VERTEBRATA (CHORDA TA). 113 



ORDER X. CARNIVORA 



Sub-ord. 1. Pinnipedia. 



Fam. a. Phocidse (Seals). Plwca, Cystophora (Sea-ele- 

 , phant), Halichosrus. 



Fam. &. Otariidse (Eared-seals). Otaria. 

 Fam. c. Trichecidse. Tricliecus (Walrus). 



Sub-ord. 2. Plantigrada. 



Fain. a. Ursidse (Bears). Ursus, Helarctos (Sun-bear). 

 Fam. &. Procyonidae. Procyon (Racoon), Nasua (Coati, 



fig. 102), Bassaris. 



Fam. c. Cercoleptidse. Cercoleptes (Kinkajou). 

 Fam. d. yEluridae. jElurus (" Panda "). 

 Fam. e. Melidae (Badgers). Meles, Mellivora (Honey- 



badger). 



Sub-ord. 3. Digitigrada. 



Fam. a. Mustelidse. Putorius (Weasel and Polecat), 



Mustela (Marten), Lutra (Otter). 

 Fam. b. Viverridee. Viverra (Civet-cat), Hcrpestes 



(Ichneumon). 



Fam. c. Hysenidse. Hycena, Protelcs (Aardwolf). 

 Fam. d. CanidiE. Canis (Dog, Wolf, &c.), Vulpes 



(Fox). 

 Fam. e. Felidae. Fdis (Cat, Lion, &c.), Lynx (Lynx), 



*Machairodus. 



On the classification adopted by Prof. Flower, the Carniwra are divided 

 into the three following sections, the Pinnipedia, being left out : (1), 

 ARCTOIDEA, comprising the Ursidce, Procyonidce, jSZluridce, and Mustelidce. 

 (2) CYNOIDEA, comprising only the family of the Canidce. (3) JELU- 

 ROIDEA, comprising the Viverridm, Hycenida, Cryptoprodidce, and Felidce. 



(Strauss-Durckheim, Anatomie descriptive et comparative du Chat, Paris 

 1845 ; St. George Mivart, The Cat, 1881 ; Flower, On the Value of tlie 

 Characters of the Base of the Cranium in the Classification of the Order Car- 

 nivora, Proc. Zool. Soc., 1869 ; Allen, Monograph of the North American 

 Pinnipeds, Washington, 1880 ; Bell, Art. " Carnivora," Todd's Cyclopae- 

 dia Anat. and Phys., 1835.) 



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