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6. FUBS— Continued. 

 a. Mammal furs : 



(European badger, (Meles vulgaris) — muffs and rugs.) 



Skunk, Alaska sable, {Mephitis mephitica) — muffs, boas, &c. 



White-backed skunk, (Conepatus mapurito.) 



Striped skunk, (Spilogale putorius.) 



Otter, (Lutra canadensis,) with specimens of the plucked aud 



dyed fur — muffs, trimmings, &c. 

 Sea otter, (Enhydra marina) — muffs, gloves, collars, cuffs, 



trimmings. 

 Black bear, ( Ursus americanus) — caps, rugs, muffs, robes, &c. 

 a'. Cinnamon variety. 

 b. Silvery variety. 

 (Brown bear, (Ursus arctos,) of Europe and Asia.) 

 Grizzly bear, ( Ursus horribilis) — rugs, robes, trimmings. 

 White bear, (Thalarctos mariiimus) — rugs, robes, and used 



extensively by the Eskimos. 

 Raccoon, (Procyon lotor) — hats, linings. 

 Fur-seal, (Callorhinus ursinus) — cloaks, hats, gloves, muffs, 



linings, trimmings, &c. 

 Cub fur. 

 (Antarctic fur-seal, (Arctocephalus aucklandicus, &c.) 

 Hair seal. (Plioca vitulina and Phoca Ricliardsii) — coats, caps, 



linings for shoes. 

 Harp seal, (PagopMlus groenlandiens,) 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, (Erignathus barbatus,) with 



specimens of fur dyed to imitate leopard. 

 Banded seal, (Histriophoca equestris) — used by Eskimos as fur. 

 Gray seal, (Pusa gryphus.) 

 Kinged seal, (Pagomys fcetidus.) 



Bison, or buffalo, (Bison americanus) — rugs and robes. 

 a'. Mountain bison. 

 b. Common bison. 

 Musk-ox, (Ovibos moschatus)— robes, rugs, and trimmings. 

 (Yak, (Pocphagus grunniens,) of Asia— robes and trimmings.) 

 Mountain goat, (Aplocerus montanus) — robes, &c. 



