The Raccoon Family The Bassarisk^Jle 



The Panda The Kinkajou or Potto The 

 Raccoon or Raton 203-206 



Aquatic Mammals The Pinnipeds Seal and Wal- 

 rus Hair Seals or Sea Dogs Fur Seals or Sea 

 Bears Sea Lions or Eared Hair Seals Dif- 

 ferent Species of True and Eared Seals Hair 

 Seal Fisheries Alaska Seal Rookeries The 

 Hauling Grounds The Breeding Season Gov- 

 ernment Restrictions Driving and Killing 

 Different Varieties of Fur Seal Selection of 

 Skins Distinguishing Characteristics of Vari- 

 ous Species 207-244 



Insectivora Peculiarities and Dentition The 



Mole The Desman 244-249 



The Marsupials or Pouched Mammals A Distinct 

 Class Opossums Australian Marsupials 

 Bandicoot Dasyure Koala The Common 

 Phalanger (Australian Opossum) The Kan- 

 garoos The Wallabies Kangaroo Rats and 

 Hares 250-265 



The Monotremata Egg-laying Mammals Struc- 

 tural Peculiarities The Platybus Echidna . .266-267 



The Primates Bimana and Quadrumana Illustra- 

 tions Different Families Apes Baboons 

 Monkeys Marmosets Lemurs Common 

 Monkeys The Aye-Aye and Tarsier 268-276 



The Beaver Largest and Most Interesting Rodent 

 No Generic connection with other Mammals 

 Ingenuity and Intelligence Beaver Dams 

 and Their Construction Beaver Lands Com- 

 mercial Uses 277-283 



The Chinchilla Family Limitation of Range- 

 Qualities Real Chinchillas Bastards Chin- 

 chillones Viscachas 284-285 



The Rodentia or Gnawers Largest Order of the 

 Mammalia How They are Characterized 

 Habits and Coloration The Hare Family 

 and the Rabbits The Rat and Mouse Tribe- 

 Dormouse Hamster Lemming Muskrat and 

 Nutria The Squirrel Family; Tree Squirrels, 

 Flying Squirrels, Ground 'Squirrels, Chipmunk, 

 Spermophile, Marmot and Gopher 286-308 



The Ungulata or Hoofed Mammals True Rumin- 

 ants The Buffallo American Bison Yak- 

 Musk Ox Domestic Oxen Rocky Mountain 

 Goat Camels Antelopes The Deer Family 

 The Goat Family The Horse, Its Ancestors 

 and Kin The Sheep Family and its Value 

 to Mankind . 309-364 



