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Mustela cicognani, Bonaparte Charlesw. Mag. N. H,, ii, p. 37 (1838). 

 Mu'stela richardsoni, Bonaparte, id. ibid ., p. 38 (1838). 

 FaAor'wisevmme^tKeyserling and Blasius Wirbelth. Europ., p. 69 (1840); 



Blasius Sdugeth. Deutschl., p. 228. 

 Putorius noveboracensis, Dekay New York Zool., p. 36, pi. xii (1842). 

 Mustela fusca, Audubon and Bachman Journ. Acad. N. Sci. Philad,, viii, pt, 



2, p. 288 (1842). 

 Putorius agilis, Audubon and Bachman Quad. N.Amer., iii, p. 184 (1853)*. 

 Putorius kanei, Baird North Amer. Mamm., p. 172 (1857)*. 



The Ermine or Stoat. 



Distribution. — Northern Palsearctic region and America as far 

 as the southern border of the States ; it extends to the Himalayas 

 whence it was got by Dr. Henderson (see below) and is also 

 recorded from Afghanistan by Griffith. 



Putorius vulgaris. 



Mustela nivalis, Linnaeus Syst. Nat., 12th ed., i., p. 69 (1766) ; Sadde Osl 

 Siberiens, p. S3 ; Schrenck Amurland, i, p. 40 ; Brauns Jena Zeit. Zool.,xvii, 

 p. 452. 



JAuste\aL vulgaris, Erxleben Syst, Reg, An., p. 471 (1777); Blyth Cat. no, 

 204, p. 69. 



Putorius vulgaris, Griffith AnimalJiingdom, v, p. I2I (1827); Coues Fur- 

 bearing Animals of North America, p. 102. 



Mustela gale, Pallas Zoog. Rosso As., i, p. 94 (1834). 



Foetorius vulgaris, Keyserling and Blasius Wirbelth. Europ., p. 69 (1840) ; 

 Blasius Saugeth. Deutschl., p. 231. 



Mustela pusilla, Dekay New York Zool., p. 34 (1842); Blyth Cat, no. 205, 

 p. 69. 



Putorius pusillus, Audubon and' Bachman Quad, N. Amer., ii, p. 100 



(iSsO*. 



The Weasel. 



Distribution. — North Europe and America (Northern States and 

 Canada), Asia, Siberia, Amurland, and Yezzo. 



K. Skin Hungary Hungarian Museum, 18631 



A. S. B. 

 b-d. 3 skins England A. S. B. 



t See Henderson Lahore to Yarkand, p. 4J, 



