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The Weasel (Mustela Vulgaris, L.) Buff. VII. xxix. 1. 

 Altogether of an uniform red ; and 

 The Ermine, (Mustela Ermima, L.) Buffon> VII. xxix. 2. 



XXXI. 1. 



Which is red in summer, white in winter, with 

 the tip of the tail always black, its winter 

 coat forms one of those furs most universally 

 known. 

 It is probable that we must still refer to this race 



The Polecat of Siberia. (Mustela Sibirica, Pall.) Spic. Zool. 

 XIV iv. 2. 



Altogether of a clear uniform fawn-colour ; and 



The Mink, Norek, ISIoerz, or Polecat of the Northern Rivers. 

 (Mustela Lutreola, Pall.) Spic. Zool. XIV. in. 1. Les 

 Mem. de Stockh. 1739, pi .xi 



Which frequents the edges of the water in the 

 north and east of Europe, from the Icy as far as 

 the Black Sea, and subsists on frogs and crab- 

 fish. The feet are triflingly flattened between 

 the bases of the toes, but the teeth and the 

 round tail approach it more to the polecats than 

 to the otters. It is brown with a whitish jaw. 

 Its odour is that of musk, and its fur is ex- 

 tremely fine. 



The Polecat of the Cape. (Zorille of Buff. Viverra Zonlla, 

 Gm.) Buff XIII. xli. 



Radiated irregularly with white and black. It 

 had been so long confounded with the mouffettes 



