. Storia del Vermont, naturale, civile e statistica, in tre parti, con una nuova mappa dello stato, E 200 incisioni . nsays che entrambe queste specie sono, indubita-bly, abitanti del conti-Nent americano, l'Ermine estendendosi ai distretti artici più remoti e il Weasel asfar nord, a hast, come il Saskatchewanirei 5 Dr. Williams descrive anche thetwo come specie distinte, e dice che theErmine, Which be colls »« una delle più grandi bellezze della natura a volte pesa once, ma che il Weasel è più piccolo.§la pelle dell'Ermine, nella sua età invernale pe-i di bianco puro, era ex

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. History of Vermont, natural, civil, and statistical, in three parts, with a new map of the state, and 200 engravings . nsays that both these species are, indubita-bly, inhabitants of the American conti-nent, the Ermine extending to the mostremote arctic districts and the Weasel asfar north, at hast, as the Saskatchewanrirei 5 Dr. Williams also describes thetwo as distinct species, and says that theErmine, which be colls »« one of the great-est beauties of nature sometimes weighsIA ounces, but that the Weasel is smaller.§The skin of the Ermine, in its winter pe-I age of pure white, was formerly held inyrry high estimation, and was much worntT the nobility anil high functionaries ofCorupe upon their robes and drosses, andparticularly by judges. Thence it becamethe emblem of judicial purity, and thejudgo who was any way corrupted wasMid to have soiled his Ermine. The valuef the skins at present is hardly sufficientto pa) for collecting them. The Erminein tit summer dress is, in many places, callrd the Stoat • Psnoa Amriicsna || Fauna tk>iv«li, I. fNnt. His. I. p. 19: v His. Vi. 1 p. III.. THE MINK.Mustrla vison.—Linn. Gmel. Puturms vison.—Cuvier. Dkscription.—The head is depressedand small; eyes small and far forward ;ears low and rounded ; neck and bodylong and slender; tail round and thicknext the body and tapering towards thetip ; legs short ; toes connected by shorthairy webs ; claws nearly straight, sharp, white and concealed by the fur. The furis of two sorts, a very dense down mixedwith strong hairs ; shortest on the headand increasing in length backwards ; colorof the down brownish gray ; that of thehairs varying indifferent parts from choc-olate brown to brownish black ; occasion-al white spots about the throat; two ovalglands which secrete a very fetid fluid.Length of the head and body 2U inches, tail 1) inches. History.—The Mink is a common ani-mal in Vermont- Its favorite haunts arealong the banks of streams, where itdwells in holes near th

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