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CHAPTER XIV.— Carnivores,— fonimuerf. 

 Civets, Aard-Wolf, and Ht^xas.— The Civet Tribe (FifemWw)— Fossa {prypio-proda)— 

 True Civets ( Firerra )— African Civet — Indian Civet — Burmese Civet— Javan Civet — 

 Basse— Genets (GeneHn)- Linsangs (Linsany) — Palm-Civets (Pnratfoxwrw;,-)— Indian 

 Palm-Civet— Malay Palm-Civets— Cliincse Palm-Civet— Small-Toothed Palm-Civets 

 (Ardogak) — Hemigales {HemigaU) — African Palm-Civet (A'ajirfuiw) — Binturong 

 (ylrrfirfis)— Cynogale {C'iinogak)—ll\mg,ooses (fl«ycsf<;s)— Egj-ptian Mungoose— Indian 

 Mungoose, and its Encounters with Snakes — Introduction of llimgooses into Sugar 

 Plantations— Crab-EatingMungoose— Other Species— Four-Toed Mungooses(C!/nic<is) — 

 Smooth-XosedMungooses(i?/»'HO(;a?<;) — Cusimanse (CcossnrcftHs) — The Meerkat (SHnca/a) 

 and its Interesting Habits — Madagascar Mungooses (Galididis and Eupleres) — Extinct 

 Civet-like Animals— Aard-Wolf (rroteleidce)—Kyxnas (iy;/<y«irf(s)— Characteristics- 

 Striped Hyaena— Bro-n-n Hytena — Spotted Hyscna- Extinct Species, 



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CHAPTER XV.— Carnivores 



i-ontinued. 



The Dog Tribe {Canido!). — General Characteristics, Distribution and Habits — Extent of the 

 • Genus {C'anis) — The WoK — Its Numerous Varieties and Wide Distribution — Habits 

 — Indian Wolf — Coyote— Antarctic Wolf — Kaberu— JackaLs — Black-Backed Jackal — 

 Side-Striped Jackal — Dingo — Domestic Dogs — Origin — Eskimo Dog — Hare Indian Dog 

 — Pomeranian Dog — Sheep-Dog — Collie — Drover's Dog — Pariah Dogs — English Grey- 

 hound — Italian Greyhound — Deerhound — Irish Wolf-Dogs — Other Greyhounds- 

 Hairless Dogs — Lurchers — Field-Spaniels— Irish Water-Spaniel — Setters — Retrievers 



— Newfoundlands — Bloodhound — Staghound — Foxhound — Harrier — Otterhound — 

 Beagle — Turnspit — Dachshund — Pointer — Dalmatian Dog — Mastiff— BiUl-Dog — BuU- 

 Terrier — Boarhound — Pugs — Tibet Dog— Fox-Terrier — Irish Terrier — Skye-Terrier — 

 Dandie Dinmont — Yorkshire Terrier — English Terrier — Poodle — Maltese Dog — 

 Jlexican Lap-Dog — Asiatic Wild Dog — Siberian Wild Dog — Indian Wild Dog — Malay 

 Wild Dog — Extinct Specie.s — Maned Wolf — Azara's Wild Dog — Crab-Eating Dog — 

 Short -Eared Dog — Raccoon Dog — The Foxes — The Common Fox — Grey Fox — Kit Fox 

 Arctic Fox — Desert Fox — Corsac Fox — Indian Fox — Hoary Fox — Asse Fox — Pale Fox 



— RuppeU's Fennec — Common Fennec — Cape Hunting-Dog (Lycaon) — Bush-Dog 

 {Idiajon) — Lalande's Dog (Odocyoti) — Extinct Dogs, ..... 



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