416 



CARN1V0RA 



400 mm., condylobasal length of skull ranging about from 57 

 to 65 mm. 



Colour. — Back, sides and underparts a rich glossy dark brown, 

 nearly the mars-brown of Ridgway, the hairs of underfur between 

 hair-brown and mars-brown, darker at tips than at base, the longer 

 hairs raw-umber, showing a faint greyish cast in certain lights ; 

 head slightly darker than back, especially on region in front of 

 eyes ; interramia and lips to level of middle of muzzle pad whitish ; 

 feet sepia ; tail similar to body, but becoming blackish at tip. 



Fig. 83. 

 Mustela lutreola. Nat. size. 



Skull. — The skull is about as large as in females of Mustela 

 putorius. In form it is narrower and less deepened than in 

 M. putorius, especially in interorbital region, the dorsal profile 



