SYNOPSIS OP THE CASIDJE. £99 



GENUS II.— HY.^NA. 



THE HYENAS. 

 Incisors -■> canine - — ,? cheek-teeth -^^' =34. 



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Canines exceedingly robust; the carnassicr molar 

 with three cutting edges on the outside, a small 

 tubercle within ; below, the carnassier bicuspidate, 

 without inner tubercle ; jaws powerful ; tongue acu- 

 leated; ears large; toes four; pouch beneath the 

 tail ; mane on the back. Inhabit Africa and South- 

 ern Asia. 



HycBua vulgaris. The Striped Hyasna; Canis Hysena, Linn. 



The Naked Hyajna. 



H.fusca, The Bro\ra Hyajna. 



H.villosa The Strand Hyajna, Smith. 



H. crjcuta, The Spotted Hytena ; Canis crocuta ; 



Quimbengo of Guinea. 



GENUS III.— PROTELES. 

 I.NXisoRS ^5 canines-^' molars ti _^ 30^ 



supposed to be imperfect. Head small ; ears long, 

 pointed ; body deep ; tail with a coarse brush ; legs 

 long, slender; toes five before, four behind; cha- 

 racter partaking of hyeena and civet ; pouch ? In- 

 habits Southern Africa. 



Froteks Lalandii^ Vivcrra hysenoides, Cvv. 



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