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MAMMALIA. 



Sore* arantus. Shrew mouse, pi. 53. f. 20. Ir.cisors f , 

 upper ones indented at their base into Ihe lower , canines 



Incisors }, two upper large, strong; false amines i 

 molars * ; tail long, scaly, compressed laterally ; toes 

 palmated. 



Tupaia tana. Tana Tupain, pi. 54. f. 49. Incisors f ; 

 canines I } ; molars { J ; body elongated, head attenuated 

 and blunt; eyts and ears large; tail long; 4 ventral teats. 



Scalopt Canadcntis. Canadian scalops, pi. 53. f. 24. 

 Incisors }, upper very large ; with 3 lateral false incisors 

 and then a void ; true molars } } ; destitute of extenial 

 ears; anterior toes large, united to the third phalanx; 

 nails strong and Hat. 



Chrysochlorii Asiaticus. Indian chrysochloris, pi. 53. 

 f. 22. Incisors i, strong and flat in the upper jaw, lower 

 very small; false incisors J small ; true molars j ; ante- 

 rior feet three-toed with strong nails; hinder feet with 

 five toes ; eyes minute; no external ear; muzzle cartila- 

 ginous. 



Talpa Europeea. Common mole, pi. 53. f. 23. Incisors 

 J; canines H, triangular; molars \.\\ head elongated; 

 eyes excessively minute ; destitute of external ears; fore 

 feet large, somewhat hand-shaped ; nails slightly arch- 

 ed ; hind feet slender. 



Centenei cetosui. Tenree, pi. 53. f. 25. Incisors f or 

 t ; canines { }, shaped like the grinders ; molars | f ; ears 

 very small ; legs short, five toes, no tail. 



Condylura macroura. Radiated condylura, pi. 54u f. 18. 

 Incisors J ; canims I } ; molars J f ; muzzle long, ciliated 

 at the point; no ears; eyes very small; fore feet formed 

 for digging. 



FAMILY 1 1. CARNIVORA. 



Each jaw provided with 6 incisors ; molars devoid of 

 sharp points ; canines long and strong. 



TRIBE I. PLANTIGRADES. 



Predatory animals ; their whole foot from toe to heel 

 placed on the ground while walking. 



Ursusferox. North American bear, pi. 53. f. 26. Inci- 

 sors t ; canines t \ ; molars J to 7 ; toes five, provided with 

 strong claws formed for digging; tail short; 2 pectoral 

 and 4 ventral mamma?. 



Procyon lotor. Racoon, pi. 53. f. 27. Incisors I ; 

 canines } }, large and compressed ; molars f I ; muzzle 

 acute; body slender: ears small; tail long; teats 6, ven- 

 tral. 



JVasua fusca. Brown coali, pi. 63. f. 28. Incisors | ; 

 canines } \ ; molars f I ; body thin ; elongated ; snout long 

 and mobile ; feet semi-palmated, armed with strong 

 crooked nails; tail long; six ventral teats. 



Cercoleptes caudivolvulus. Potto, pi. 53. f. 29. Inci- 

 sors | ; canines i { ; molars J ; body thin ; head round ; 

 ears oval ; toes with strong crooked nails ; tail long and 

 prehensile. 



Meles Labradorica. American badger, pi. 53. f. 30. 

 Incisors \ ; canines } I ; molars | '> body thick ; legs 

 short ; ears short, round ; eyes small ; tail short, under 

 which is a pouch containing a fetid fluid. 



Mydaus meliceps. Teledu, pi. 54. f. 48. Incisors \ ; 

 canines } ) ; molars J J or J- | ; two false molars above 

 and three below; snout pointed like that of a hog ; ears 

 nearly concealed ; tail very short ; two anal glands. 



Gulo Areticus. Wolverene, pi. 53. f. 31. Incisors I ; 

 canines f i ; molars } J or \ J- ; head slightly elongated ; 

 legs, tail, and ears short ; toes with crooked nails. 



Ratellus mettivorus. Ratcl. Incisors f ; canines } \; 

 molars ff ; body thick and depressed ; legs strong, short; 

 nails slightly arched and retractile; no external ears. 



TRIBE II. DIGITIGRADES. 

 Predatory animals, which walk on their toes only. 



1 tt Sub-division. With tuberculous tooth behind the 

 great carnivorous tooth of the upper jaw. 



Muitela Canvdrntit. Canada martin, pi. 53. f. 32. 



Incisors } ; canines * \ ; molars { i or J J ; body long, 

 slender; legs short; claws sharp, crooked ; a secreting 

 gland. 



Mcphetes .tmericanvs. American skunk, pi. 53. f. 33. 

 Varii-ty of ditto the Chinee, pi. 53. f . 34. Incisors J; 

 (.mines f } ; molars { { ; the great canine tooth with two 

 tubercles on the inner side ; posterior tuberculated ; iail 

 long and villose. 



Lutra nair. Pondicherry otter, pi. 53. f. t5. Incisors 

 t ; amines } ) ; molars I or J ; lieacl large, depressed ; 

 ears short ; feet webbed. 



Enhydra Marina. Sea otter, pi. 62. f. 36. Incisors*; 

 cheek teeth J } ; false molai-s } ! ; hind legs and tail 

 short ; body long. 



2nd Sub-division.- Having two tubercular teeth be- 

 hind the great canine one in the upper jaw. 



Canis familiaris. English pointer, pi. 54- f. 57. Inci- 

 sors ;-, ; canines \ i ; molars J f, the three first in the 

 upper jaw, and the four in the lower jaw formed for 

 cutting, and of a small size. Muzzle more or less elon- 

 gated, depending on variety; ears in wild species erect, 

 pendent in domestic varieties; fore feet five-toed; hind 

 feet with six toes. 



1. Pupils of the eyes circular. 



Section I. Head elongated ; parietal bones impercep- 

 tibly shelving towards each other ; condyles of the under 

 jaw parallel with the upper molars. Australian dog, 

 greyhound, &c. 



Section If. Head moderately elongated ; parietals 

 approaching each other from their insertions, but slightly 

 divergent. Spaniel, shepherd's dog, &c, 



Section III. Muzzle more or less truncated, cranium 

 considerably elevated ; condyles of the lower jaw placed 

 above the line of the upper molars. Bull dog, masting 

 wolf, &c. 



2. Pupils of the eyes long ; tail long and bushy. Foxes. 



Vulpes fulvus. Fulvous fox, pi. 54. f.59. Fur reddish 

 fulvous; throat and. abdomen white; chest gray; fore 

 part of legs and feet black. North America. 



Lycaon picta. Hyena dog, pi. 52. f. 39. Incisors J, 

 not forming a regular series, the central one both above. 

 and below situated more internally than the others; head 

 short; shoulders higher than the flanks like the hyaena. 



Megalotis Smithii. Smith's fennec, pi. 52. f. 37. Den- 

 tition, supposed the same as in Canis and Lycaon ; head 

 long and acute; ears disproportionably large; tail tufted. 



Viverra civetta. Civet, pi. 53 f. 36. Incisors f ; 

 canines } ^ ; molars | f ; head long ; muzzle acute, with 

 the nostrils placed on its sides; pupils of the eyes capable 

 of being contracted to the breadih of a single line; tongue 

 aculeated; claws semi-retractile; provided with an anal 

 pouch. 



Piradoxurus typus. Type paradoxurus, pi. 53. f. 37. 

 Incisors f ; canines } ; molars f J ; body long; no sec- 

 retary gland ; tail very long and depressed above. 



Cynictis Steedmanii. Steedman's cjnictis. Incisors | ; 

 canines } i ; molars | I ; anterior feet with five-toes, pos- 

 terior feet with four ; body long, slender ; head and ears 

 short and oval ; legs long ; tail long and bushy. 



Herpestes griscus. Gray ichneumon, pi. 51 f. 19. 

 Incisors f ; canines t \ ; molars f f ; anal pouch [very 

 large, the vent of which is placed below ; feet five-toed. 



Suricata C'apensis. Cape Suricate, pi. 53 f. 38. Inci- 

 sors {j; canines I i; grinders | ; body lengthened ; feet 

 three-toed ; nails strong ; tail long, slender ; with a sec- 

 retory gland beneath. 



3rd Sub-division. Of Digitigrades destitute of a tu- 

 bercular tooth behind the large canine one in the under 

 jaw. 



Hyeena Capensis. Spotted Hyaena, pi. 54. f. 53. In- 

 cisors ,; canines | I, very strong; molars \ J; three false 

 molars ; tongue aculealed ; ears large ; ' feet four-toed, 

 nails not retractile; provided with a glandulous anal 

 pouch ; teats four. 



Felis nebulosus. Clouded Tiger, pi. 54. f. 58. In- 

 cisors |; canines t i; molars t 3 or h !; head round, 

 jaws short; ears short, triangular; tongue aculeated, 



