COUSINS OF CATS 



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tlioiio'li it is not a Cat at all, but it is a good chance to 

 tell you why it is not/' said the Doctor. 



'' 'Hiis Northern Civet Cat, or Cacomistle (Bush Cat) 

 as the W^isc Men call it, though it l)elongs in the south- 

 west part of the country, has more names than there 



Civet Cat. 



are days in the week, and all because in appearance 

 and habits it is a sort of patchwork resembling, from 

 different ])oints of vieAv, Coon, Fox, Cat, and Squirrel. 

 "In killing l)irds and robl)ing nests it folloAVS tlie 

 House Cat, and like it prowls at night and makes an 

 amusing pet. Its bod}-, covered with Coon-gray fur, 



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