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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    SUMMARY OF CONTENTS. CHAPTEE I. The Family MUSTELIDJE. General considerationa—Systematic position and relations of the dfus- telidw—Division into subfamilies—Schedule of the North American genera—Their differential characters — Diagnoses of the North American subfamilies—The anal glands of Mustelince—The fossil North American species of Mustelince—Derivation and significa- -tion of names applied to Mustelidce CHAPTEE II. Subfamily MUSTELINA^: The Wolverene. The genus Gulo—Generic characters—Gulo the Wolverene—Syn- onymy — Habitat — Specific characters—Description of external characters—Measurements—A.nal glands—Description of the skull and teeth—Measurements of skulls, European and American— Nomenclature of the species—Relation of the European and Ameri- can animal—General history, geographical distribution, and habits of the species—Its distribution in the Old World CHAPTEE III. MUSTELINE—Continued: The Martens. The genus Mnstela — Generic characters, &c. — Analysis of North American species—Mustela pennanti, the Pekan or Pennant's Mar- ten—Synonymy — Habitat—Specific characters — Description of external characters—Dimensions — Skull and vertebrae—General history, habits, and geographical distribution—Interpolated mat- ter relating to exotic species of Mustela—M. martes—Synonymy— Description of its skull and teeth—M. foina—Synonymy—Notes on its characters — M. zihellina — Synonymy — Measurements of skulls of the three species—Comparative diagnoses of M. martes^ americana, and foina—Mustela americana, the American Sable or Marten — Synonymy— Description and discussion of the spe- cies—Table of measurements — Geographical variation in the skull—General history and habits of the species