SYSTEMATIC INDEX. 



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13. Dog tribe. Have six front teeth in each jaw; the inter- 

 mediate ones in the upper jaw are lobed. The claws are 

 hlunt, and not lodged in sheaths page 25 



Common Dog 25 10. Mastiff 28 



1. Shepherd's Dog 26 11. Bull Dog ib. 



2. Water Dog ib. 12. Terrier ib. 



3. Spaniel 27 13. Lurcher ib. 



4. Setter ib. 14. Turnspit 29 



5. Pointer ib. Wolf v 30 



6. Hound ib. Hyaena ib. 



7. Bloodhound ib. Jackal 31 



8. Irish Greyhound ib. Fox 32 



9. Common Greyhound ... 28 Arctic Fox 33 



14. Cat tribe. Have six front teeth in each jaw ; the lower 



ones equal. The claws are sharp, and lodged in a 



sheath 34 



Lion 34 Margay 39 



Tiger../ 36 Wild Cat ib. 



Panther 37 Domestic Cat ib. 



Leopard 38 Common Lynx 41 



Ounce ib. Persian Lynx, or Caracal. . 42 



Puma ib. 



15. Weesel tribe. Have six front teeth in each jaw, the inter- 

 mediate ones shorter than the others. The claws are 

 blunt, and not lodged in sheaths .. .... 42 



Ichneumon 42 Pine Martin 46 



Coati Mondi 43 Sable , 48 



Skunk 44 Polecat 49 



Civet 45 Ferret ib. 



Genet 46 Common Weesel 50 



Common Martin ib. Stoat and Ermine 51 



16. Otter tribe. Have six front teeth in each jaw. The feet 

 are webbed 52 



Common Otter 52 J Sea Otter 53 



17 Sear tribe. Have six front teeth in each jaw, the upper 

 ones hollowed on the inside. The snout is prominent, 



and the claws are very long 54 



Black Bear 54 Glutton 57 



White or Polar Bear 55 Racoon ib. 



Common Badger 56 



18. Opossum tribe. Have ten front teeth above, and eight 

 below. Most of the females have a pouch upon the 



belly for their young 68 



Virginian Opossum 59 



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