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MUSTELAD*. 



Squirrell, that hath his being in the woods of the land 

 of Armenia, whereof hee taketh his name." 



The Stoat is about one-third larger than the Weasel, 

 which in its form it almost exactly resembles ; the head 

 is a little broader in proportion to its length, and the 

 tail longer. The upper part of the head, neck, and body, 

 and the greater part of the tail, are of a pale reddish- 

 brown colour ; the under parts white, with a very slight 

 tinge of yellow ; margins of the ears and toes white ; tip 

 of the tail black, and somewhat bushy. In the winter, 

 the whole of the body becomes white, slightly tinged 

 with yellow, the extremity of the tail remaining perma- 

 nently black. In the autumn and in the spring it is 

 found pied with patches of the summer colour, inter- 

 mixed with the white of winter. Dimensions : — 



