Mustela erminea alascensis Hall, Jour. Mamm., 26:180, July 19, 1945.
Specimens examined.—One from Alaska: E side Chilkat River, 100 ft., 9 mi. W and 4 mi. N Haines.
Mustela vison energumenos (Bangs)
Mink
Putorius vison energumenos Bangs, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 27:5, March, 1896. (Type from Sumas, British Columbia, Canada.)
Mustela vison energumenos Miller, North Amer. Land Mamm. 1911, p. 101, December 31, 1912.
Specimen examined.—One (broken and unsexed skull) from Yukon Territory: Champagne, N side Dezadeash River.
Remarks.—While studying moose at Medicine Lake, near Circle Hot Springs, Alaska, on August 9, 1947, Alcorn observed some mink concerning which he records the following: "After waiting about an hour a large mink was seen traveling northward on land at the edge of the lake. It continued and went out of sight. I waited about two minutes and then started a series of loud squeaks. To our surprise we soon saw what we judged was the same mink. In company with this mink were five others.... These mink were much interested in the squeaking noise and some came within 10 feet of me. They stayed on land most of the time but some of them made short swims a few feet out into the lake. One had a white chin, another had a white spot on its chest. This group may have been an adult female with her young."
Martes pennanti columbiana Goldman
Fisher