92 II S. P R. R. EXP. AND SURVEYS 47111 PARALLEL. 



MUSTELA PENNANTII, Erxl. 



Fisher; Black Cat. 



Mtislela pcnnantii, Ekxlebex, Sysl. An. 1717, 479. (Based on FUhcr of Pennant.) 



Baird, Gen. Kep. Mamriials, 1857, 149. 

 Muslela canadensis, Schreber, Saugt. Ill, 1778, 49 ; tab. cx.xxiv. {Pekan of Butfon.) 



AuD. & Bach. .\. A. Quad. 1, 1849, 3U7 ; pi. xli. 



Sp. Ch. — Legs, belly, tail, and hinder part of back, black ; the backwith an increasing proportion of grayish white to the 

 head. Length, over two feet. Vertebrae of tail exceeding twelve inches. 



Specimens were collected at Fort Dalles, (53,) and Steilacoom, (45.) 



They are found quite plentifully in the thickly Avooded districts, along the eastern and, 

 probably, the western base of the Cascade Range, on the parallel of Fort Dalles. Their favorite 

 localities are forests, in the neighborhood of streams. 



MUSTELA AMERICANA, T u r ton. 



Americau Sable; Pine Marten. 



.1/iislt'ia umcricanus, Turton's Linnaeus, I, 1806, 60. 



Miislda amcricana, Eaird, Gen. Rep. Mammals, 1857, 152. 



Mustela marUs, Jos. Sabine, Zool. App. to Franklin's Journey, 1823, 651. 



AuD. & Bach. N. A. Quad, ill, 1853, 176 ; pL cxxxviii, (Huron.) 



Sp. Cii.^ — Legs and tail blackish. General color reddish yellow, clouded with black; above becoming lighter towards the 

 head, which is sometimes white. A broad yellowish patch on the throat, widening below so as to touch the legs. Central line 

 of belly sometimes yellowish. Tail vertebrie, about j the head and body. Outstretched hind feet reach about to the middle of 

 the tail with the hairs. Feet densely furred. 



Specimens were obtained from Cape Flattery, (139;) Snoqualme river, 0. T., (118,) and 

 Fort Boise, (26.) 



PUTORIUS PUSILL S. 



Least Weasel. 



Futorius vulgaris, Rich. V. E. A. 1, 1829, 45. 

 Mustela inisilla, Dekay, N. Y. Zool. I, 1842, 34; pi. -xiv, f. 1. 

 Putorius jiusillus, AuD. & Bach. N. A. Quad. II, 1851, 100 ; pi. Ixiv. 

 Baird, Gen. Rep. Mammals, 1857, 159. 



Sp. Ch. —Smallest of American weasels. Length about six inches to root of tail. Tail vertebra; one fifth to one-sixth the 

 head and body. The terminal hairs about one-tliird the vertebree, which do not exceed two inches. Tail slender, not tufted 

 at the tip. Above, almost liver brown ; beneath, white. No distinct black tip to the tail, though this is sometimes darker. 



Specimen collected at Steilacoom. 



PUTORIUS CICOGNANII. 



Small Brown Weasel. 



Mustela cicognanii, Bonap. in Fauna Italica, Mamm. 1833. Under head of Mustela boccamela. 



Putorius cicogtianii, Baird, Gen. Rep. Mammals, 1857, 161. 



Mustela fusca, AuD. & Bach., J. A. N. Sc. Philada. VIII, ii, 1842, 288. 



Putorius fuscus,AvD. & Bach., N. A. Quad. Ill, 1853, 234 ; pi. c.xlviii. 



gp. Cn. — Length to tail, 8 inches or less. Tail vertebriB, one-third this length. Black of tail, two-fifths its length. Out- 

 stretched hind feet reach the end of the vertebros. In summer, brown above, whitish beneath ; edge of upper lip white. In 

 winter, white ; tail with black tip. 



One specimen collected at Puget's Sound. 



