FAUNA AMERICANA. 53 



Inhabits the rivers of the frozen ocean, Spitz- 

 burg and the most northern coasts of America ; 

 Mellvil island, west coast of Davis's strait, accord- 

 ing to Sabine. 



Gemis. 



Procyon, Storr, Cuv. 



Ursiis, Linn. Erxleb. Bodd. Gmel. 



Coati, Klein. 



Lotor, Tiedmaun. 



CHARACTERS. 



r Incisor 6. 

 Tsuperior 20. < Canine 2. 



1. Dental fomula.— Teeth 40. J S^?*"-^'" J^?' 



Incisor 6. 



inferior 20. -=J Canine 2. 



Molai- 12. 



Inferior incisors regularly arranged. 



Canine large and compressed ; the three first 

 molars simple, triangular, pointed, distant from 

 each other ; the three last tuberculous ; the fourth 

 presenting three points on its external border; 

 the fifth almost entirely tuberculous, and the 

 strongest of all ; the sixth entirely tuberculous. 



Body low set. 



Snout pointed. 



External ears small, oval. 



Ton2;ue soft. 



Tail long and pointed, not prehensile. 



Feet pcntadactyle. armed with rather sharp 



