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MARTIN. 
Viverra Foina. 
Mustela Foina. M. pedibus ^fissis*, corf ore fulvo nigrkante^ 
gula alba. Lin. Si/st. Nat. Gmel. p. pj. 
Blackish-fulvous W. with white throat. 
Martes domestica. Gesn. Quadr. 765. Aldr. dig. p, 332. 
Fouine. Buf. y.p. i6i.pl, 18. 
Martin. Fennant Quadr. 2.;?. 41. 
The. Martin is an animal of a highly elegant 
appearance. Its general length, from nose to tail, 
is about a foot and half, and the tail is ten inches 
long. The Martin is of a blackish tawny colour, 
with a white throat ; and the belly is of a dusky- 
brown ; the tail is bushy or full of hair, and of a 
darker colour than the other parts : the ears are 
moderately large and rounded, and the eyes 
lively. This animal is a native of most parts of 
Europe; inhabiting woods and fields, and preying 
on birds and other small animals. If taken young, 
it may be easily tamed, and even rendered do- 
mestic. It breeds in the hollows of trees, and 
brings forth from three to five young. The skiu 
is used as a fur. 
* The words pedibus Jissis, or with divided feet, in opposition to 
pedibus palmatis, or webbed feet, are, of course, unnecessary in the 
present arrangement, in which the Otters form a separate genus. 
They are, therefore, purposely omitted in all the following specific 
characters belonging to this genus. 
V. I. P. II. 
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