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6. FURS—Continued. 
a. Mammal furs: 
(European badger, (Meles vulgaris)—mutis and rugs.) 
Skunk, Alaska sable, (Mephitis mephitica)—mufts, 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 americanus)—caps, rugs, mutts, robes, &e. 
a’, Cinnamon variety. 
b. Silvery variety. 
(Brown bear, (Ursus aretos,) of Kurope and Asia.) 
Grizzly bear, (Ursus horribilis)\—rugs, robes, trimmings. 
White bear, (Thalarctos maritimus)—rugs, robes, and used 
extensively by the Eskimos. 
Raccoon, (Procyon lotor)—hats, linings. 
Fur-seal, (Callorhinus ursinus)—cloaks, bats, gloves, muffs, 
linings, trimmings, &c. , 
Cub fur. 
(Antarctic fur-seal, (Arctocephalus aucklandicus, &c.) 
Hair seal, (Pheea vitulina and Phoca Richardsti)—coats, caps, 
linings for shoes. 
Harp seal, (Pagophilus grenlandicus,) with specimens of the 
white fur of the unborn cub, and the blue fur of the young. 
Hood seal, or bladder-nose, (Cystophora cristata.) 
Square flipper, or bearded seal, (Hrignathus barbatus,) with 
specimens of fur dyed to imitate leopard. 
Banded seal, (Histriophoca equestris)—used by Eskimos as fur. 
Gray seal, (Pusa gryphus.) 
Ringed seal, (Pagomys fotidus.) 
Bison, or buffalo, (Bison americanus)—rugs and robes. 
a’. Mountain bison. 
b. Common bison. 
Musk-ox, (Ovibos moschatus)—robes, rugs, and trimmings. 
(Yak, (Pogphagus grunniens,) of Asia—robes and trimmings.) 
Mountain goat, (Aplocerus montanus)—robes, &c. 
