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TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Third Order: THE WING-HANDED ANIMALS. 



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First Division : Flying Dogs (Pter- 

 opina) 79 



I.— Genus: Flying Dogs (Pteropus) 79 

 The Kalong(/>. cdiitis) . ... 80 



2. — Genus: Night-Dogs (CynomycUris) 79 



Egyptiau Flying-Dog (C. cegyP- 



fiacus) 81 



Second Division : The Smooth-Xosed 

 Bate (Gytmrnvrhina) 81 



I. — Genus: Long-eared Bats (Pleco- 82 



tus) 



Long-eared Bat (P. auritus) . 82 

 2. — Genus : Night-Flyers ( Vesper- 



alio) 82 



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*Daubenton's Bat (V. daubcn- 



lonii) 79 2. 



Mouse-Colored or Common Bat 



( V. minimis) 82 



3. — Genus : Noctules ( / csperugo) 

 *Pipistrelle ( V. pipistrellus). . 79 

 Noctule or Great Bat ( V. noc- 



tula) 82 3. 



4. — Genus : Pug-Dog Bats (Synolus) 82 

 Barbastelle or Pug-Dog Bat (S. 

 barbastellus) 82 . 



Third Division : Leaf-Xosed or Blood- 

 sucking Bats (Isliophora) 83 



1.— Genus: Vampires (Phyllostoma) . 84 



Chiroptera. 75. 



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Vampire Bat (P. spectrum) . . 84 

 -Genus : Horseshoe Bats (Rhino- 



lophus) 85 



Lesser Horseshoe Bat (A', hip- 



pocrepis) 85 



Greater Horseshoe Bat (R.fer- 



rum-cquinum) 86 



-Genus : Nose-leaf Bats (Mega- 



derma) 86 



Lyre Bat (M. lyra) 86 



-Genus: Rhinopomes (Rhinopoma) 86 

 Egyptian Rhinopome (R. tni- 



crophyllum) 86 



-Genus : Scotophiles (Scotoplii/us) 86 

 Welwitch's Bat (S. welwitchii 86 



Fourth Order: THE BEASTS OF PREY. Carnivora. 



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First Family : The Cat Family (Fe- 

 lida) 88 



I. — Genus : Cats Proper (Felis) . . 92 

 Royal Tiger (F. tigris) ... 92 

 Clouded Tiger (F. nebulosa) . 99 

 Common Wild Cat (F. calus) . 99 

 ♦Marbled Cat (F. marmorata) . 99 

 Egyptian Q.*\.(F. maniculata) . 102 

 Domestic Cat (F. maniculata 



domestical 105 



Angora Cat (F. maniculata do- 



mestica angorensis) .... 105 

 Barbary Lion (F. leo barbarus). 106 

 Senegal Lion (F. leo senegal- 



ensis^ 106 



South African Lion ( F. leo ca- 



pensis) 106 



Persian Lion (F. leo persicus) . 106 

 Guzerat Lion (F. leoguzeraten- 



sis) 106 



Leopard (F. pardus) 112 



Panther (F. panlhera) . . .112 

 Long-tailed Panther (F. va- 



riegata) 114 



Black Panther (F. melas). . .114 

 Snow Leopard or Ounce (F. 



uncia) 119 



Viverrine CsA(F. viverrina) . 119 

 Leopard Cat(.F. bengalensis) . 119 



Serval (F. serval) 119 



Cougar or Puma (F.concolor) . 120 

 Yaguarundi ( F. yaguarundi) . 122 



Jaguar (F. onza) 124 



Ocelot (F. pardalis) 128 



Pampas Cat (F. pajeros) . . .128 

 Marguay (F. tigrinis) .... 129 

 Long-tailed Tiger Cat (F. ma- 



crura) 129 



j. — Genus : Lynxes (Lynx) . . . 129 

 Common Lynx(Z.. vulgaris) .130 

 Pardine Lynx (L. pardinus) . 133 

 Peeshoo or Canadian Lynx (L. 



borealis) 133 



Red or Bay Lynx (L. ru/us) . 133 

 Texas Lynx (L. maculaia) . 133 

 Oregon Lynx (L.fasciata) . . 134 

 Florida Lynx (L.floridanus) . 134 

 Carolina Lynx (L. Caroline n- 



sis) 134 



Caracal (L. caracal) 134 



Common Jungle Cat (L. cliaus).i$4 



3. — Genus : Cheetahs (Cynailurus) . 135 



Asiatic Cheetah (C.jubatus) . 135 



Fahhad (C. guttalus) 135 



Spotted Cheetah (C. soemmet- 



rmgii) 135 



Woolly Cheetah IC. laneus) . . 135 

 4. — Genus: Cryptoprocta (Crypto- 



procla) 138 



Foussa (C. Ferox.) 138 



Second Family : Civet Family 



{Viverrida?) 139 



CAT-footed civets. (Ailuropoda) . 139 



1. — Genus : Civets Proper ( Viverra) 139 

 African Civet ( V. civetta) . . 140 

 Asiatic Civet ( V. zibetha) . . 140 

 Lesser Civet ( V. malaccensis) 141 

 Common Genette ( V. genetta) 141 



2. — Genus: Palm Cats (Paradoxurus) 142 

 Indian Paradoxure (Z 3 . niger) . 142 

 Common Paradoxure (P. her- 



maphroditus) 142 



Masked Paradoxure ( P. laiva- 

 lus) 144 



dog- footed civets. (Cynopoda) . .144 



3. — Genus : Mungooses (Herpestcs) 144 

 Ichneumon (H. ichneumon) , 144 



Mungo (H. mungo) 147 



Meloncillo (H. widdringlonii) 14S 

 Banded Mungoos (H. fascia- 



tus) 150 



Crab Mungoos (H. urva) . . 150 

 4. — Genus : Dog-like Mungooses 



(Cynictus) 150 



Foxy Muugoos (C. penicillata) 150 



5. — Genus: Mangues (Crossarchus) 146 



Mangue (C. obscurus) . . . 146 



6. — Genus : Suricates (Suricala) . . 150 



Suricate (S. tetradactyla) . .150 



Third Family : The Marten Family 



(Mustelida) 150 



the martens. (Marlidce) . . . 152 



1. — Genus: Martens Proper (Mustcla) 152 

 Pine Marten (M . martcs) , . . 152 

 Stone Marten (M. foina) . . 153 

 The Sable (AL zibcllina) ... 154 

 American Sable (.1/. amcrica- 



na) 156 



Fisher Marten (M. pcnnantii) 156 



2 — Genus: Foul Martens (Pu/orius) 156 



Polecat (P. fcetidus) 156 



Tiger Polecat (P. sarmaticus) 156 



Ferret (P. furo) 158 



Weasel {P. vulgaris) 159 



Ermine (P. erminca) .... 162 

 Mink or Nerz (P. lulreola) . . 164 

 American Mink (P. vison) . . 164 



3. — Genus: Gluttons (Gulo) . . . .166 

 Glutton (G. borealis) 166 



4. — Genus : Grisons (Galiclis) . . . 168 



Tyra (G. barbara) 168 



Grisou (G. vitlala) 168 



the badgers. (Melidcr) 168 



5. — Genus : Badgers (Meles) . . . .168 

 Common Badger (M. taxus) .169 

 6. — Genus: New World Badgers 



( Taxidea) 171 



American Badger (>7*. Ameri- 

 cana) 171 



Mexican Badger ( T. berban- 



dicri) 172 



7. — Genus : Honey Badgers (Melli- 



vora) 172 



Ratel (M. capensis) 172 



Indian Ratel (3L indica). . . 173 

 8. — Genus : Stinking Badgers (My- 



daus) 173 



Teledu (M. meliceps) . . . 173 



9. — Genus : Skunks (Mephitis) . . 173 



Surilho (M. suffocans) . . . .174 



Skunk (M. varians) 174 



10. — Genus : Zorillas (Rhabdogale) . 175 

 Cape Zorilla (R. mustelina) . 175 



the otters. (Lulridce) 176 



11. — Genus: Otters (Lulra) 176 



Common Otter (L. vulgaris) . 176 

 American Otter (Z.. canaden- 

 sis) 179 



Mexian Otter (L. californica) . 179 

 Peruvian Otter (L.felina) . .179 

 Brazilian Otter (L. brasilienis) 179 



12. — Genus : Sea Otters (Enhydris) . 179 

 Sea Otter (E. lutris) 179 



Fourth Family : The Hyrena Family 



(Hyccnida?) iSz 



1. — Genus : Hyaenas (Hyccna) . . . 182 

 Spotted Hyaena (H. crocuta) . 184 

 Brown Hyaena (H. brunnea) , 185 

 Striped Hyaena (H. striata) . 186 



2. — Genus: Aard-Wolfs (Proleles) . 187 

 Aard-Wolf (P. lalandii) ... 187 



Fifth Family : The Dog Family 



(Canida) 187 



1. — Genus : Wolves (Canis) .... 188 



Wolf (C. lupus) 190 



Guara (C. jubatus) 191 



North American Wolf (C. occi- 



dentalis) 194 



Jackal Wolf (C. anthus) . . .194 

 Striped Wolf (C. adustus) . .196 



Jackal (C. aureus) 196 



*Cape Jackal(C mesomelas) . .196 



Coyote (C. latrans) 197 



Raccoon Dog ( C. procyonoides). 198 

 Crab-eating Dog (C. cancri- 



varus) 198 



Aguara(C. vetulus) 198 



Hyaena Dog ( C. pictus) . . . .199 

 Kolsuu (C. dukhunensis) . . . 200 



Adjag(C. rutilans) 200 



*Alpiue Wolf (C. alpinus) . . .203 



Dingo (C. dingo) 204 



Pariah Dog 206 



domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) 207 



1. — Group: Greyhounds (C.f.grajus).2 15 



Greyhound 215 



Greyhound of the Desert . .216 



*Scotch Greyhound 217 



Italian Greyhound 217 



African Naked Dog (C.f. a/ri- . 



cavus) 218 



2. — Group: Mastiffs (C. /am. mo- 



lossus) 218 



Danish Dog .... ... 218 



