Clafs I. MARTIN. 79, 



under the name of the Ferret Polecat *, which has 

 much the appearance of being a fpurious offspring,. 

 The Ferret agrees with the polecat in many refpefts, 

 particularly in its thirft after, the blood of rabbets. 

 It may be added, that the Ferret comes originally 

 from Africa -f 5 and is only cultivated in Great- 

 Britain, 



Though the fmell of the polecat, when alive, is 

 f ank and difagreeable, even to a proverb ; yet the Ikia 

 is dreft with the hair on, and ufed as other furs for 

 eippets, ^<:. and is alfo fent abroad to line cloaths. 



Species II. The MARTIN. 



Martes, alias Foyna. The Mar- ftita, gutture albo. Brijfon 



tin and Martlet. Raii Jyn. quad. 178. 



quad. 200. Dt B-.ffon,Tom. vii. 161. Tab„ 



Meyer s an. ii. Tab, 4. 18, 



Martin, or Martern. Charlton Muftela martes. Lin.JyJi.tj, 



exer. 20. The Mertrick. M. M<a(tes. Klein quad. 6 i-. 



Martins Wefl. IJles,.i6. M. fulvo-nigricans gula pallida, 



Gefner quad. 'jb^. Fam. Suec. 1 5, 



Muilela pilis in exortu albidis Br. Zool. 38. 



caftaneo colore terminatis ve- 







N A M: E S. 



' 



Brit. 



Bela graig 



Germ. 



H^hfs marder, flein marde; 



Fren. 



La Fouine 



Dut. 



Marter 



Ital. 



Foina, Fouina 



S-vjed. 



Mard 



Upan. 



Marta, Gibellina Dan, 



Maar. 



TH I S is the moil: beautiful of the Briiijh beads 

 of prey : its head is fmall, and elegantly form- 

 ed : its eyes lively : and all it motions lliew great 



* LaFuret Putols, Tom. vii. Tab. 25. 



+ KaJ ya^as «y^i«j «j h Tw^m ipEgj». Strahoy Lii>,\ii. p. 144, 

 Edit, Cafaubon, 



4- graces 



