. Storia naturale. Per l'uso di scuole e famiglie. Zoologia. 56 NATUEAL HISTOBT. Una volta sequestrata la loro preda che è un coniglio o ratto, o uccello o qualche rettile, mai e poi mai lasciare andare la loro attesa. Pochi ani- Malles pari in agilità e indirizzo. Come hanno così a lungo, sottile e flessibile di corpi e di creep furtivamente verso la loro preda sulle loro gambe corte, essi sono stati chiamati talvolta vermiform, worni-simili, carnivora. Essi sono in notturna le loro abitudini, trascorrendo il giorno nascosto in cavità di alberi, fori nei muri o in cunicoli e glid- Ing via di notte dopo la loro preda. Alcuni dei più molto bello

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. Natural history. For the use of schools and families. Zoology. 56 NATUEAL HISTOBT. once seized their prey, which is a rabbit, or rat, or bird, or some reptile, they never let go their hold. Few ani- mals equal them in agility and address. As they have such long, slender, flexible bodies, and creep stealthily toward their prey on their short legs, they have been sometimes called vermiform, worni-like, Carnivora. They are nocturnal in their habits, spending the day concealed in hollow trees, holes in walls, or in burrows, and glid- ing forth at night after their prey. Some of the most beautiful furs are obtained from this family, as the Sable and the Ermine. Most of these animals have a strong odor. Some of them are exceedingly offensive. 88. The common "Weasel, Fig. 38, exemplifies the gen- eral shape of the whole tribe, of which it is the smallest. This animal is so effective in exterm- inating rats and mice, that the farmer can well afford to let him steal â¢Â°^ â now and then an egg or a chicken, which it will never do so long as any rats or mice-areT, o be found on the premises. ^89. The fur of the Sable is very valuable. Great num- bers of this animal are taken by hunters in Siberia, and are a considerable article of the Russian trade. The fur of the Pine Marten comes next in value. Many other furs are furnished by this family. The fur of the Ermine was formerly used in England to line the robes of judges and magistrates, and was, therefore, often referred to fig- uratively as emblematical x)f the purity which should be- long to such persons. 90. The Skunk genus, of which there are several spo. cies, found only in America, belongs to this family. The common Skunk is about the size of a cat. The offensive fluid which it can throw upon any that attack it is con- tained in two sacs near the tail. Like the Woodchuck, . Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and

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