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6. FURS— Continued. 

 a. Mammal furs : 



(European badger, (Meles vulgaris) — muffs and rugs.) 



Skunk, Alaska sable, (Mephitis m€pMtica)—mnEs, boas, &c. 



White-backed skunk, (Conepatus mapurito.) . 



Striped skunk, {Spilogale putorius.) 



Otter, [Lutra canadensis,) with specimens of the plucked and 



dyed fur — muffs, trimmings, &c. 

 Sea otter, {Enhydra marina) — muffs, gloves, collars, cuffs, 



trimmings. 

 Black bear, ( Ursus «w?mmwws)— caps, rugs, muffs, robes, &c. 

 a'. Cinnamon variety. 

 b. Silvery variety. 

 (Brown bear, ( Ursus arctos,) of Europe and Asia.) 

 Grizzly bear, ( Ursus liorriUlis) — rugs, robes, trimmings. 

 White bear, [Thalarctos maritimus) — rugs, robes, and used 



extensively by the Eskimos. 

 Eaccoon, [Procyon lotor) — hats, linings. 

 Fnr-se-dl, {Callorhinus ursinus) — cloaks, hats, gloves, muffs, 

 linings, trimmings, &c. 

 Cub fur. 

 (Antarctic fur-seal, [Arctoceplialus aucMandicus, &c.) 

 Hair seal, (Fhoca vitulina and Phoca BicJiardsii) — coats, caps, 



linings for shoes. 

 Harp seal, [Pagophihis groenlandicus,) with specimens of the 

 white far of the unborn cub, and the blue fur of the young. 

 Hood seal, or bladder-nose, {Cystopliora cristata.) 

 Square flipper, or bearded seal, {Erignatlms harbatus,) with 



specimens of fur dyed to imitate leopard. 

 Banded seal, [Sistriophoca equestris) — used by Eskimos as fur. 

 Gray seal, {Pusa grypJms.) 

 Binged seal, [Pagomys foetidus.) 



Bison, or buffalo, [Bison americanus) — rugs and robes. 

 a'. Mountain bison. 

 b. Common bison. 

 Musk-ox, (Ovibos moscliatus) — robes, rugs, and trimmings. 

 (Yak, [Poepliagus grttnniens,) of Asia — robes and trimmings.) 

 Mountain goat, {Aplocerus montanus) — robes, &c. 



