Fur-bearing animals : a monograph of North American Mustelidae, in which an account of the wolverene, the martens or sables, the ermine, the mink and various other kinds of weasels, several species of skunks, the badger, the land and sea otters, and numerous exotic allies of these animals, is contributed to the history of North American mammals / by Elliott Coues.

  • Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899.
Date:
1877
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Credit: Fur-bearing animals : a monograph of North American Mustelidae, in which an account of the wolverene, the martens or sables, the ermine, the mink and various other kinds of weasels, several species of skunks, the badger, the land and sea otters, and numerous exotic allies of these animals, is contributed to the history of North American mammals / by Elliott Coues. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [Reprinted.] WAR DEPARTMENT, SUKGEON GENEEAL’S OFFICE, Washington, March 31,1877. CTRCULAR ORDERS, ? No. 1. S The attention of the Medical Officers of the Army is particu- larly invited to the following communication addressed to them by Assistant Surgeon Elliott Ooues, U. S. Army. It is hoped that their assistance and co-operation will be cheerfully given for the reasons stated and in the manner indi- cated by Dr. CouES. By order of the Surgeon General : C. H. CRANE, Assistant Surgeon General^ TJ. S. Army. Office of U. S. Geological and Geographical Survey, Washington, D. C., March 13, 1877. To THE Medical Officers of the Army : Medical Officers of the Army, and others who may he interested in the matter, are respectfully and earnestly invited to cooperate with the under- signed in the preparation of a work entitled ^'History of North American Mam- mals,^' to he published hy the Government. It is now twenty years since the last general work upon the Quadrupeds of this country appeared. The progress of our knowledge during this period renders the demand for a new treatise imperative. It is proposed to make the forthcoming “History” a standard scientific treatise, covering the whole ground, and fully exhibiting the present state of our knowledge of the sub- ject. The plan of the work may be briefly indicated; its scope includes— 1. The Classification of North American Mammals according to the latest and most approved views of leading therologists, including diagnoses of the orders, families, genera and species. 2. The most acceptable Nomenclature of each species and variety, with ex- tensive Synonymy. 3. The elaborate technical Description of each species and variety, including much anatomical detail, especially respecting the skull and teeth. 4. The Geographical Distribution of the species—an important matter, con- cerning which much remains to be learned. 5. The ‘‘Life-histories” of the species, or an account, as full and complete as it can be made, of their habits. This is also a matter requiring much further study. 6. The Bibliography of the subject.