vi PREFACE 



freely from the list of books to be found in 

 the Bibliography. The illustrations are drawn 

 mostly from St. George Mivart's book, " The 

 Cat;" from "Our Cats/' by Harrison Weir, 

 F.R.H.S. 5 from Chauveau's " Anatomy" and 

 Raillet's " Zoologie." I am especially indebted 

 to ARTHUR ERWIN BROWN, Esq., superinten- 

 dent of the Zoological Gardens of Philadelphia, 

 for editing the chapter upon the Zoology of 

 the Feline Species ; and I am glad to avail my- 

 self of this public opportunity of repeating my 

 thanks to him. 



RUSH SHIPPEN HUIDEKOPER. 



New York College of Veterinary Surgeons, 



154 East Fifty-seventh Street, 



New York, April 16, 1895. 



