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• German Mastiff 218 



Bulldog 220 



Boxer 221 



Pug 221 



Dog of Tibet 221 



3. — Group: Badger Dogs (Canisfam- 



iliaris vertagus) 221 



English Turnspit 222 



Otter-Hound 222 



4. — Group: Hounds (Canis fain, sa- 



gax) 222 



Pointers 223 



♦Retriever 220 



German Bloodhound .... 224 



Staghound 224 



Foxhound 224 



Beagle 224 



5. — Group : Spauiels (Canisfam. ex- 



irarius) 224 



King Charles 225 



Blenheim 225 



Newfoundland 225 



St. Bernard 226 



Poodle 227 



6. — Group: Terriers (Canis /am. 



gryphus) 229 



Skye Terrier 229 



7. — Group : Domestic Dogs Proper — 



(Canis familiaris domcstictts)i2C) 

 Sheep dog 229 



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Spitz 230 



Eskimo 230 



the foxes 232 



2. — Genus : Foxes ( Vulpes) .... 232 

 Common Fox ( V. vulgaris) . . 232 



Red Fox ( V.fulvus)) 237 



Long-tailed Fox ( V. macrurus) 237 



'K.iX'Po-x.(V.velox) 238 



Arctic Fox ( V. lagopus) '. . . 238 



Corsac ( V. corsac) 239 



Fennec ( V. zerdo) 240 



Gray Fox — ( V. cinereoargen- 



talus) 241 



Coast Fox ( V. littoralis) . . . 243 

 3. — Genus: Long-eared Foxes (Oto- 



cyon) 241 



Long-eared Fox (O. megalotis) 241 



Sixth Family: Bear Family (Ursi- 

 dce) 243 



THE LARGE BEARS (Ursina) . 244 



1. — Genus: Bears Proper (Ursus) . 244 

 Brown Bear ( U. arclos) . . . 244 

 Barren Ground Bear ( U. rich- 



ardsonii) 250 



Grizzly Bear (U. cincreus) . .250 

 Cinnamon Bear (U. cinnamon- 

 ens') 252 



Black Bear ( U. americanus). . 252 



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Black Himalayan Bear- ( U. 



Torquatus) 253 



Malayan Bear(£/. malayanus) 254 



Polar Bear (U. maritimits) . . 254 



2. — Genus : Sloth Bears (Melursus) . 260 



Sloth Bear (M. labiatus). ... 260 



cat-like bears (Ailurina) . idi, 



3. — Genus : Cat-Pawed Bears (Ailur- 



opus) 264 



Ailuropus (A. melanolcucus) . 264 

 4. — Genus : Cat-Bears Proper (Ai/u- 



rus) 264 



Panda (A./ulgens) ..... 264 



5. — Genus : Binturongs (Arctitis) 264 



Binturong (A. binturong) . . 264 



the small bears (Procyonincr). 264 



6. — Genus : Raccoons (Procyon) . . 264 



Raccoon (P. lotor) 264 



Crab-eating Raccoon (P. cancri- 

 vorus) 268 



7. — Genus : Long-nosed Bears (Na- 



sua) 269 



Coata (N. rufa) 269 



Narica (N. naricd) 270 



8. — Genus: Kinkajous (Cercoleptes) 271 

 Kinkajou (C. caudivohmlus) . 27 1 



9. — Genus : Cacomixles (Bassaris) . 272 

 Cacomixle (B. astuia) .... 272 



Fifth Order: THE SEALS OR FIN=FOOTED ANIHALS. Pinnipedia. 273. 



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First Family: Ordinary Seals Crested or Bladder- Nose Seal Second Family: Walrusc9 ( Ttic/te- 



(Phocidce) 275 (C. crislata) 279 chidce) 282 



_ _ „ . . „, , _ « •. in v >u Genus : Walruses ( Trichechus) . 282 



1.— Genus : Common Seals (Phoca) 27S 3.— Genus : Elephant Seals (Macro- Walrus ( T rosmarus) 282 



Common Seal (P. vitulina) . 278 rhinus) 279 * ,''*'" 



Caspian Seal (P. caspica) ... 278 Elephant Seal (M. leomnus) . 279 Third Family : Eared Seals (Otar- ^ 



Saddle-Back Seal (P. green- 4.-Genus: Narrow-nosed Seals Genus : Eared Seals '(6%*rw) ' 



^"dtca) 278 (Stenorhynchus) 277 Sea Lion (Q . stelleri) .... 286 



2.— Genus: Hooded Seals (Cysto- * Sea Leopard (S. leptonyx) . .277 Sea Bear : (O. ursina) . . . . 288 



phora) 279 Monk Seal (S. albiventer) . . 278 Southern Sea Lion (O.jubala) 288 



Sixth Order: THE INSECT- EATING ANIflALS. Insectivora. 289. 



First Family : 

 ceidce) .... 



Hedgehogs (Erina- 



289 



Genus : Hedgehogs (Erinaceus) . . . 289 

 Common Hedgehog (E. europ- 

 &us) 290 



Second family : Moles ( Talpida) . 294 



1. — Genus: Moles ( Talpa) 



Common Mole ( T. europaa) . 295 



2. — Genus : Shrew-Moles (Scalops) . 295 

 American Mole (S. aquaticus) 295 

 Prairie Mole (S. argenlatus) . 295 



3.— Genus: Spade-footed Shrew- 

 Moles (Scapanus) 296 



Hairy-tailed Mole (S. breweri) 296 

 Oregon Mole (S. townsendi) . 296 



4. — Genus: Star-Nosed Moles (Condy- 



lura) 296 



Star-Nosed Mole (C. cristata) . 296 



Third Family : Tupaias ( Tupaiidce) 296 



Genus : Tupaias ( Tupaia) . . . 296 

 Tana ( T. tana) 296 



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Fourth Family : Long-Legged Shrews 

 (Macroscelididce) 296 



Genus : Elephant Shrews (Macros- 



celides) 296 



Elephant Shrew (M. typicus) . 296 



Fifth Family: Spiny Hedgehogs 



(Centetida) 297 



Genus : Spiny Hedgehogs (Cen- 



tetes) 297 



Tanrec (C. ecaudatus) .... 297 



Sixth Family : Shrews (Soricida) . 297 



shrews proper (Soricincz) .... 299 



1. — Genus : Shrews (Sorex) .... 299 

 Common Shrew (S. vulgaris) . 299 

 Broad-Nosed Shrew (S. plaly- 



rhinus 300 



Marsh Shrew (S. palustris) . . 302 

 Giant Shrew (S. bendiri) . . . 302 

 Dwarf Shrew (S. personaia) . .302 

 2. — Genus: West Indian Shrews (Sol- 



enodon) 298 



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Almiqui (S. cubanus) 298 



3. — Genus : Mole Shrews (Blarina) . 300 



Short-tailed Mole Shrew (B. 



brevicauda) 300 



4. —Genus : Field Sh rews ( Crocidura ) 302 



Domestic Shrew (C. aranea) . 302 



Etruscan Shrew (C. suaveolens) 302 

 5.— Genus: Water Shrews (Crosso- 



pus) 302 



Water Shrew (C./odiens) . . . 302 



the desmans (Myogalince) 303 



6.— Genus : Beaver Shrews (Myo- 



gale) 303 



Almizilero (M. pyrenaica) . . 303 

 Desman (M. moschata) .... 303 

 7. — Genus : Neurotrichus (Neuro- 



Menus) 304 



Neurotrichus {JV. gibbsii) . . 304 



Seventh Family : Colugos (Galeopi- 

 thecidcE) 304 



Genus : Colugos (Galeopithecus) 304 

 Colugo (C. volans) 304 



Seventh Order: THE RODENTS OR GNAWING ANIHALS. Rodentia, 305. 



First Family: Squirrels (Sciuridcr) 306 



THE TRUE SQUIRRELS (Sciurincz) . . 306 



I. — Genus : Tree Squirrels (Sciurus) 306 

 Common Squirrel (S. vulgaris) 306 

 Chickaree Squirrel (S. hudson- 



ius) 310 



Gray Squirrel (S. carol inensis) 310 



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Arizona Gray Squirrel (S. ari- 

 zonensis) 310 



Chestnut-backed Gray Squir- 

 rel (S. aberti) 310 



California Gray Squirrel (S. 

 fossor) 310 



Black Squirrel (S. niger) . . . 310 



Fox Squirrel (S. ciuereus) . . 310 



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Western Fox Squirrel (S. lu- 

 dovicianus) 310 



Little African Squirrel (S. 



minutus) 311 



2. — Genus : Flying Squirrels (Pter- 



omys) 311 



Taguan (P. pclaurista) .... 311 



Liatuga [P. volans) 312 



