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Putorius nivalis. The Weasel. 



(Common throughout England, Wales, and most parts of 

 Scotland, except the extreme north and the islands. Not 

 found in Ireland.) 



Family, HY^ENIDyE. The HYENAS. 

 Hycena striata. The Striped Hyaena. 



(Extinct. Inhabited Eastern England at commencement of 

 Pleistocene Period.) 

 HycBna crocuta. The Spotted Hyaena. 



(Extinct. Very common throughout the Pleistocene Period in 

 England and Wales. Absent from Scotland and Ireland.) 



Family, MACHAIRODONTIDyE. The SABRE-TOOTHED 

 CATS. 



Machairodus latidens. The Broad-tusked Machairodont. 



(Extinct. Inhabited east and south of England in the early 

 Pleistocene.) 

 Machairodus cultridens. The Sabre-toothed "Tiger." 



(Extinct, ? East of England in early Pleistocene.) 



Family, FELID^. The TRUE CATS. 



Felis leo {Felis spelcea). The Lion (sometimes called the Cave 

 Lion.) 

 (Extinct. Very abundant throughout England and Wales during 

 the Pleistocene and Prehistoric Periods. Absent from Scot- 

 land and Ireland.) 

 Felis pardus. The Leopard. 



(Extinct. Remains found in no great abundance in south and 

 south-west of England during the Pleistocene Period.) 

 Felis lynx. The European or Common Lynx. 



(Extinct. Inhabited England, and probably Southern Scotland, 

 during the Pleistocene Period, and lingered down to the verge 

 of the Historical Epoch.) 

 Felis brevirostris. The Short-faced Lynx. 



(Extinct. Inhabited parts of England at the commencement 

 of the Pleistocene Period.) 

 Felis caffra. The Egyptian Cat. 



(Extinct. Inhabited Southern England in the Pleistocene 

 Period.) 

 Felis catus. The Wild Cat. 



(Nearly extinct. Only lingering in the north of Scotland. 

 Formerly abundant throughout all Great Britain, but absent 

 from Ireland.) 



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