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much hunted for its fine coat in winter. It 

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

 Chihh and Honan. 



Chinese name = Pao-tzu. 



5. Martes flavigula borealis, Radde. 



One specimen. No measurements. T'ai- 

 f, yuan 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 very 

 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 = 

 yellow, yao = marten). 



6. Mustela sibirica, Pallas. 



Two specimens, ??. 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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