Part 22

Specimens examined.--Total number, 1035, as follows. Arranged alphabetically by provinces and districts and from north to south in each province or district. Unless otherwise indicated, specimens are in the United States National Museum.

=Alberta.= 15 mi. above Smith Landing, 2; Fort Smith, 2 (1); Smith Landing, 2; LaButte, Fitzgerald, 1; Egg Lake, 15 mi. NW Ft. Chippewyan, 4 (2); Lobstick Island, near Ft. Chippewyan, 1; Athabasca Delta, 9 mi. above mouth of main branch, 1; Athabasca Delta, Long Creek, 1 mi. W of main branch, 2; Ft. Chippewyan, 1; Peace Point, 1; 18 mi. below Peace Point, 1; Embarass River, 7 (4); Athabasca River, 1; Ft. McMurray, 1; Athabasca River, Middle Rapid, 2; 60 mi. above Grand Rapids, 1; Boiler Rapid, 1; Entrance, 3; St. Albert, 2.

=British Columbia.= Fort Halket, 1; Shesley, 1; Dorothy Lake, Mts. W of Ft. Nelson, 4000 ft., 3; valley between Musqwa and Prophet rivers, 3800 ft., SW of Ft. Nelson, 2; Sikanni Chief Riv., 1; Telegraph Creek, 7 (6); head of Bad River, 2350 ft., on lake, 1; Six Mile, 5; Tuchodi Lake, 2; Iskoot River, 2; Level Mtn., 1; head of Tatletuey Lake, 12 mi. W Thudade Lake, 2; Robb Lake District, 5; Ft. Grahame, 12 (2); Sustut Mts., on trib. Sustu Riv., 25 mi. SE Thudade Lake, 2; Laurier Pass, 1; Omineca Mts., 1; Point Creek and Clearwater River, 2; Kispiox Valley, 23 mi. N Hazelton, 5; Hazelton, 3; NW arm Tacla Lake, 7; N end Babine Lake, 1; Pt. Simpson, 1; Metlakatla, 1; Stuart Lake, 27; S Fk. Salmon Riv., 1; mouth Salmon Riv., 1; Vanderhoof, 4; Wistaria P. O., near Burns Lake, 1; Kruger Lake, 9; Indianpoint Lake, 23; Quesnel, 1; Ahbau Lake, 3; Isaacs Lake, 6; Beaver Pass, 56; Lightning Creek, 54; LaFontaine, 16; Barkerville, 1; Barkerville District, 34; Swift River, 27; Cunningham Creek, 34; Itcha Mts., 1; Anahim Lake, 1; Chezacut Lake, 8; Kleena Kleene, 18; 158 mi. House (Cariboo on labels), 3; Rivers Inlet, 6 (5; 1); Horse Lake, 4; Kingcome Inlet, 8; Loughborough Inlet, 7; McGillivary Creek, 1; Camel Back, Pemberton Meadows, 1; Arrow Rapids, mainland opposite Stuart Island, 1; Butte Inlet, 9; Green Lake, 1; Mt. Whistler, 1; Alta Lake, 2 (1; 1); Mons, 1.

=Keewatin.= Foot of Baker Lake, 1.

=Labrador.= Okak, 3; Nain, 22 (11; 11); Hopedale, 24; Kippokak Bay, 7; Ailik, 1; Makkovik, 26; Labrador, 55° N, 3; Hamilton Inlet, 2; NW River Post, interior Labrador, 5; Cartwright, 5; Paradise, 12; Sandwich Bay (Muddy Bay, 6; North River, 6), 12; Battle Harbor, 1; St. Marys River, 3; Black Bay, 16 (15; 1); Lanceau Loup, 17 (1).

=Mackenzie.= Ft. Franklin, 1; Ft. Rae, 12; Fairchild Point, 6; Fort Simpson, 10 (2); Hot Springs (61°, 125°), 1; Willow River, near Ft. Providence, 1; 35 mi. N Big Island, 7; Big Island, 9; 3 mi. S Big Island, 7; Ft. Resolution, 9; 100 mi. N Ft. Smith, 2; 75 mi. NW Ft. Smith, 1; Ft. Liard, 2; Sucker Creek, 4; Govt. Hay Camp, Wood Buffalo Park, 2.

=Manitoba.= Egg Is., Rabbit Point, 1; Ft. Churchill, 1; Ft. York, W Hudsons Bay 57° N, 1; Oxford House, 11; Gypsumville, 1; Lake St. Martin.

=New Brunswick.= Restigouche County: Bird Bait, north Camp, 6 mi. NE Nictau Lake, 2; Red Brook, Tobique River, 1. Victoria County: Trousers Lake, 3. Glouchester County: Youghall, 1; Miramichi Road, 15 mi. from Bathurst, 13. York County: Scotch Lake, 2.

=Newfoundland.= Nicholsville, 3; Bay St. George, 48 (26; 2; 1); Codroy, 9 (7; 2).

=Nova Scotia.= Victoria County: Cape North, 2. Inverness County: Fizzleton, 3. Richmond County: St. Peters, 1. Pictou County: Glengary, 1. Guysborough County: East Roman Valley, 5. Kings County: Wolfville, 5 (3, 2); near Wolfville, 1. Halifax County: Hammond Plains, 1. Annapolis County: Annapolis Royal, 1. Digby County: Digby, 3. No locality more definite than Nova Scotia, 3.

=Ontario.= Severn River, 1; R. C. Mission, Yellow Creek, near mouth of Albany, 2; Ft. Albany, 4; Charlton Island, 1; Moose Factory, 10 (7; 3); Abitibi, 1.

=Quebec.= Fort Chimo, 10; Ungava Forks, 1; Belcher Islands, Hudsons Bay (Tukarak Island, 29; Eskimo Harbor, 2; Innetalling Island, 1; S tip Gibson Peninsula, 2; Flaherty Island, 1), 35; Cairn Island, Richmond Gulf, 2; Manitounuk Sound, 4; about 15 mi. S Great Whale River, 1; Ft. George, 1; Charlton Island, 1; Waswonaby Post, 1; Mistassinnay Post, 3; Godbout, 36; Mt. Albert, 7 (4; 3); St. Anne River, 1500 ft., 1; Ste. Anne des Monts, 3; "Federal Mine," 1; Berry Mountain Camp, 1; Berry Mountain Brook, 1; Cascapedia River (Middle Camp, 2; Tracadie, 2; Square Forks, 1), 5.

=Saskatchewan.= Poplar Point, Athabasca Lake, 1; Fair Point, Athabasca Lake, 1; Emma Lake, 1; Harper Lake, 2; Livelong, 3; Fairholme, 2; Touchwood Hills, 2; Indian Head, 1.

=Yukon.= Hoole Canyon, 1; Teslin Lake (30 mi. N of, 1; Lake itself, 1; "near" the lake, 1; Mts. "near," 2; Snowden Mts., 2; Teslin Post, 2; Eagle Bay, 1; Morley Bay, 2; Nisutlin River, 1; Nisutlin Flats, 2; Wolf River, 1; Wolf Lake, 5), 21.

=Mustela erminea cicognanii= Bonaparte

Ermine

Plates 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 11

Mustela cigognanii [sic.] Bonaparte, Charlesworth's Mag. Nat. Hist., 2:37, 1838.

Putorius vulgaris, Emmons, Quadrupeds of Massachusetts, p. 44, 1840.

Mustela pusilla DeKay, Zool. of New York, Pt. 1, Mammalia, p. 34, pl. 14, fig. 1, 1842. Type from New York State.

Putorius pusillus, Audubon and Bachman, Vivip. Quadrupeds of N. Amer., 2:100, pl. 64, 1851 (pl. 1846) and erroneously labeled Mustela fusea, as pointed out on p. 102 of text.

Putorius cicognanii, Baird, Mamm. N. Amer., p. 161, 1858.

Putorius richardsoni cicognani, Bangs, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 10; 18, figs. 4, 4a of pls. 1 and 2, and pl. 3, figs. 2, 2a, February 25, 1896 (part).

Putorius cicognani, Merriam, N. Amer. Fauna, 11:10, pl. 2, figs. 3, 3a, 4, 4a and pl. 5, figs. 2, 2a, June 30, 1896.

Mustela cicognanii cicognanii, Miller, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull., 79:95, December 31, 1912; Bishop, Journ. Mamm., 4:26, February 9, 1923.

Mustela cicognanii, Jackson, Journ. Mamm., 3:15, February 8, 1922.

Mustela erminea cicognanii, Hall, Journ. Mamm., 26:77, February 27, 1945; Hall, Journ. Mamm., 26:180, July 19, 1945.

Type.--No type specimen designated; type locality, eastern United States.