FELIDjE. — ecu. 343 



time, and magnanimous when not in need of food." The Common 

 House Cat, Felis domesticus Schreber, one of the smallest of the 

 Felidce, is a familiar representative of the group. 



a. Premolars 3:§, (anterior upper one wanting); tail less than half length of 

 body proper; ears triangular, tufted Lynx, 605. 



aa. Premolars .?», anterior upper one very small ; tail at least half as long as 

 the body (exclusive of head and neck); fur compact and glossy; ears 

 not tufted Felis, 606. 



605. LYNX Rafinesque. (Avy£, a wild cat.) 



1142. L. canadensis (Desmarest). Canada Lyxx. Feet very ""-^ 

 large, densely furred beneath in winter, concealing the small, naked 

 patches. Grayish hoary, waved with black; tail black at tip; no 

 distinct bars on inner side of legs ; larger than the next, with larger 



feet and longer fur. L. 39. T. 4^. X. Am. 



1143. L. rufus (Guldenstadt). American Wild Cat. Red- 

 dish, overlaid by grayish ; inner sides of legs with dark cruss-bands; 

 tail with a black patch at end above, preceded by half rings. L. 35. 

 T. 7. X. Am. 



606. FELIS Linnasus. Cats. (Lat., cat.) 



1144. F. concolor L. American Panther. Cougar. Puma. v~* 

 Above tawny brownish yellow : a wash of darker along dorsal line; 

 dirty white below : kittens spotted, their tails ringed; larger than 



a sheep. L. 90. T. 32. America, X. to Canada. (Lat., one- 

 color.) 



Order LIV. PROIATES. (The Anthropoid Mammals.) 



Both limbs marly or quite outside of the common integument of 

 the body: fingers and toes usually 5, the thumb sometimes wanting, 

 when present opposable to the others ; great toe with a depressed 

 nail ; teeth various, usually with distinct incisors, canines and mo- 

 lar- : clavicles completely developed ; shoulders distinct, well-sep- 

 arated ; brain large, the cerebrum and cerebellum highly developed; 

 parts of the brain well differentiated. Mamma; pectoral, except in 

 some lemurs. A large and varied order, the highest among animals, 

 comprising men, apes, baboons, monkeys, and lemurs. The lemurs 

 diverge in many respects from the other primates, and should per- 

 haps stand as a separate order (Prosimit). The structural pecu- 

 liarities of man are not numerous, and are mostly correlated with 

 the great development of the brain, the chief peculiarity character- 

 istic of the Hominidce. (Lat., primatus, the chief place.) 



Families of Primates. 



a. Hair on body little developed, except in certain specialized areas; body 

 erect in locomotion; great toe not opposable; dentition i. §; c. \ ; pm. §; 

 m. $ on each side; no gaps between the teeth. . . . Homimd.e, 203. 



