PUTOEIUS F KEN AT A.— Light. 
Bridled Weasel. 
PLATE LX. — Males. Natural Size. 
P. magnitudine P. erminese, supra fulvus, infra ex flavicante albus ; 
naso, dorso, majore capitis parte, auribusque nigris ; macula inter aures 
et vitta frontali albis. 
CHAR.ACTERS. 
Size of the ermine ; nose, back part of the head, and ears, black ; a white 
spot between the ears, and a band over the forehead, white ; yellowish-brown 
above, yellowish- white beneath. 
SYNONYME. 
Ml’stela Frenata, Lichtenstein. Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekamitcr Siluo-e- 
thiere XLIL, Tafel. Berlin, 1827-1834. 
DESCRIPTION. 
This species in form bears a considerable resemblance to the Ermine 
of the more northern parts of America. It is however rather stouter, the 
neck shorter, the ears narrower and higher, and the tail a little longer. 
In its dentition it is also similar to the common weasel, being a true pu- 
torius, with thirty-four teeth, having only four molars on each side of 
the upper jaw, and five beneath, whilst the genus Mustela is characterized 
by having thirty-eight teeth, five on each side of the upper jaw, and six 
beneath. The ears and tail are clothed with hair, the fur is a little shorter 
and slightly coarser than that of the Ermine. 
COLOUR. 
Moustaches, ears on both surfaces, nose, and around the eyes, black ; 
a broad band of white rises in the forehead above the nose, extending 
around the head between the eyes and ears, reaching the neck and throat 
including the chin, the colours of which as well as the inner surfaces 
of the fore-legs are white ; there is also a white spot on the back of the 
head between the ears. The colour is dark brownish black from the 
