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much hunted for its fine coat in winter. It 

 is also found in Shensi, Kansu, Ssu-chuan, 

 Chihli and Honan. 



Chinese name = Pao-tzu. 



5. Maries flavigula boreaUs, Radde. 



One specimen. No measurements. T'ai- 

 yiian Fu, Shansi. 



This specimen also was secured by a 

 native hunter. The marten is a handsome 

 animal, with dark grey-brown upper parts, 

 bright yellow throat and black legs and 

 tail, the latter being long and bushy. About 

 the size of a large cat, this animal is ven^^ 

 savage, and commits serious depredations 

 upon the chicken roosts of the villages. The 

 marten inhabits almost exclusively the loess 

 hills. The Chinese always refer to it as the 

 animal that " eats cats." 



Its Chinese name is Huang yao, (Huang = 

 3^ellow, 3^ao = marten). 



6. Mustela sibirica, Pallas. 



Two specimens, 22. 5 miles S. of T'ai-yiian 



Fu, Shansi. 2,600 ft. 

 One specimen, c^. Tientsin, Chihli. Sea 



level. 

 This mink is found all over North China, 

 but is especially common round towns in 

 low-lying, swampy districts. It frequents 

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