70 'amimal eesoueces of the united states. 



6. FURS— Continued. 

 a. Mammal furs : 



Arctic fox, {Vulpes lagopus.) 



White fox. 



Blue fox. 

 Kit fox, ( Vulpes velocc) — robes, muff's, trimmings. 

 (Cossac fox, {Vulpes corsac,) of Asia.) 

 (Mountain fox, {Vulpes montanus,) of India.) 

 Gray fox, {Urocyon mrginianus) — rugs, robes, and linings. 

 (Si)otted hyena, {Hycena crocuta,) of West and South Africa.) 

 (Striped hyena, {Hycena striata,) of West Africa and India.) 

 Fisher or pekan, {Mustela Fennanti) — linings, tails used for 



trimmings. 

 American or Hudson's Bay sable, {Mustela americana) — cloaks, 



muffs, cuffs, boas, linings, &c. : 

 Silver variety. 

 Orange variety. 

 Brown or common variety. 

 (Eussian sable, {Mustela zibellina^) of ISTorth Europe and Asia 



—cloaks, muff's, boas, linings, &c.) 

 (Tartar sable, or kolinsky, {Mustela siMrica) — cloaks, muffs, 



and dyed to imitate Eussian sable.) 

 (Pine marten, {Mustela ahietum,) of North Europe and Asia.) 

 (Stone marten, or French sable, {Mustela saxorum,) of Eu- 

 rope — dyed to imitate sable.) 

 (Beech marten, {Mustela foina,) of Europe and Asia— dyed to 



imitate sable.) 

 (Polecat, iitch, or ferret, {Putorius vulgaris,) of Europe and 



Asia.) 

 Ermine, or weasel, {Putorius erminea,) of Northern Hemi- 

 sphere — cloaks, linings, &c. : 

 Eoyal ermine, trimmed with astrakhan fur, (miniver.) 

 Siberian ermine. 

 Long-tailed weasel, {Putorius longicauda :) 

 Summer dress. 

 Winter dress. 

 Mink, {Putorius vison,) — cloaks, muffs. 

 Wolverine, {Qulo luscus,) — muffs, robes, linings. 

 American badger, {Taxidea americana) — muffs and rugs. 



