Stoat (Mustela erminea), member of the Weasel

Stoat (Mustela erminea), member of the Weasel family. The stoat in the white winter coat with black tail tip, the source of the fur Ermine, of animals in the colder parts of its range (Asia, Northern America and Europe). Summer coat is reddish brown with white underparts. From British Quadrupeds, W MacGillivray, (Edinburgh, 1828), one of the volumes in William Jardine's Naturalist's Library series. Hand-coloured engraving

1828 Colder Ermine Erminea Hand-coloured Jardines Macgillivray Mustela Naturalists Quadrupeds Reddish Source Stoat Volumes Weasel

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