. The quadrupeds of North America [microform]. Mammals; Rodentia; Mammifères; Rongeurs. 71 PUTOEIUS Bridled Weasel. PLATE LX.—Males. P. magnitudine P. erminefB, supra fulvus, infra ex flavicante alDU8 • naso, dorso, majore capitis parte, auribusque nigris; macula inter aures et vitta frontali albis. CHARACTERS. Size of the ermine ; none, back part of the head, and ears, black ; a white spot between the ears, and a band over the forehead, ivhite ; yellowish-brown above, yellowish-white beneath. SYNONYMS. MusTELA Fre-ata Lichtenstein. neuer oder wenig bekanntcr Selug
. The quadrupeds of North America [microform]. Mammals; Rodentia; Mammifères; Rongeurs. 71 PUTOEIUS Bridled Weasel. PLATE LX.—Males. P. magnitudine P. erminefB, supra fulvus, infra ex flavicante alDU8 • naso, dorso, majore capitis parte, auribusque nigris; macula inter aures et vitta frontali albis. CHARACTERS. Size of the ermine ; none, back part of the head, and ears, black ; a white spot between the ears, and a band over the forehead, ivhite ; yellowish-brown above, yellowish-white beneath. SYNONYMS. MusTELA Fre-ata Lichtenstein. neuer oder wenig bekanntcr Seluge- 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 nock 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 pw- torius, with 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 urfaces, nose, and around the eyes black • a band of white rises in the forehead above the nose, extending the head between the eyes and ears, reaching the neck and throat .neluilinsi the .-hin, the colours of which as well as the inner surfaces of the l«re.|egs are white ; there is also a white spot on the back of the head between the ears. The colour is dark brownish !!!a<^k from the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Audubon, John James, 1785-1851; B
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