Crass I. Mi A ARE WY re OW, 93 
The ears are broad, rounded and open: the 
back, fides, and tail, are covered with a fine thick 
down, and with long hair intermixed: the bottom 
is afh-colored: the middle of a bright chefnut 
color: the tips black: the head brown, with 
fome flight caft of red: the legs and upper fides of 
‘the feet are of a chocolate color: the palms, or un- 
der fides, are covered with thick down like that 
on the body: the feet are broad: the claws white, 
laree and fharp,; well adapted for climbing trees, 
which in this country are its conftant refidence. 
The throat and breaft are white: the belly of the 
fame color with the back, but rather paler: the 
hair on the tail is very long; efpecially at the end, 
where it appears much thicker than near the ori- 
gin of it: the hair in that part is alfo darker. But 
martins vary in their colors, inclining more or 
lefs to afh-color, according to their ages or the fea- 
fons they are taken in. 
The fkin and excrements of this animal have a FineSmect. 
fine mufky fcent; and are entirely free from that 
ranknefs which diftinguifhes the other fpecies of this 
genus: the fkin is a valuable fur; and much ufed 
for linings to the cowns of maeiftrates. 
Martes 
