. An introduction to the study of mammals living and extinct. Mammals. MUSTELID^ Its skull, although smaller, resemble? that of the common species : hut the coloration is reiy different, all the upper part; Ijeing mottled with large irregular reddish spijts on a -svMte groimd, and the tmder side, limbs, and tail deep shining black. The tail is long. The Common Polecat occurs in a fossil condition in the cave- deposits of Etuope. The remaining members of the gentis comprise the true Weasels and Stoats, which are of almost cosmopoHtan distribution. In the Common Weasel (J/, milgaris, Fig. 269; t
. An introduction to the study of mammals living and extinct. Mammals. MUSTELID^ Its skull, although smaller, resemble? that of the common species : hut the coloration is reiy different, all the upper part; Ijeing mottled with large irregular reddish spijts on a -svMte groimd, and the tmder side, limbs, and tail deep shining black. The tail is long. The Common Polecat occurs in a fossil condition in the cave- deposits of Etuope. The remaining members of the gentis comprise the true Weasels and Stoats, which are of almost cosmopoHtan distribution. In the Common Weasel (J/, milgaris, Fig. 269; the upper parts, outside of limbs and tail, are a uniform reddish-brown, the under parts pure. S^ Fig. -yyj.—The Common W^ai^I (J/).t. white. In rerj cold regions, both in Eiu-ope and America, it turii= completely white in winter, but less regularly and at a lower temperature than the Stoat, from which it is easily distin^oished by its smaller size, and by its wanting the black end of the taU. The length of the head and body of the male is usually about S inches, that of the tail 1\ inches : the female is smaller. This species is pretty generally distributed throughout Europe, Xorthem and Central Asia, British Xorth America, and the northern portions of the United States. It possesses in a full degree all the active, couragecjtLS, and bloodthirsty disposition of the rest of the genits, but its diminuriye size prevents it attacking and destroying any but the smaller mammals and birds. !NEce, rats, voles, moles. and frogs constitute its principal foocL It is generally found on or. 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 Flower, William Henry, 1831-1899; Lydekker, Richard, 1849-1915. London, A. and C. Black
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