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1842 Mustela pusilla De Kay, Zoology of New York, Mammalia. p. 34. 
1842 Mustela fusca De Kay, Zoology of New York, Mammalia. p. 35. 
1882 Putorius vulgaris Merriam, Linn. soc. New York. Trans. 1: 54. 
1896 Putorius richardsoni cicognani Bangs, Biolog. soc. Washington, 
Broce) 25) HebatéoG. | momo: 
1896 Lutorius cicognanit Merriam, North American fauna. no. 11. 
30 June 1896. p. to. 
1898 Futorius cicognani Mearns, Am mus. nat. hist. Bul. g Sep. 1898. 
WO) e Sato 
1898 Putorius cicognani Mearns, U.S. Nat.mus. Proc. 21:358. 
Type locality. Eastern United States. 
Faunal position. Wudsonian, Canadian and transition zones. 
Habitat. Woods and thickets. 
Distribution in New York. Bonaparte’s weasel occurs through the 
entire state, with the possible exception of the upper austral areas. 
These however are so narrow that they might readily be penetrated by a 
roving animal like a weasel. Bangs (’96a, p. 19) records it from Long 
Tsland. : 
Principal records. De Kay: “It is by no means a rare animal but is 
difficult to capture” (’42, p. 35). Merriam: “It is the commonest 
weasel in the Adirondack region” (’82, p. 54). Mearns: ‘‘ About the 
year 1870 | trapped one or two of these little short tailed weasels on 
our place at Highland falls and I have seen a few of them since. It is 
probably quite uncommon ” (’98a, p. 349). ‘‘Onespecimen,amale... 
was trapped on the left bank of Schoharie creek, August 23, 1896” 
(’98b, p. 358). 
This weasel is tolerably common at Peterboro, Madison co. 
Of the occurrence of Bonaparte’s weasel in Erie co. Mr Savage writes: 
‘‘ Have seen a single P. cicognant.” 
Remarks. ‘The confusion of names applied to this animal for many years 
arose partly from the sexual variation to which the species is subject and 
partly from lack of a clear conception of the differences which separate 
it from the common stoat of Europe. The whole subject is thoroughly 
explained by Bangs (’96a, p. 20-21) and Merriam (’96, p. 10). 
Putorius noveboracensis Emmons Vew York weasel. 
1840 Putorius noveboracensis Emmons, Rep. Quad. Massachusetts. 
Dp: 45. 
1842 Putorius noveboracensis De Kay, Zoology of New York. Mam- 
malia. p. 36. 
