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Maries americana boria (Elliot). MACKENZIE MARTEN 



Mustela boria Elliot, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 18, p. 139, Apr. 18, 1905 

 (Lower Mackenzie River district; probably same as M. a. actuosd). 



Maries americana brumalis (Bangs). LABRADOR MARTEN 



Mustela brumalis Bangs, Amer. Nat., vol. 32, p. 502, July, 1898 (Okak, Labrador) 



Maries caurina caurina (Merriam). PACIFIC MARTEN 



Mustela caurina Merriam, North Amer. Fauna, no. 4, p. 27, Oct. 8, 1890 (near 

 Grays Harbor, Chehalis County, Washington). 



Maries caurina humboldtensis Grinnell and Dixon. HUMBOLDT MAR- 

 TEN 



Maries caurina humboldtensis Grinnell and Dixon, Univ. California Publ. Zool., 

 vol. 21, p. 411, Mar. 17, 1926 (5 miles northeast of Cuddeback = Carlotta, Hum- 

 boldt County, California). 



Maries caurina origenes (Rhoads). ROCKY MOUNTAIN MARTEN 



Mustela caurina origenes Rhoads, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1902, p. 

 458, Sept. 30 (Marvine Mountain, Garfield County, Colorado). 



Maries caurina nesophila (Osgood). QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS 

 MARTEN 



Mustela nesophila Osgood, North Amer. Fauna, no. 21, p. 33, Sept. 26, 1901 

 (Massett, Graham Island, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia). 

 Maries caurina sierrae Grinnell and Storer. SIERRA MARTEN 



Maries caurina sierrae Grinnell and Storer, Univ. California Publ. Zool., vol. 17, 

 p. 2, Aug. 23, 1916 (Lyell Canyon, Yosimite National Park, California). 

 Maries caurina vancouverensis Grinnell and Dixon. VANCOUVER 



MARTEN 



Maries caurina vancouverensis Grinnell and Dixon, Univ. California Publ. Zool., 

 vol. 21, p. 414, Mar. 17, 1926 (20 miles south of Alberni, Vancouver Island, 

 British Columbia). 



FIGS.: Grinnell, Dixon, and Linsdale, 1937, vol. 2, pi. 4 (col.), of M. c. sierrae; Nelson, 

 1918, p. 453, upper fig. (col.), of M. americana; Elliot, 1901, p. 334, fig. 66 (skull 

 of M. americana); Elliott, C., 1942, col. pi. facing p. 75, of M. americana. 



A brief survey of the status of the pine marten shows that 

 although once common in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, the 

 northern New England States, New York, Pennsylvania, and 

 even New Jersey, it is now through much trapping greatly 

 reduced, though in places where there are large tracts of 

 forested country small numbers may remain. In New Bruns- 

 wick, Chamberlain reported it as common 60 years ago, and 

 probably it is still to be found in wilder areas. Anderson 

 (1939a) writes that it was fairly common in the wooded parts 

 of Quebec in earlier days but has been overtrapped and is 

 "now rare, found only in areas remote from settlement." Of 

 the large dark Labrador race no recent statistics are at hand, 

 but there are many skulls in the Museum of Comparative 



