Stoat (Mustela erminea), member of the Weasel family. The stoat in the white winter coat with black tail tip, the source of the fur Ermine, of animals in the colder parts of its range (Asia, Northern America and Europe). Summer coat is reddish brown with white underparts. From 'British Quadrupeds', W MacGillivray, (Edinburgh, 1828), one of the volumes in William Jardine's Naturalist's Library series. Hand-coloured engraving.

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Stoat (Mustela erminea), member of the Weasel family. The stoat in the white winter coat with black tail tip, the source of the fur Ermine, of animals in the colder parts of its range (Asia, Northern America and Europe). Summer coat is reddish brown with white underparts. From 'British Quadrupeds', W MacGillivray, (Edinburgh, 1828), one of the volumes in William Jardine's Naturalist's Library series. Hand-coloured engraving.

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