APPENDIX C. — MAMMALS. 311 



2. PuTORius visoN, Lin. — Mink. 



Putorius vison, Dekay, N. Y. Zool. pi. 1, p. 37 ; — ^Aud. & Bach. Quadrupeds, I. 250, 



pi. 33. 



The well-known and destructive mink appears to be common in 

 the valley of Salt Lake, several specimens having been procured. 

 The colour is more uniform than common in Eastern specimens, 

 there being no trace of the yellow spot on the chin. In one indi- 

 vidual, however, the edge of the lower lips is white. 



3. Putorius erminea, Lin. — Ermine. 



Putorius noveboracensis, Dekay, N. Y. Zool. pi. 1, p. 86. 

 Putorius erminea, Aud. & Bach. II. 36, pi. 59. 



This species occurs abundantly throughout the northern and 

 temperate parts of the whole northern hemisphere. 



4. Meles labradoria, Sabine. — ^Badger. 



Meles labradoria, Sabine. Captain Franklin's Narrative, p. 649 ; — Bichardson, F. 

 B. A. L. p. 37 ;— Aud. & Bach. Quad. I. 360, pi. 47. 



The American badger is found in the interior of North Ame- 

 rica, especially in the regions bordering on the Rocky Mountain 

 ranges. 



5. GuLO Luscus, L. — Wolverene. 



Ursus luscus, L. Syst. Nat. 



Gulo luscus. Rich. F. B. A. I., 41 ;— Aud. & Bach. Quad. I. 202, pi. 26. 



The wolverene, known also as carcajou and glutton, is an inha- 

 bitant of the arctic regions of the northern hemisphere, extending 

 as far north as lat. 75. In North America, it is an inhabitant of 

 the whole of the British and Russian possessions. It is found 

 sparingly in Maine, Massachusetts, and Northern New York, 

 although exceedingly rare. Farther west it is more abundant, 

 particularly along the upper Missouri and the Rocky Mountain 

 ranges. The locality here assigned, of Salt Lake, is the most 

 southern limit yet given. 



To the traveller and trapper on the prairies or among the 

 mountains, the wolverene is the greatest nuisance imaginable* 



