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neck is strengthened by the overlapping of the costal parts of the transverse processes of the 

 third to the sixth cervical vertebrae. Some of the anterior caudal vertebrae have hsemapo- 

 physes. The inner condyle of the humerus is perforated. 



Purchased. 



4189. The skeleton of a female Ermine (Putorius ermineus). 



Its proportions are smaller and more slender than those of the male : the vertebral formula 

 is the same. 



Mus. South. 



4190. The skull of an Ermine (Putorius ermineus). 



The meatus auditorius is an oblique perforation in the lateral and inferior parietes of the 

 skull, directed from within outwards and forwards, and not produced upon an auditory pro- 

 cess. The bulla tympanica is very extensive. 



Hunterian. 



4191. The skull of an Ermine (Putorius ermineus). 



Presented by Henry Cline, Esq. 



4192. The skull of an Ermine. 



The teeth of one side of both jaws have been removed, and are separately displayed. 



Hunterian. 



4193. The skeleton of the common Weasel (Putorius vulgaris). 



The vertebral formula and other characters correspond with those in the skeleton of the 

 Ermine, but the animal is smaller. 



Mus. Brookes. 



4194. The skull, wanting the lower jaw, of a Weasel (Putorius vulgaris). 



Presented by Henry Cline, Esq. 



4195. The skull of a Weasel (Putorius vulgaris). Purchased. 



4196. The skeleton of the Alpine Polecat (Putorius alpinus). 



The temporal fossae are more marked and the sagittal crest is better developed than in the 

 common Polecat or Weasel, but the number of the vertebrae and the general character of the 

 skeleton closely correspond. The spine of the scapula is emarginate behind the posterior 

 division of the acromion. 



Mus. Brit. 



4197. The skull of a Polecat (Putorius Furo). Hunterian. 



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