the preceding. Inhabits thick forests in Sibe- 

 ria. Pallas, Spic. Zool. pi. 4, fig. 2. 



M. Sarmatica, Pall. Desm. Fur of a ferruginous brown, spotted 

 with yellow above ; throat and belly black. About 13 inches 

 long. Inhabits Poland and Russia. Pall. Spic. xiv. t. 4, fig. 1. 



M. vulgaris, Lin. Desm. The Weasel. Fur of a reddish brown 

 above, white below. Body about 6^ inches in length. Inha- 

 bits Europe, &c. B. Shaw, i. pi. 98. 



Var. A. (M. nivalis, Lin.) White, with some black hairs at the extremity of the tail. 

 A voracious animal, inhabiting the temperate and northern parts of the old world 



and North America. The white variety is found in "YVestrobothnia, Sweden, and in 



Russia and Siberia. 



M. Africana, Desm. Body above of a reddish brown ; below of a 

 pale yellow, with a longitudinal narrow band of the first colour 

 in the middle of the belly. Ten inches long. Inhabits Africa. 



M. erminea, Lin. Desm. The Ermine in winter The Stoat in 

 summer. Fur in summer of a brown chestnut, paler above, 

 white below ; in winter fur white ; tail always black at its ex- 

 tremity. About 9J inches in length. Common in the north of 

 Europe. Shaw, i. pi. 99. 



M. lutreola, Pall. Desm. The Mink. Fur of a blackish brown ; 

 upper lip, chin, and under part of the neck white ; feet semipal- 

 mated. Nearly a foot long. Europe Pall Spic. Zool. xiv. pi. 31 . 



M. alpinus, Gebler. The Alpine Polecat. Fur sulphur yellow, 

 brownish above ; chin white. About a foot in length. Inhabits 

 the Altaic Mountains. F. Gebler. Mem. Moscou, vi. 213. 



M. nudipes, F. Cuv. Java Ferret. Fur brilliant golden yellow ; 



ff forehead and tip of tail yellow white ; soles of the feet naked. 



About 11 inches long. Inhabits Java. F. Cuv. Mam. No. 32. t. 3. 



M. lutreocephala, Harlan. Fur brownish white, paler beneath ; 

 tail ferruginous brown. About 20 inches long. Inhabits United 

 States. Harlan, Faun. Amer. p. 63. 



Sub.-Gen. 2. ZORILLES. Muzzle short ; two Jalse molars above, 

 three below ; nails of the fore feet strong, and proper for digging. 



M. zorilla, Lin. Desm. (Mustela zorilla, Lin.) Fur irregularly 

 variegated with longitudinal black and white bands. Cape of 

 Good Hope. Shaw, i. 391. 



Sub.-Gen. 3. MARTES. A little tubercle on the lower large carnivo- 

 rous tooth; a false molar above and below more than the Putorlus. 



M. martes, Lin. The Pine Marten. Fur brown, with a bright yel- 

 !? low spot under the throat. About 18 inches long. North of 



Europe. B Shaw, i. 410. 

 M./owa, Lin. The Beech Marten. Fur brown, below the throat 



and neck whitish. About 16 inches long. Europe and Western 



Asia. B. Buff. vii. pi. 18. 



