108 MARTIN. Class I, 



comes originally from Africa j* and is only cul- 

 tivated in Great Britain. 



Though the smell of the fitchet, when alive, 

 is rank and disagreeable, even to a proverb, yet 

 the skin is drest with the hair on, and used as 

 other furs for tippets, fyc. and is also sent abroad 

 to line cloaths. 



15. Martin. Martes, alias Foyna. The Martin castaneo colore terminatis 



and Martlet. Rati syn. quad. vestita, gutturealbo. Brisson 



200. quad. 178. 



Meyers an. ii. Tab. 4. De Buffon, Tom. vii. l6l. 



Martin, or Martern. Charlton Tab. 18. 



exer. 20. Mustela Martes. Gm.Lin.Q5. 



The Mertrick. Martins West. M. Martes. Klein, quad. 64. 



Isles, 36. M. fulvo-nigricans gula pal- 



Gesner quad. 764. lida. Faun. Suec. 15. 



Mustela pilis in exortu albidis Br. Zool. 38. Hist. quad. 



No. 242. ii. p. 41. 



Brit. Bela graig Germ. Hauss marder, stein marder 



Fren. La Fouine Hut. Marter 



Ital. Foina, Fouina Swed. Mard 



Span. Marta, Gibellina Dan. Maar. 



Manners. ThIS is the most beautiful of the British 

 beasts of prey : its head is small, and elegantly 

 formed ; its eyes lively ; and all its motions shew 

 great grace, as well as agility. When taken 



* Ka< yaAa; ay^lx; a; r, Av£utj <peg£i. Strabo, Lib. iii.p. 

 144. Eait. Casaubon. 



