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THE SMALL WEASEL. 
with the common weasel of Europe.. We, however, examined ihcre 
specimens and compared them with the European weasel, and found no 
difficulty in discovering characters by which the species are separated. 
We have an indistinct recollection that the prince of Musignano named 
the specimen in the Zoological Society ; but as he did not, as far 
as we know, describe it, we have, according to our views on these subjects, 
assigned to Dr. Dekay the credit of the specific name. 
By an error, this species was marked on the plate, Putorius fuscus, 
which we request our readers to correct. 
