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ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS. 
Americana, and considered by him to be the same species, though their fur is shorter, less woolly, and of a 
brownish and darker tint in the body. He takes the species to be the tlacyotl of Hernandez, thus ascribing 
to it a range from Mexico to the 55th parallel of north latitude. The description of Meles labradoria in the 
Fauna Boreali- Americana, is defective, owing to the loss of the scull of the individual killed on the plains of the 
Saskatchawan, when the specimen was in the stuffer’s hands. From materials collected by Mr. Waterhouse 
it would appear that the form of the cranium of the American animal is very peculiar, and altogether different 
from that of the European badger. 
13. PlJTORIUS VULGARIS. 
The common iveasel of America differs from that of Europe in several characters, which were pointed 
out by the Prince of Musignano, in a paper read tins season before the Linnean Society. Specimens from 
the fur countries, described in the Fauna Boreali- Americana were declared by the Prince to be exactly similar 
to those obtained by him much farther south. The American species which now bears the name of Putorius 
cicognanii is readily distinguished from its European congener by the brownish black tip of its tail.* 
14. Putorius erminea. 
The American Ermine is also different from the European species, and has been named by the 
Prince of Musignano Putorius Richardsonii. The same eminent naturalist after examining my specimens 
of the Carlton-house variety, mentioned in p. 47 of the Fauna Boreali- Americana, named it as a distinct 
species, Putorius longicauda • 
15. Mustela martes. 
American Pine- Martins from various localities have been described by different naturalists as distinct 
from the European species ; and recently Mr. Yarrell on comparing a series of Martin skulls from the fur 
countries with those of English pine and stone Martins found strongly-marked differences between them. 
Hitherto I have seen but one American species; it varies with the season in the color and quality of its 
fur: when in prime winter condition, and of a more than usually dark tint, (as is especially the case when 
it inhabits certain rocky districts), it is sold by furriers as “the Sable.’’ Frederick Cuvier has described a 
summer specimen under the specific appellation of liuro, which ought to be retained as the distinctive name 
of the American Martin. 
17. Mustela canadensis. 
A dissection of this animal by Mr. Martin is recorded in the Zoological proceedings for 1833, p. 97. 
18( 2 ). Mephitis nasuta. Long nosed skunk. 
A Skunk from the parts of California, adjoining to Mexico, described by Mr. Bennett in the Zoological 
proceedings for 1833, differs from the northern species not only in its more prolonged snout, but also in 
having a broad white moesial stripe down the back, instead of a lateral one uniting with its fellow on the 
shoulder and rump. 
* An exact description of the Putorius Cicognanii is given in the Fauna Boreali- Americana, under the desig- 
nation of “ the common weasel.” It is there stated “ to agree in all respects with the European species;” but when 
that remark was made the London museums were sadly deficient in authenticated examples of the smaller native 
quadrupeds, and I compared my specimens with other American weasels, under the impression that they were 
European ones. 
