. The fur traders and fur bearing animals. Fur trade; Fur-bearing animals. The WexVsel Family—Polecat Group. 189 unaccountable reason called "civet" by the furriers, be- longs to the same genus as the common Skunk, but it is a much smaller animal, with different cranial character- istics, and it has the peculiar odor of the Poelcat. It also differs in the white markings which it shows in an endless variety of detail on its black fur, but which are always so arranged as to form a lyre, more clearly defined on some specimens than on others. This animal never ex- ceeds a foot in length,
. The fur traders and fur bearing animals. Fur trade; Fur-bearing animals. The WexVsel Family—Polecat Group. 189 unaccountable reason called "civet" by the furriers, be- longs to the same genus as the common Skunk, but it is a much smaller animal, with different cranial character- istics, and it has the peculiar odor of the Poelcat. It also differs in the white markings which it shows in an endless variety of detail on its black fur, but which are always so arranged as to form a lyre, more clearly defined on some specimens than on others. This animal never ex- ceeds a foot in length, and its tail is shorter than the head and body. Its range is in the lower part of the United States, and as far south as Yucatan and Guate- mala. In working up these skins no attempt is made to cut out the white stripes, but the furriers match them so that on the finished article they will look like the lines of one general design. The largest skins come from the northern part of its habitat, the animals growing smaller, coarser and fatter as they go Lessee Skunk. Skunk. Nearly allied to the above species is the long tailed Skunk (Mustela-macrura), of Mexico, whose tail is longer than the head and body combined. ' There is a white backed Skunk in South America (Conepatus-mapurito), which is heavier than the others and has a more pig-like snout with nostrils directed down-. 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 Petersen, Marcus, 1854-. Buffalo, N. Y. , Hammond Press
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