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472; Siphnfux, 472; Deomys, 473; Mus, 473: !75 ; 



Oolunda, 476 ; Uromys, 476 ; Chincromys, 476 ; Hapalotis, 

 476 ; Mastacomys, 476 ; Acanthomys, 476 ; Echinothrix, 477 : 

 Typklomys, 477 ; Cricetomys and Saccostomus, 477 ; Pithechirus, 

 477. Family SPALACIDJE, 477 ; Spalax, 477 ; Ehizomys, 477 ; 

 Bathyergus, 478 ; Georychus and Myoscalops, 478 ; Hetero- 

 cephalus, 478. Family GEOHYID^E, 478 ; Geomys, 478 ; 

 Thonwmys, 478 ; Dipodomys, 479 ; Perognathus and Hetcromys, 

 479. Family DIPODID^:, 479 ; Sminthus, 479 ; Zapus, 480 ; 

 Z>i/ws, 480 ; Alactaga, 480 ; Platycercomys, 480 ; Pedetes, 480. 

 Section HYSTRICOMORPHA, 480. Family OCTODOXTID^E, 480. 

 Ctenodactylus, 481 ; Pectinator, 481 ; Octodon, 481 ; Habrocoma, 

 482 ; Schizodon, 482 ; Ctenomys, 482 ; Spalacopus, 482 ; 

 Petromys, 482 ; Afyopotamus, 482 ; Capromys, 482 ; Aulacodus, 

 483 ; Plagiodon, 483 ; Lonchcres and Echinomys, 483 ; Mesomys, 

 483 ; Dactylomys, 483 ; Cercomys, 483 ; Carterodon, 484 ; 

 Fossil forms, 484. Family THERIDOMYID.E, 484. Family 

 HYSTRICID.E, 484 ; Erethizon, 484 ; Synetheres, 485 ; CJuetamys, 

 486 ; Hystrix, 486 ; Atherura, 487 ; Trichys, 487. Family 

 CHINCHILLID.E, 487 ; Chinchilla, 487 ; Lagidium and Lagosto- 

 mus, 488 ; Extinct genera, 488. Family CASTOROIDIDJ;, 488 ; 

 Castoraides, 488. Family DASYPROCTID^, 488 ; Dasyprocta, 

 488 ; Ccelogenys, 489. Family DIXOMYID^E, 489 ; Dinomys, 489. 

 Family CAVIID^B, 489 ; Cltma, 489 ; Dolichotis, 490 ; Hydro- 

 choerus, 490 ; Extinct genera, 491. 



Suborder DUPLICIDENTATA . . . . .491 



Family LAGOMYID.E, 491 ; Lagmnys, 491. Family LEPO- 

 RID.E, 492 ; JSejnts, 492. 



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THE ORDER CARNIVORA . . . . 496 



Suborder CARXIVORA VERA . . . . .497 



Section ^ELTTROIDEA, 501. Family FELID.E, 502 ; /'e^is, 

 502 ; Cyncelurus, 523 ; Extinct genera, 523. Family VIVER- 

 RID^E, 525 ; Cryptoprocta, 525 ; Viverra, 526 ; /bssa, 527 ; 

 Genelta, 528 ; Prionodon, 530 ; Poiana, 531 ; Paradoxurus, 

 532 ; Arctogalc, 533 ; Hemigale, 533 ; Arctictis, 534 ; Nandinia, 

 534 ; Cynogale, 534 ; Herpestes, 535 ; Helogale, 537 ; Bdeogale, 

 537 ; Cynictis, 537 ; Rhinogale, 537 ; Crossarchus, 537 ; Suricata, 

 538 ; Galidictis, Galidea, and Hemigalidea, 538 ; JSupleres, 

 538 ; Extinct genera, 539. Family PROTELEID.E, 539 ; Proteles, 

 539. Family HY^NID^:, 540 ; Hyaena, 540. Section CYNOIDEA, 

 544. Family CANIDJE, 544 ; Cams, 546 ; Lycaon, 553 ; Icticyon, 

 553; Otocyon, 554; Extinct genera, 555. ecW0ARCTon>EA, 556. 

 Family URSIDJ:, 557 ; tfams, 557 ; Melursus, 560 ; ^Eluropus, 

 560 ; Extinct genera, 561. Family PROCYONID.E, 562 ; 

 dUlurus, 562 ; Procyon, 564 ; Bassaris, 566 ; Bassaricyon, 566 ; 

 Nasua, 566 ; Cercoleptcs, 567. Family MUSTELID.E, 567 ; 



