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PINE MARTIN. 
Viverra Martes. 
Mustela Martes. M. corporefulvo nigricante, gula Jlava. Lin. 
Syst. Nat. Gmel. p. 95. 
Blackish-fulvous W. with yellow throat. 
Martes. Aldr. dig. g^i. 
Martes Abietum. Raj. Quadr. 200. 
Marte. Biif. 'j.p. 186. pi. 22. 
Pine Martin. Pennant Quadr. 2. p. 41. 
This animal so extremely resembles the pre- 
ceding as scarce to be distinguished from it by 
any other character than that of the yellow throat 
and breast : it is, however, generally said to have 
the head rather shorter than the common Martin. 
It frequents pine-woods in particular, and is ac- 
cordingly found in such countries as most abound 
in that species of timber. In England it is much 
less frequent than the former, but in some parts 
of Germany, Sweden, &c. as well as in North 
America, it is a very common animal. It is said 
not to be found in Siberia. It never frequents 
houses, as the common Martin occasionally does; 
but confines itself altogether to the woods and 
fields. Its fur is considered as of a far superior qua- 
lity to that of the former species, and the skins 
form a great article of commerce : those which 
are found about the region of Mount Caucasus 
are esteemed finer than any others: in these the 
throat is of an orange-colour. Some naturalists 
have supposed the Pine and Common Martin to 
be no other than varieties of the same species; 
