[Pl. 42.]][E 64.
Stoat.
Characteristic hunting attitude.

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[Pl. 43.]][F 65.
Weasel.
Killing a rabbit it has outrun.

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The female Marten forms a nest of grass among the rocks, in a hollow tree, or utilises an old crow's nest by relining it, and produces a litter of four or five—sometimes varied in number from two to seven—and there are at least two litters each year. The young are exceedingly pretty and are easily tamed; though a captured adult is savage and untameable.

The dentition of the Marten is: i 3/3, c 1/1, p 4/4, m 1/2 = 38.