FELID^. — I. 15 



h. Molars |-!f or |]|-; no foramen (as in the next); tail 

 usually long and liairy ; (squirrels, etc.) Sciurid^, 10. 



hh. Molars f '.f to |-!j; zygomatic process of upper jaw with 

 a foramen ; (rats and mice). . . Murid^, 14. 



If Fur with stiff spine-like bristles ; toes with long, curved 



claws Spalacopodid/e, 15. 



** Incisors f ; the middle upper incisors large, grooved, the outer 

 ones small; teeth 28; tail very short ; ears long. 



Leforid^, 16. 



F. FAMILIES OF MARSUPIALIA. 



* Tail long, prehensile, nearly naked; feet plantigrade; incisors 

 f ;f ; teeth 50 DiDELPiiiDiDiE, 17 



OEDEE A.-OAENIVOEA. 



{TJiG Flesh-Eaters or Ferm) 



FAMILY I. — FELID^. 



{The Cats.) 



DiffitioTade Caniivora with the toes 5—4: claws com- 

 pressed, very sharjj, retractile; palms and soles hairy, 

 with naked pads under each toe and the ball of the foot. 

 Body compact; head short, broad and rounded. Dentition 

 i. |;|; c. \'.\ ; pm. |.| or f;|; m. -i--l = ;30 or 28; canine teeth 

 long and sharp; teeth all strongly trenchant; tongue with 

 short, retrorse papilhe. General aspect cat-like. A well- 

 known group comprising about fifty species, found in all 

 parts of the world excepting Australia and its islands. 



* Premolars |;|, anterior upper one very small; tail at least half 

 as long as the body (exclusive of head and neck) ; fur compact 

 and glossy; ears not tufted Felts,!. 



** Premolars 1 1, (anterior upper one wanting); tail less than 

 half length of body proper ; ears triangular, tufted. Lynx, 2. 



