MAMMALIA. FERtE. Muflela, ' 
tirularly pitmlges, in atumn on berries; infefts cats; graV^' 
3 months, brings 3 — 5 young ; fur precious. 
E-efemhlcs the martin, head longer; ears longer, yellow at tl'^, 
margin ; /2.an- longer, more Ihining ; /ert" mom hairy ; tt'{ 
Ihoner than the extended Innd-legs ; chin cinereous ; wt"'* 
wlidkered. 
America. Body light-tawny; head and ears whitifli. American SahU' 
nus. Inhibits Kort/i America; 20 inches long, tail 5. 
Lars more pointed; feet laige, brown, h.airy above and beneath 
5-tocd ; daios while. 
Kigra. Back, belly, legs, and bnfliy tail black ; fides brown. 
Tim »r , , Fijhcr PFec0‘ 
inliabit.s ^orth^ America ; fometimes varies in colour. 
j\o/s black, witli llilFvv'hilkers; cars broad, rounded, dulkv'”' 
the outfule, edged with white; feet broad, hairv, 
lometnnes only 4 b-hind; claws llrong, llisrp,' crookfJ! 
Jore-iirl/i 6, tmall ; tujls 6, large; grinders upper. 4 on eaf'' 
iule, 3 lharp, 1 flat, lower C, farthell Hat, 3 ne.yt points'''' 
■a others with a paints. ^ 
*Puioyius. Body blackilh-ycilow ; mouth and ears white. PoUccd' 
Inhabits molt parts of Europe and Afialic Rufia ; dwells''' 
Itom' places, frequents Itabies, granaries, houles, hollow 
and lhallow burrows; fleeps by day, wanders by ni»lit 
learch of rabbits, mice, mokji, poultry, and fmall birds, 1n t'‘‘' 
winter frogs and filli; ifcals eggs, rolls bee-hives; emits frui'' 
the anus svhen agitated a molt fetid vujjc'ur. 
Differs from tlie martin in having the head thicker ; ta:il fliort'" ' 
in the dderts of Rufrn fometimes found white;’ male ukijlh' 
yellowiih, with a whitifli mouUi ; feinak palc’r. 
* Euro, 
Lyes red, fiery. 
Lihabits Ajrna, tamed in Europe to catch rabbits- prorreat"* 
twice a year, gravid 6 weeks, brings 6—8, rarely 9, young = 
Lefs than the lalf; heal narroiver; fnoul fliarper ; body lont^e^' 
iicndcrer; pale yellow. ^ 
Sarmahea. Body upper part yellow and brown. Sarmatlan Wec[^^‘ 
Inhabits Poland, and the delerts of Ruffia ; cxcccdinely xnF 
Clous, devouring fmallcv animals ; lives in holes ■ vervfdi^' 
body 14 inclifs, tail 6. ’ / 
Jlelembles the polecat ; body and tail longer; hair, except 
the feet anti tail, Qjorter, 
