THE CONTENTS. 



Maned Wolf (Canis jubatus), 

 Coyote or Prairie-wolf (Canis latrans) 

 Jackal or Dib (Canis aureus), 

 Slender Jackal (Canis anthus), . 

 The Domestic Uog, . 

 The Dingo (Canis dingo), . 



Group of the Foxes (sub-genus Vulpes) 

 Black-backed Jackal (Canis mesomelas), 

 Aguarachay (Canis Azara;), 

 Fox (Canis vulpes), 

 Corsac (Canis corsac), 

 White or Arctic Fox (Canis lagopus) 

 Sahara Fox or Fennek (Canis zerda), 

 Viverra Dog or Tanuki (Nyctercutes viverrinus) 

 Long-eared Fox (Otocyon caffcr), 

 Cape Hunting-dog (Lycaon pictus). 



The Hysenas (Hyaenida), 



Striped Hyasna (Hyasna striata), 

 Spotted Hyaena (Hyaena crocuta), 

 Brown Hyxna (Hyaena brunnea), 

 Earth-wolf or Aardwolf (Proteles Lalandii), 



The Cat Tribe (Felida), 



The Cheetahs or Hunting-leopards (Cynail 

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Fahhad or Maneless Hunting-leopard (Cynail 



urus guttatus). 

 Cheetah (Cynailurus jubatus), 



The True Felines (Felis), . 

 Felines of the Old World, 

 Lion (Felis leo), . 

 Tiger (Felis tigris), 

 African Panther (Felis Leopardus) 

 Asiatic Panther (Felis Panthera), 

 Clouded Tiger (Felis macroscelis), 

 Marbled Cat (Felis marmorata), 

 Fallow or Gloved Cat (Felis maniculata), 

 The Domestic Cat, 

 Wild Cat (Felis catus), 

 Viverrine Cat (Felis viverrina), 

 Serval (Felis Serval), . 



Felines of the New World, 

 Jaguar (Felis onca), . 

 Cougar or Puma (Felis concolor). 

 Ocelot (Felis pardalis), 

 Pampas Cat (Felis pajeros), 

 Brazilian Eyra (Felis eyra), 

 Jaguarondi (Felis jaguarondi), 



The Lynxes (Lynx), 



Booted Lynx (Lynx caligatus). 

 Caracal (Lynx Caracal), 

 Polar Lynx (Lynx vulgaris), 

 Spanish Lynx (Lynx pardinus), 



The Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox), 

 The Viverrines (Viverrida), . 



The Civets (Ailuropoda), 



Common Genet (Genetta vulgaris). 

 Civet Cats (Viverra Civetta and Zibetha), 

 Delundung or Linsang (Prionodon gracilis), 

 Paradoxures or Musangs (Paradoxurus), . 



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Common Paradoxure (Paradoxurus typus), 

 Mampalon (Cynogale Benncttii), 



The MANGOUSTis(Cynopoda), 



True Mangoustis (Hcrpcstcs), . 



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Suricatc (Rhyzana tctradactyla), 



The Bears (Ursida) 



The Small Bears (Subursida, 

 Cacamizli (Bassaris astuta), 

 Crab-eating Raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus), 

 Mexican Raccoon (Procyon Hernandczi), . 

 Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor), . 

 Coatis or Proboscis-bears (Nasua), . 

 Social Coati (Nasua socialis), 

 Kinkajou (Cercoleptes caudivolvulus), 

 Binturong (Arctictis binturong), . 

 Panda (Ailurus fulgens), .... 

 Ailuropus melanoleucus, .... 



The Large Bears (Ursida) 



Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), . 



Gray Bear or Grizzly (Ursus ferox), . 



Brown Bear (Ursus arctos). 



Black Bear (Ursus americanus), . 



Coco-nut Palm Bear (Ursus malayanus), . 



Indian Black Bear or Sloth-bear (Ursus labiatus), 210 

 The Badger and Weasel Family (Mustelida), 

 Group of the Badgers (Melida), 



Common Badger (Meles taxus), . 



American and Indian Badgers, . 



Telagon or Stinking Badger (Mydaus Telagon), 



Honey-badgers (Ratelus or Mellivora), 



Cape Ratel (Ratelus capensis), 



Skunks (Mephitis), 



Brazilian Skunk (Mephitis suffocans), 

 Group of the Martens (Martida), 



Glutton (Gulo borealis). 



Bush-dog (Icticyon venaticus), . 



Hyrares or Grisons (Galictis), . 



Tayra (Galictis barbara), . 



Grison (Galictis vittata), 



Martens (Mustela), 



Pine Marten (Mustela martes), . 



Beech or Stone Marten (Mustela foina), . 



Sable (Mustela zobellina), 



American Marten (Mustela americana), 



Pekan or Canadian Marten (Mustela PennantiX 



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Polecat (Putorius fcetidus), 225 



Ferret (Putorius furo), 225 



Tiger Polecat (Putorius sarmaticus), . 



Weasels (sub-genus Gale), .... 



Common Stoat or Ermine (Putorius erminea), 



Weasel proper (Putorius vulgaris), 



Visons (sub-genus Lutreola), 



Siberian Vison (Putorius sibiricus), . 



European Vison (Putorius lutreola), . 

 American Vison or Mink (Putorius vison). 



Lynx-tooth (Lyncodon patagonicus), . 

 Group of the Otters (Lutrida), . 

 European Otter (Lutra vulgaris), 

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