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CONTENTS. 



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European Lynx . . .49 

 Cat Common, or Bay Lynx 50 

 Canadian or Halifax Bay 



Lynx . . . .51 

 Caracal, or Ked Cat . . 52 

 Cheetah . . . .53 

 Bush Cat, or African Civet 



Cat 55 



Chinese Bush or Civet Cat . 56 

 Common Genet . . .57 

 Blotched Genet ... 58 

 Mountain Cat . . .58 

 Two-spotted Paradoxure . 59 

 Woolly Paguma ... 60 

 Egyptian Ichneumon . 61 

 Dusty Ichneumon . . 61 

 Grey Ichneumon . . 61 

 AardWolf. ... 62 

 Spotted Hyaena . .62 



Esquimaux Dog . .63 

 Dingo . . . .65 

 Common or European Wolf 65 

 American Wolf . . .68 

 Indian Wolf ... 72 

 Prairie Wolf, or Coyote . 72 

 South American Wolf . 73 

 Siberian or Chinese Dog . 74 

 Japanese Wolf ... . 75 

 Chinese Wolf . . .75 

 Common Fox . . .76 

 Norway Ked Fox . . 80 

 American Red Fox . . 81 

 American Cross Fox . . 86 

 American Silver Fox . . 87 

 White Fox .. - . . 89 

 Blue Fox . :*' 93 

 Kitt Fox . . . .95 

 Grey Fox, or Virginian Fox 97 

 Prairie Fox . . .99 

 Steppe, or Afghan Fox . 100 

 Persian Fox . . . 100 

 East Indian Fox . . 101 

 Azara's Fox . . . 101 

 Cape Fox . . . .101 



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Common Jackal . . 102 

 Black-backed Jackal . 102 

 Eacoon-like Dog . . 103 

 Baum Marten, or Pine 



Marten . . .104 



tone Marten . . . 106 

 Perwitsky . . .107 

 American Marten . . 108 

 Fisher, or Canadian Marten 111 

 Afghan Fisher . . .113 

 Kolinsky .... 114 

 Japanese Marten . . 115 

 Russian Sable . . .116 

 Mink . . . .118 

 Russian Mink . . . 120 

 Fitch, or Polecat . . 121 

 Russian Fitch . . .123 

 Ermine, or Stoat . . 123 

 Wolverine, or Glutton . 127 

 Cape ZoriUa . . .130 

 Ratel .... 130 

 Cape Ratel . . .130 

 American Badger . . 131 

 Badger . . . . 133 

 Chinese Badger . . 136 

 Japanese Badger . . 136 

 Skunk .... 137 

 Civet Cat, or Little Striped 



Skunk .... 140 

 South American or Chilian 



Skunk . . ... 141 

 European Otter . . 142 

 China Otter . . .144 

 Indian or Calcutta Otter . 145 

 West African Otter . . 145 

 Cape Otter . . .146 

 South American Otter . 146 

 American Otter . . 146 

 Sea-Otter . . . .148 

 Racoon .... 152 

 South American or Crab- 



eating Racoon . . 155 

 Cashmere Racoon . . 155 

 Panda 156 



