CONTENTS 



MAMMALS 



CHAPTER XVI. CARNIVORES, continued. 



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BEARS (Ursidce). General Characteristics Distribution The Typical Bears (Ursus) 



Polar Bear Brown Bear Crowther's Bear Grizzly Bear American Black 

 Bear Himalayan Black Bear Spectacled Bear Malayan Bear Extinct Cave- 

 Bear The Sloth-Bear (Melursus) The Parti-Colored Bear (^luropus) Ex- 

 tinct Bear-like Genera, ............ 591 



CHAPTER XVII. CARNIVORES, continued. 



THE RACCOON TRIBE (Procyonidce). Distinctive Features of Raccoons Their Peculiar 

 Distribution The Panda (^fZlurus) Raccoons (Procyon) Habits Crab- 

 Eating Raccoon Cacomixles (Bassaris) Coatis (Nasua) The Kinkajou ( Cerco- 

 Icptcs}, ............... 623 



CHAPTER XVIII. CARNIVORES, continued. 



THE WEASEL TRIBE (Mustelidfe) Characteristics and Distribution Tayra and Grison 

 (Galictis) Martens, Polecats, and Weasels (Mustela) Pine-Marten Beech- 

 Marten Sable American Marten Fisher Marten Indian Marten Polecat 

 Sarmatian Polecat Black-Footed Polecat Ferret Weasel" Stoat or Ermine 

 Other Species Extinct Forms Mink Its Fur in Commerce Siberian Mink 

 South- African Weasel (Pacilogale) Glutton or Wolverene (Gulo) The Skunks 

 ( Mephitis andConcpatus) Common Skunk Long-Tailed Skunk Lesser Skunk 

 White-Backed Skunk Fossil Skunks The Cape Polecat (Ictonyx) Ferret- 

 Badgers (Helictis) Ratels ( Mcllivora) Fossil Species The American Badger 

 (Taxidea) Common Badger (Meles) The Malayan Badger (Mydans) The Sand- 

 Badger (A rctonyx) Otters (Lutrd) European Otter Habits Tame Otters 

 Otter Hunting North-American Otter Brazilian Otter Feline Otter Smooth 

 Indian Otter Hairy-Nosed Otter Clawless Otter African Otter Spotted- 

 Necked Otter Extinct Otters The Sea-Otter (Latax), . . 635 



CHAPTER XIX. CARNIVORES, concluded 



EARED SEALS, WALRUSKS, AND SEALS (Otariidce, Tricheckidce and Phocidce). Distinctive 

 Characteristics of the Group The Eared Seals (OtariidtE} Habits Hair-Seals 

 and Fur-Seals Southern Sea-Lion Distribution and Habits Northern Sea-Lion 



Distribution Californian Sea-Lion Hooker's Sea-Lion Australian Hair-Seal 

 The Northern Sea-Bear Seal Rockeries Southern Fur-Seals South- American 

 Fur-Seal Cape Fur-SealNew Zealand Fur-Seal The Walrus (Tricftcclius) 

 The True, or Earless Seals (Pfiocidte) Their Distinctive Features, Distribution, 

 and Habits The Gray Seal (Halichccrus) Common and Greenland Seals (Phoca) 



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