4.72 MAMMALIA. 



acute, the fourth cutting on the outer side, the fifth large and 

 tuberculous ; the body is thick ; legs very short ; feet with five 

 toes and strong nails ; muzzle moderately long ; ears short and 

 round ; eyes small ; tail very short, with a pouch under it, con- 

 taining a fetid secretion. 



Taxus Vulgaris. — The Badger. — Plate VII. fig. 5. — De- 

 scribed, vol. II. p. 526. 



Genus 47 GuLO. — Cuvier. 



Generic Character. — Incisory teeth |, canines \-\, molars 

 *2g or l^ J total 36 or 38. The three first molars in the up- 

 per jaw, and the four first in the lower, are small, succeeded by 

 a larger carnivorous or cutting tooth, and small tuberculous 

 teeth at the back ; the body low ; head moderately elongated ; 

 ears short and round ; tail short ; feet with five toes, armed 

 with crooked nails. 



Gulo arcticus. — The Wolverene, or Glutton. — Plate IX. 

 fig. 6 — Described, vol. II. p. 286. 



Genus IS.— Ratelus. — F. Cuvier. 



Generic Character. — Incisors ^, canines Jl}, molars j^sJ to- 

 tal 28. Canines very thick and strong, somewhat triangular; in 

 the upper jaw two false molars, with pointed and conical crowns ; 

 one lanceolate and one tuberculate ; lower jaw with three false 

 molars, anterior to a broad lacerator; body thick, depressed ; legs 

 stout and short ; five toes on each foot, nails slightly arched and 

 retractile ; without external ears ; snout prolonged ; muzzle 

 naked ; tongue rough. 



Ratelus mellivorus. — The Ratel. — Plate IX. fig. 9. — Fur 

 dull ash-gray above, under parts of a deep black; hair stiff 

 and wiry; a stripe of light gray passes from behind the ears 

 along each side, forming a boundary between the colours of 

 the back and lower parts; claws on the fore feet extremely 

 long and powerful, the middle three being longer than the 

 others. Length nearly three feet, including the tail. Inhabits 

 Africa. A variety is found in Asia, differing only in wanting 

 the lateral light gray stripe. 



Tribe II.— Digitigrades. 

 Beasts of prey, which walk on their toes only. 



