74 OSTEOLOGICAL GALLERY. 



The Aard-Wolf (Protdes cristatus), although in many respects 

 allied to the Hyseuas, yet differs in a most remarkable manner in 



'; Fig. 33. 



Skull of Proteles. 



its dentition and strength of jaws, the molar teeth being almost 

 rudimentary and the cranial crests entirely absent. 



The Civet -Cats and Mungooses together form the next family, 

 the Viverridce (Case 4, upper parts of Divs. E & F). They are in 

 all respects less highly specialized for carnivorous habits than the 

 Felicia, their teeth being more numerous and far weaker than 

 those of Cats. The most remarkable members of the family are 

 the Foussa (Cryptoprocta ferox) of Madagascar; and Eupleres 

 goudoti, from the same island, which has teeth very much reduced 

 in size, so as to resemble those found in the Order Insectivora. 

 There are also skeletons of the Spanish race of the well-known 

 Egyptian Mun goose (Herpestes ichneumon), of the African Civet 

 (Viverra civettd), of the Philippine Palm-Civet (Paradoxurus 

 philippinensis) , and others. 



[Case 5.] The Canida, or Dog tribe (Case 5, Divs. A to D), are all very 

 much alike in their osteological and dental characters ; their skulls 

 are more elongated than those of the Cats, and their teeth (fig. 27) 

 more numerous and less highly specialized. Not having the power 

 of retracting their claws, their toe-bones have none of the peculi- 

 arities of those of the Cats, but otherwise the bones of the skeleton 

 are generally similar. 



The teeth are usually 42 in number, viz. I. f, C. ^-, Pm. ^, M. f . 

 In one species, Icticyon venaticus, there are 38 only ; while in 

 another, the Long-eared Fox of South Africa (Otocyon megalotis}., 



