Part 112

Mustela rixosa average} {29.5 10.1 9.1 maximum} ad. 6 Point Barrow {30.1 10.6 9.9 minimum} {27.6 9.3 8.6

average} {27.8 9.3 8.3 maximum} ad. and sad. 4 Point Barrow {28.5 9.5 8.5 minimum} {27.0 9.0 7.9

Mustela rixosa average} {29.5 10.1 8.2 maximum} ad. 2, and Shaunavon {30.4 10.5 9.0 minimum} sad. 4 {28.4 9.6 7.4

average} {26.1 8.9 7.2 maximum} ad. 3, and Regina and Shaunavon {27.0 9.2 7.5 minimum} sad. 1 {24.7 8.5 6.9

Mustela rixosa Swenk, Mr. 5 ad. 1 mi. E Inland 11.6 8.8 Swenk, Mr. 8 ad. Inland 30.7 10.5 8.2

Swenk, Mr. 10 ad. Inland 28.0 9.8 7.6 U. S. N. M. 171490 ad. Type 28.8 7.7

Mustela rixosa U. S. N. M. 249285 sad. Finleyville, Pa 29.7 10.2 U. S. N. M. 203173 sad. Waynesburg, Pa 28.6 9.5 7.7 U. S. N. M. 206340 ad. Huttonsville, W. Va 28.5 9.9 8.5

C. M. 7543 ad. Pymatuning Swamp 28.0 9.2 8.1 A. N. S. P. 11279 ad. Beallville, Pa 28.0 9.5 7.5 U. S. N. M. 245843 ad. near Marshall, N. C 27.5 9.4 7.3

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D Interorbital breadth E Orbitonasal length F Mastoid breadth G Zygomatic breadth H Length } J Breadth }Tympanic Bulla K Depth } L Length m1 M Lateral } N Medial }P4 P Breadth }M1 Q Length } R Depth of Skull at Ant. margin of basioccipital S Depth of Skull at posterior borders of Msl

|-Tympanic Bulla-| |----P4---| |----M1---| D E F G H J K L M N P Q R S --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

angustidens 8.1 12.1 18.7 12.1 6.2 4.5 4.4 3.3 1.65 11.0 9.6 8.3 11.4 4.2 4.5 3.4 1.5 9.9 *7.5 12.2 17.1 *19.0 11.4 5.8 3.8 4.0 2.9 1.4 8.6 8.4 11.8 18.2 12.5 6.6 4.1 4.3 3.2 1.5 10.0 9.5 8.1 11.9 18.0 12.0 6.2 4.2 4.3 3.2 1.5 10.5 9.4

9.6 13.6 20.4 13.0 6.7 4.6 4.9 3.8 2.1 13.2 11.0 9.1 13.0 20.0 13.5 6.9 4.7 4.9 3.6 1.5 12.1 10.7 8.9 13.5 4.0 4.3 3.2 1.6 10.4 9.2 13.8 4.7 4.6 3.2 1.8 10.8 4.5 4.9 3.9 1.9 9.3 12.8 13.0 6.6 4.4 4.6 3.5 1.7 13.7 10.9 9.2 13.3 20.2 13.2 6.7 4.5 4.7 3.5 1.8 13.0 10.8

eskimo 7.4 10.1 15.6 17.8 11.3 5.4 3.8 3.6 3.6 2.7 1.4 9.5 8.4 7.8 10.6 16.3 18.0 11.9 5.8 4.2 3.9 3.9 2.9 1.6 10.0 8.7 7.1 9.3 14.5 17.0 10.1 5.0 3.5 3.2 3.3 2.5 1.1 8.5 7.7

6.9 9.6 14.1 15.7 10.5 5.1 3.4 3.2 3.2 2.5 1.2 9.5 7.7 7.2 9.7 15.0 16.5 11.1 5.6 3.7 3.3 3.4 2.6 1.3 10.0 8.0 7.0 9.5 13.6 15.0 10.2 4.8 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.3 1.1 9.2 7.4

rixosa 6.6 9.9 15.1 16.4 11.0 5.2 3.7 3.3 3.6 2.6 1.4 10.0 8.4 6.9 10.5 16.1 17.1 11.5 5.5 3.9 3.5 3.8 2.7 1.5 10.4 8.8 6.3 9.2 14.0 15.2 10.7 5.0 3.5 3.1 3.3 2.4 1.3 9.4 8.0

5.5 8.9 13.1 14.1 9.7 4.9 3.3 3.0 3.2 2.3 1.2 8.6 7.1 5.9 9.5 13.6 14.6 10.0 5.0 3.5 3.1 3.3 2.4 1.3 9.0 7.2 5.2 8.3 12.3 13.7 9.5 4.7 3.1 2.8 2.9 2.3 1.1 8.2 7.0

campestris 7.6 11.1 16.1 18.0 4.1 3.6 3.8 2.7 1.6 11.5 9.7 7.0 10.5 15.9 17.9 10.9 5.7 3.8 3.4 3.5 2.6 1.5 8.6

5.8 9.4 14.2 10.3 5.4 1.7 3.5 3.1 3.3 2.5 1.5 9.3 7.8 6.1 9.1 14.1 15.0 10.2 5.1 1.6 3.8 3.2 3.4 2.5 1.5 9.3 7.7

allegheniensis 10.1 15.0 16.5 10.5 5.2 4.1 3.4 3.7 2.7 1.5 9.6 8.1 6.7 9.5 14.7 16.1 10.5 5.4 3.4 3.5 3.2 2.5 1.3 10.2 8.0 7.1 10.3 15.1 16.7 10.2 5.1 3.3 3.0 3.2 2.4 1.3 10.5 8.4

9.5 13.6 10.0 5.2 3.4 3.0 3.1 2.4 1.3 6.2 9.7 13.5 14.6 10.0 5.1 3.7 3.3 3.5 2.6 1.4 8.7 7.8 6.4 9.4 15.0 9.3 5.0 3.6 3.2 3.4 2.5 1.3 7.7

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(Abbreviations used for names of collections in the table of measurements of Mustela)

A. M. N. H. American Museum of Natural History A. N. S. P. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Baylor U. Baylor University B. M. British Museum of Natural History B. S. N. Boston Society of Natural History B. Z. M. Berlin Zoological Museum C. A. C. California Academy of Sciences C. M. Carnegie Museum C. R. C. M. Charles R. Conner Museum, Washington State College C. Z. M. University Zoological Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark Cornell Cornell University Cowan Ian McTaggart-Cowan, private collection Dickey Donald R. Dickey (deceased), private collection E. R. W. Edward R. Warren, private collection F. M. N. H. Field Museum of Natural History F. S. M. Florida State Museum Kans. U. University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History M. C. Z. Museum of Comparative Zoölogy M. P. H. N. Musée Polonais d'Histoire Naturelle (Warsaw, Poland) M. V. Z. Museum of Vertebrate Zoölogy, University of California M. Z. Museum of Zoölogy, University of Michigan N. H. R. S. Naturhistoriska Riksmuseum N. M. C. National Museum of Canada S. D. M. San Diego Society of Natural History Snyder W. E. Snyder, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin Stan. U. Leland Stanford Junior University Stephens Frank Stephens, private collection Swenk, Mr. Myron H. Swenk, private collection U. O. University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon U. S. N. M. United States National Museum Walker Alex Walker, private collection Wisc. U. University of Wisconsin * Approximate ** Average of 14

LITERATURE CITED

ABBOT, C. C.

1884. A naturalist's rambles about home. D. Appleton and Co., New York, 485 pp.

ADDY, E.