CONTENTS. 



CHAPTEE I. 



INTRODUCTORY. 



SECT. 



1. The Cat as a domestic animal 



2. Its scientific interest 



3. The Wild Cat . 



4. Origin of the Domestic Cat 



5. The Egyptian Cat 



6. The different breeds of the Do 



mestic Cat . 



7. Habits .... 



8. In what the scientific study of 



the Cat consists . 



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9. The sciences subordinate to 

 Biology — different kinds of 

 anatomy. .... 9 



10. Physiology and its subdivisions . 10 



11. Taxonomy .... 11 



12. Hexicology . . . . . 11 



13. Phylogeny . . . .11 



14. Order to be followed in tliia 



Work 11 



15. Chemical composition of the 



Cat's body . . . .12 



CHAPTER II. 



THE CAT S GENERAL FORM. THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES. 



SECT. PAGE 



1. The general constniction and 



symmetrical relations of the 



Cat's body . , . . 14 



2. The skeleton .... 16 



3. Connective tissue . . . 16 



4. Cartilage .... 18 



5. Bone 19 



6. The process of ossification . . 20 



7. The growth of bone . . . 20 



8. The composition of the skeleton . 21 



9. The external skeleton , , 21 



