CARNIVORA. 187 



Must. Silirica. The Chorock or Siberian Weasel. 

 Size of a polecat ; pale fulvous, darker on the 

 back ; muzzle brown ; round nose white. 



Genus MARTES. Dent. form. incis.,f, can. ^-i, 

 mol. |- = 38, the additional tooth being one more 

 false molar, and the carnassial, in the lower jaw, 

 has a tubercle on the inner side. 



Maries vulgaris. The Pine Marten. Total 

 length about 28 inches ; tail shorter than the hind 

 legs ; brown, with a space of clear yellow under the 

 throat. Inhabits Europe and Great Britain. Does 

 not frequent habitations. 



Maries fouina. Beech Marten. Total length 

 about 25 inches ; pale brown, with under part of 

 throat whitish. Infests out-houses ; but destroys 

 other vermin. Is found on the continent of Eu- 

 rope. 



M. Hardrcickii. Yellowish white; face, ears, 

 cheeks, back of the neck, the fore paws, the whole 

 hind quarter, and tail, brown -black ; tail as long as 

 the body. Inhabits the East Indies. 



M. Zibelina.'Yhe Sable. The Sable also of 

 heralds, and Zobal of the Sclavonic nations, is 

 another fur animal of the greatest value in com- 

 merce. It is in size about equal to the Marten, 

 with a fine glossy fur in the proper season, and then 

 also deep black, with scarcely any greyish hairs 

 about the head, shoulders, and throat ; the ears are 

 round ; the feet large; the claws white; and the 

 tail bushy. In warmer latitudes it is sometimes of 



