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Rh BOBS ON MAMMALS, ITC. OF THE MACKENZIE BIYEB DISTBICT. 278

No. of Spedes.

11. Futorius Biehardtonii ? (Bonap.). Little Ermine. Boston

to Lapierre*8 House : rather rare.

12. Fuiorius novehoraceruis ? (De Kay). Ermine. Northern

New York to 62° North : rare.

13. Putorius longicauda? (Richards). Long-tailed Weasel.

Upper Missouri to 62° North: rare. I am far from certain of the identities of the three last species. All the Ermines which are killed in this District have the white of the winter coat slightly tinged with sulphur yellow.

14. Futorius mson^ (Eichards.). Brown Mink. Teth-gew-say, of

the Chipewyan Indians ; Trai-ek-puck, of the Eastern Eskimos. Kange, from Elorida to the Arctic coast: common.

15. Putorius nigreseens || (Aud. and Back.). Little Black Mink.

N orthem New York to 62° North. TPhis supposed species is nothing more than the young of the P. Vison.

Glenus Ghilo.

16. Chile luscus II (Sabine). Wolverine. Carcajou. N<5-gah, of

the Chipewyan Indians ; E[h4-vig, of the Eastern Eskimos. Northern New York to Arctic coast : common.

LutrinsB. Genus Lutra.

17. Lutra canadensis (Sabine). Otter. Naw-pe£-ah, of the

Chipewyan Indians. Elorida to Arctic coast: not un- common.

(MelinsB.) G-enus Mephitis.

18. Mephitis mephitica (Shaw). Common Skunk. Texas to Eort

Eesolution, Gbeat Slave Lake. I have never seen a Hvinff specimen of this animal in McKenzie*s Eiver ; but I found the bones and a part of the skin of one a short distance from the shores of Great Slave Lake.

Family Ursida,

Genus Ursus.

19. Vrsus horibilis (Ord.). Grizzly Bear. Sas-tel-kie, of the

Chipewyan Indians. Plains of Upper Missouri to Youcon Eiver : not rare in the mountain ranges.

20. Vrsus americanus || *) (Aud. and Back.). Black and Brown

var. americanus S Bears. Sas, of the Chipewyan In-

Vrsus cinnamoneus } dians. Common throughout to the

Arctic Circle, and beyond : the brown variety is very rare.

21. Ursus arctos? Barren-ground Bear. Inhabits the barren-

grounds and Arctic coasts. Distinguished from the U, horibilis by its smaller size and reddish coloration.

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