CHAP, xin.] THE CAT'S PLACE IN NATURE. 



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(5) The carotid canal is generally small, and the foramen lead- 



ing to it inconspicuous. 



(6) The condyloid foramen almost always opens into the foramen 



lacerum posterius, and is therefore inconspicuous and con- 

 cealed. 



(7) There is generally no glenoid foramen. 



(8) The caecum is small and simple, and may occasionally be absent. 



(9) The bone of the penis is almost always small and irregularly 



shaped, and may be wanting. 



(10) There are Cowper's glands. 



(11) There is a salient, lobed prostate. 



(12) The teeth are never as tubercular as in the dogs and bears. 



(13) An ali- sphenoid canal may be present or absent. 



23. In considering creatures which make up the cat's own sub- 



Fig. 199. THE AFRICAN CIVET (Fitvrra civetta) 



(Flower). 



a. Alt-sphenoid canal. 

 am. Meatus auditorius externus. 

 c. Condyloid foramen, 

 car. Carotid foramen. 



Fig. 200. THE PARADOXURE (Paradoxurus 



bondar) (Flower), 

 e. Eustachian canal. 

 L Foramen lacerum posterius. 

 o. Foramen ovale. 

 p. Par-occipital process. 



order, it may be well to begin with the large family of the YIVERRID^E. 

 This family includes a large number of forms, such as the African 

 civet and the Asiatic zibet ( Viverra] ; the genets (Gcnetta), of which 

 one is an inhabitant of Europe ; the paradoxures (Paradoxurus), 

 animals inhabiting Eastern India ; the ichneumons (Hcrpcstes) ; the 

 suricate (Ryz&na) ; the mangue (CrossarcJms) ; the animal named 

 Cynictis ; the long-whiskered, short-tailed creature, Cynogak, and 



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