CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



INTRODUCTORY. 



SECT. PAGE 



1. The Cat as a domestic animal . 1 



2. Its scientific interest . . 2 



3. The Wild Cat . . . . 2 



4. Origin of the Domestic Cat . 3 



5. The Egyptian Cat . . . 5 



6. The different breeds of the Do- 



mestic Cat .... 5 



7. Habits 8 



8. In what the scientific study of 



the Cat consists ... 8 



SECT. PAGE 



9. The sciences subordinate to 

 Biology different kinds of 

 anatomy. . . . 9 



10. Physiology and its subdivisions . 10 



11. Taxonomy .... 11 



12. Hexicology . . . . . 11 



13. Phylogeny . . . .11 



14. Order to be followed in this 



Work 11 



15. Chemical composition of the 



Cat's body .... 12 



CHAPTER II. 



THE CAT'S GENERAL FORM. THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES. 



SECT. 



1. The general construction and 



symmetrical relations of the 

 Cat's body . . . . 



2. The skeleton . 



3. Connective tissue . . . 



4. Cartilage .... 



5. Bone 



6. The process of ossification . 



7. The growth of bone . . . 



8. The composition of the skeleton . 



9. The external skeleton . 



