THE DOG FAMILY. 



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in the hunting-field, you may be quite sure is no 

 bad man. 



The Weasel Family. 



The marten, the polecat, the ferret, the stoat, 

 the weasel, are all connected, that is, they are 



members of the same family, that family being 

 called the weasel family. 



Ferret. The ferret you all know, so there is 

 no need to describe it, and it can hardly come 

 under the heading of wild animals, for it has been 

 tamed and trained by man for the purpose of 

 compelling rabbits and rats to bolt from their 

 holes. It is said to be a short-legged variety of 

 the common polecat. 



Stoat. The stoat is still found wild in. 



