. [Collected reprints, 1912-1919. Mammals; Mammals; Birds. 390 Field Museum of Natural History — Zoology, Vol. XI. a chief trader for the Hudson's Bay Company at many different posts, has handled hundreds of Fisher pelts, but never saw one without some Porcupine quills in ; (l. c, p. 943.) Dr. C. Hart Merriam says: "During a recent visit to the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence I was informed, both by an agent of the Hudson's Bay Company and by the trappers themselves, that porcu- pines constitute a large and important element in the food supply of the Pekan. Mr. Nap. A. Com
. [Collected reprints, 1912-1919. Mammals; Mammals; Birds. 390 Field Museum of Natural History — Zoology, Vol. XI. a chief trader for the Hudson's Bay Company at many different posts, has handled hundreds of Fisher pelts, but never saw one without some Porcupine quills in ; (l. c, p. 943.) Dr. C. Hart Merriam says: "During a recent visit to the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence I was informed, both by an agent of the Hudson's Bay Company and by the trappers themselves, that porcu- pines constitute a large and important element in the food supply of the Pekan. Mr. Nap. A. Comeau, of Godbout, who secured for me a large and handsome male of this species, tells me that its intestine contained hundreds of porcupine quills, arranged in clusters, like so many pack- ages of needles, throughout its length. In no case had a single quill penetrated the mucous lining of the intestine, but they were, apparently, passing along its interior as smoothly and surely as if within a tube of glass or ;* Most authorities agree that the Fisher makes its nest in a hollow tree, usually at a considerable distance from the ground, but it has been known to breed in hollow logs and rocky crevices. MacFarlane tells us that in the northern Mackenzie River district the nest is in a. Muatela pennantl Map illustrating approximate range of Mustela Pennanii during the latter part of the last century in eastern United States and Canada south of latitude 52°; in the Northwest its range extends at least to latitude 60°. At the present time it is unlikely that it occurs south of the Michigan peninsula or extreme northern Wisconsin. * Mamm. Adirondack Reg., 1886, p. 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 Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921. s. l. , s. n.
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