THE WOLVERENE. 203 



CHARACTERS. 



Dark-brown, passing into Mack, above ; a pale hand on each side, running 

 from the shoulders around tkejlanks, and uniting on the hips; tail, with long 

 bushy hairs. 



SYNONVMES, 



MusTELA GuLo, Linn., Syst. Nat., 12th edit. 

 Ursus Luscus, Linn , Syst. Nat., 12th edit. 

 Ursus Gulo, Pallas, do., Schreber, Stiugeth., p. 525. 



" " F. Cuv., in Diet, des Sc. Nat., 19th edit., p. 79, c. fig. 

 QuiCKH.iTCH or Wolverine, Ellis, Voy. Hudson's Bay, p. 42. 

 Ursus Freti Hudsonis, Briss, Quad., p. 188. 

 WoLVERiNG, Caitwright's Journal, vol. ii., p. 407. 



Wolverine, Pennant's Hist. Quad., vol. ii., p. 8, t. 8, Hearne's Journey, p. 372. 

 GuLO Arcticus, var. A. Glouton Wolverine, Desm., Mamm., p. 174. 

 Gulo Luscus, (Capt.) Sabine, supp. Parry's 1st Voyage, p. 184. 



" " Sabine, (Mr.) Franklin's 1st Journey, p. 650. 



" " Richardson's Appendix Parry's 2d Voyage, p. 292. 



" " Fischer's Mammalium, p. 154. 



The Glutton, Buffon, vol. vii., p. 274, pi. 243. 

 Ursus Gulo, Shaw's Gen. Zool., vol. i., p. 46. 

 Gulo Vulgaris, Griffith's Animal Kingdom, sp. 331. 

 Gulo Wolverine, Griffith's Animal Kingdom, sp. 332. 

 Gulo Luscus, Rich., F. B. A., p. 41. 



" " Capt. Ross, Expedition, p. 8. 

 Carcajou, French Canadians ; Quickhatch, English residents. 



DESCRIPTION. 



Head, of moderate size, broad on the hinder part, much arched, rounded 

 on all sides ; nose, obtuse, naked ; eyes, small ; ears, short, broad, rounded, 

 and partially hidden by the surrounding fur. The whole head bears a 

 strong resemblance to that of some of the varieties of the dog. 



Body, very long, stout, and compactly made ; back, arched ; the whole 

 form indicating strength without much activity. The Wolverene is 

 covered with a very thick coat of two distinct kinds of hair. The inner 

 fur, soft and short, scarcely an inch long ; the intermixed hairs, nume- 

 rous, rigid, smooth, and four inches long ; giving the animal the appear- 

 ance of some shaggy dog. 



Legs, short and stout ; feet, broad, clothed on the under surface with a 

 compact mass of woolly hair. Toes, distinct, and armed with five strong, 

 rounded, and pretty shai-p claws. The tracks made in the snow by this 

 species are large, and not very unlike those of the bear. There are five 



