CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



PAGE 



ZOOLOGICAL POSITION OF THE CAT FAMILY, 

 WITH A DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF THE VARIOUS 

 FELINE SPECIES 1 



CHAPTER II. 



AN OUTLINE OF THE ANATOMY OF THE DOMES- 

 TIC CAT 21 



CHAPTER III. 



THE ORIGIN OF THE DOMESTIC CAT AND ITS 

 VARIETIES. 



The Wild Cat 32 



The Egyptian Cat 34 



LONG-HAIRED CATS. 



The Angora 40 



The Persian 41 



SHORT-HAIRED CATS. 



The Tortoise-shell 46 



The Tortoise-shell-and- White 49 



The Brown Tabby 53 



The Spotted Tabby 56 



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