Class I. 



FITCHET. 



105 



GENUS X. WEESEL. 



Nose sharp. 



Body slender. 



Toes five before, five behind. 



Putorius. Polecat or Fitchet. 

 Jtaii syn. quad. 199. 



Meyer s an. ii. Tal. 6. 



Charlton ex. 20. 



Gesn. quad. 767. 



Mustek pilis in exortu ex ci- 

 nereo albidis, colore nigri- 

 cante terminatis, oris cir- 

 cumferentia alba. Brisson 

 quad. 180. 



Brit. Ffwlbard 



Fren. Le Putois 



Ital. Foetta, Puzolo 



Span. Putoro 



Be Buffon Tom. vii. 199. Tal. 14. FlTCHET. 



23. 

 Mustela Putorius. Gm. Lin. 96. 

 Mustela foetida. Klein, quad. 63. 

 Mustela flavescente nigricans, 



ore albo, collari flavescente. 



Faun. Suec. \Q. 

 Br. Zool. 37- Hist. quad. No. 



238. ii. p. 37. 



Germ. litis, ulk, Buntsing 

 Did. Bonsing 

 Swed. Iller 

 Dan. Ilder. 



TION. 



1HE length of this animal is about seventeen Descrip. 

 inches, exclusive of the tail ; that of the tail six. 

 The shape of this species, in particular, as well 

 as of the whole genus, is long and slender; the 

 nose sharp-pointed, and the legs short, in fine, 

 admirably formed for insinuating itself into the 

 smallest holes and passages, in search of prey. 

 It is very nimble and active, runs very fast, will 



