. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. : MARTENS, WEASELS, ETC. 87 Those known as Martens (Musteld) have thirty-eight teeth, and are arboreal in their habits. Such are the Fisher, which is two feet Jong to the tail, and of a black color; the American Sable, which is seventeen inches long to the tail, of a reddish-yellow, clouded with black, and which yields the highly prized furs known as Hudson Bay Sable; and the Siberian Sable, so celebrated for furnishing the costly fur known as Russian Sable. The Weasels and Minks have the body exceedingly slender, and thirty-four teeth. T
. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. : MARTENS, WEASELS, ETC. 87 Those known as Martens (Musteld) have thirty-eight teeth, and are arboreal in their habits. Such are the Fisher, which is two feet Jong to the tail, and of a black color; the American Sable, which is seventeen inches long to the tail, of a reddish-yellow, clouded with black, and which yields the highly prized furs known as Hudson Bay Sable; and the Siberian Sable, so celebrated for furnishing the costly fur known as Russian Sable. The Weasels and Minks have the body exceedingly slender, and thirty-four teeth. The "Weasels are brown in summer and white in winter, with the tip of the tail black. The costly fur known as ermine is furnished by a weasel of the cold parts of Europe and Asia. Weasels are all very small animals, having the body only from six or eight inches to less than a foot in length. Minks are about seventeen inches long to the tail, and their color is dark-brown or black in summer and winter. Both Weasels and Minks belong to the genus Putorius. The Wolverines (Gulo) have a much stouter body than FIG. Glutton or Wolverine, Gulo luscus, 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 Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877. New York : Scribner
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