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allied to the existing Martens, and probably belonging to 
a new species. The specimen is, however, too imperfect 
to allow of its specific characters being fully determined, 
and it is therefore inadvisable that it should receive a 
distinct name. Cautley Collection. Presented, 1842. 
Hustela putorius, Linn.’ 
Syn. Putorius vulgaris, Owen °. 
Dentition :—I. 5, C. 7, Pm. 3, M. 5. 
Hab. Northern Europe and Asia. 
48892. The cranium, wanting the zygomatic arches, and many of 
the teeth ; from Brixham Cave, near Torquay. 
Brixham-Cave Collection. Presented, 1876. 
48893. The mandible ; from Brixham Cave. 
; Briaham-Cave Collection. Presented, 1876. 
48893 a. Fragment of the right ramus of the mandible, containing the 
last two premolars and the carnassial; from the Coralline 
Crag of Orford, Suffolk. There does not appear to be any 
evidence to show whether this specimen is a true Crag 
fossil, or whether it has been introduced into that deposit. 
Presented by Dr. H. Woodward. 
48914, 48921, 48922. Numerous limb-bones ; from Brixham Cave. 
Brixham-Cave Collection. Presented, 1876. 
48894. Six vertebrz and the sacrum ; from Brixham Cave. 
Brixham-Cave Collection. Presented, 1876. 
ftlustela Sulgaris, Erxleben °. 
eae a gu lip. 3 1 
Dentition :-—I. 5, C. 5, Pm. 5, M. 5. 
Hab. Northern Europe, Asia, and America. 
48899, 48900. The right and left rami of the mandible; from Brix- 
ham Cave, near Torquay. 
Brixham-Cave Collection. Presented, 1876. 
* Syst. Nat. ed. 12, vol. i. p. 67 (1766). 
* Brit. Foss. Mamm. and Birds, p. 112 (1846). 
3 Syst. Reg. Animal, p. 471 (1777). 
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