CONTENTS. 



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CHAPTEK X. 



THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAT. 





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1. What is meant by its develop- 

 ment 317 



2 Change in the ovum antecedent 



to impregnation . . . 317 



3. Actions of the spermatozoa . 318 



4. Yelk segmentation . . . 318 



5. First appearance of the embryo 



and the earlier stages of its 

 growth 320 



6. Nutritive conditions and mater- 



nal modifications . . . 326 



7. Development of the tissues . . 329 



8. Of the axial skeleton , 332 



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9. Of the skull . 



10. Its ossification 



11. Development of the limbs . . 



12. Of the muscles 



13. Of the alimentary canal and its 



appendages . ... 



14. Of the blood and vascular system 



15. Of the lungs and adjacent parts . 



16. Of the urinary and generative 



systems 



17. Of the nervous system and organs 



of sense .... 



18. Summary and result . . . 



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355 

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CHAPTER XI. 



THE PSYCHOLOGY OP THE CAT. 



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1. What the study of Psychology is 365 



2. The Cat's psychical powers . 366 



3. Language its different kinds . 371 



4. Mental powers which are not 



possessed by the Cat . .372 



5. All its powers are coordinated . 374 



6. Its hierarchy of functions . . 374 



7. Its principle of individuation . 375 



8. This cannot be merely nervous 



activity .... 376 



9. Certain anatomical and patho- 



logical facts . . . . 377 

 10. The Cat has consentience . ,378 



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11. The relations of psychical and 



physical phenomena . . 378 



12. The meaning of the term 



'Psyche,' or 'Soul, 'and the 

 question of the existence of 

 such an entity . . ; . 380 



13. Objections considered . . . 381 



14. The Cat not a mere automaton . 382 



15. What the Cat in itself is . .384 



16. Immaterial realities . . . 385 



17. Definitions . . . .386 



18. The bearing of Psychology on de- 



velopment . . . - 386 



CHAPTEE XII. 



DIFFERENT KINDS OF CATS. 



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1. What are 'kinds,' 'species,' 



and ' varieties ? ' . .390 



2. Morphological and physiological 



species .... 391 



3. Zoological nomp.nclature . . 392 



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4. The Lion, Tiger, Leopard and 



Ounce .... 392 



5. The Puma and Jaguar . . . 397 



6. The Clouded Tiger and Thibet 



Tiger-cat ; the Spotted Cat, 



