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CARNIVORA. 
THE SIBERIAN WEASEL. LE PUTOIS DE SIBERIE. 
CHOEOK. Sonnini, 
Mustela Siberica. 
Dr. Pallas describes this animal also, which entirely 
resembles the polecat in its general form and propor- 
tion, but differs in its colour, which is of a uniform 
bright yellow, with the face brown, and the nostrils 
white ; the hairs are long and coarse. Its name 
indicates the country where it is to be found an 
inhabitant of the mountainous forests. This animal 
is described as subsisting on vegetable as well as 
animal food. In the winter it sometimes approaches 
the houses, like the common species. 
