[Pl. 48]][F 74.
Polecat.
Mustela putorius.

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[Pl. 49.]][F 75.
Young Squirrels.
The side of the "drey" has been removed.

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The Polecat pairs about February, and from three to eight (mostly five or six) young to a litter are born in April or May. The nest is made of dry grass. There is probably a second litter a few months later.