_Measurements._--A female from Forks, Clallam County, measures: total length 905; length of tail 355; hind foot 125; ear 50; weight 14-1/2 lbs. A female and 6 males, young animals of the year, taken between November 15 and December 15, average: 772; 284; 114; weight (of 3) 8-2/3 lbs. [Illustration: FIG. 52. Distribution of the raccoon in Washington. A. _Procyon lotor psora._ B. _Procyon lotor excelsus._] _Distribution._--From the western slope of the Cascade Mountains westward. Marginal occurrences are Lake Keechelus (type locality) and Mount Rainier (Taylor and Shaw, 1927: 45). _Remarks._--The range of variation in color and cranial characters of coastal raccoons is large. I am unable to find any character or average difference to separate the raccoons of western Washington from those of northern California. =Procyon lotor excelsus= Nelson and Goldman _Procyon lotor excelsus_ Nelson and Goldman, Jour. Mamm., 11:458, November 11, 1930. _Type._--Obtained on upper Owyhee River, near the mouth of the North Fork in southeastern Oregon by J. W. Fisk on April 15, 1920; type in United States National Museum. _Racial characters._--Similar to _psora_ but larger; body paler and grayer; skull larger, heavier and more angular. _Distribution._--Southeastern Washington, the valleys of the Snake and Yakima rivers and the valley of the Columbia River north to northeastern Washington. Marginal records, from reports of trappers, include the Okanogan River, Okanogan County, Wenatchee, Chelan County, and Selah, Yakima County. _Remarks._--The assignment of the raccoons of northeastern Washington to _excelsus_ is tentative for I have seen no specimens. =Martes caurina= Merriam Western marten _Description._--The marten is slightly smaller and slimmer than a house cat, and at first glance resembles a large squirrel. The legs are longer, the body stouter and the fur more fluffy than those of a mink or weasel. Adult males weigh from two to two and a half pounds, and females from one and a half to two pounds. Males are slightly more than two feet in total length and females about 18 inches, the tail comprising one-third or more of the total length. The head is broad and narrows rapidly to a sharp muzzle. The ears are large, erect and prominent. The feet are large with stout toes and long, sharply curved pinkish-white claws. The body and head are rich golden brown, the tail, wrists, feet and muzzle being darker. The western marten ranges from British Columbia southward through Idaho and Washington to California. A closely related species, _americana_, is found in Alaska, the eastern United States and Canada. Martens and fishers may be distinguished from weasels and minks by the presence of 18 rather than 16 teeth in the upper jaw and 20 instead of 18 teeth in the lower jaw.