DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES. 



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4 fourth or hindmost, m, molars, 1 first 

 or foremost, 2 second, 3 third or hind- 

 most, d. deciduous molars, 1 first or 

 foremost, 2 second, 3 third, 4 fourth. The 

 typical number of teeth in the placental 

 Carnivora and Vngulata is : — 



l—i 



1—1 "" 4—4 



m. 



3-3 



3—3 



= 44. 



The teeth that are wanting in the formulae 

 which fall short of this number may be 

 known, in the figures, by the letters and 

 numerals of those that are present. 



PLATE 126. 



Fig. 1. — Teeth of the Indian Civet (Vi- 

 verra indica). Figs. 2 & 3. Crowns of last 

 premolar and of the true molars of left 

 upper and lower jaws. Fig. 4. Left series 

 above and below of Bennett's Water-civet 

 (Cynogale Bennettii), showing the inter- 

 locking of the crowns of the teeth, when 

 the jaws are closed. Fig. 5. Crowns of 

 last premolar and two true molars of 

 Cynogale Bennettii. Fig. 6. Teeth of the 

 striped Hyaena (Hyana vulgaris), (^ nat. 

 size). Fig. 7. Crowns of last two premolars 

 and of the single molar, upper jaw. Fig. 8. 

 Crowns of last premolar and last true 

 molar, lower jaw. De Blainville. Fig. 9. 

 Left ramus of fossil lower jaw of a young 

 Cave Hyaena (Hycena spelcea) showing 

 the three deciduous molars, 1, 2, 3; and 

 the crowns of some of the permanent 

 teeth. Original. 



PLATE 127. 



Fig. 1. — Teeth of a Leopard (Felts Leo- 

 par dus), % nat. size. Fig. 2. Crown of 

 last premolar (sectorial) and of the single 

 molar, upper jaw, of a Tiger, nat size. 

 Fig. 3. Crown of single true molar (sec- 

 torial) lower jaw. Fig. 4. Left upper 



and lower jaw of a young Lion (Felis Leo) 

 with the deciduous teeth, and the germs 

 of the permanent ones displayed from the 

 inner side. Rousseau. Fig. 5. Outline 

 of skull and lower jaw of Machairodus 

 megantereon, with the teeth (\ nat. size). 

 De Blainville, after Bravard. Fig. 6. Back 

 or cutting and serrate edge of the crown 

 of the upper canine of Machairodus lati- 

 dens. Original. 



PLATE 128. 



Fig. 1. — Premolars and molars, left side of 

 both jaws of the Taira (Galictis Barbara). 

 Fig. 2. Crowns of last premolar and 

 single molar, upper jaw of Galictis bar- 

 bara. Fig. 3. Crowns of the two true 

 molars, lower jaw of Galictis barbara. 

 Fig. 4. Premolars and true molars, left 

 side of both jaws of the Otter (Lutra vul- 

 garis). Fig. 5. Crowns of last premolar 

 and of single true molar, upper jaw of 

 the Otter. Fig. 6. Crowns of the 

 two true molars, lower jaw of the 

 Otter, (the second is marked m 1, it 

 should be m 2). Fig. 7. Dental series, left 

 side of both jaws of the Glutton, (Gulo 

 luscus). Fig. 8. Crowns of last premolar 

 (sectorial) and of the single true molar. 

 Fig. 9. Crowns of first true molar (sec- 

 torial) and second true molar (tubercular) . 

 Fig. 10. Crowns of premolars and single 

 true molar, left side, lower jaw, of the 

 Ratel (Mellivora capensis). Fig. 11. 

 Crowns of the teeth of the left side, upper 

 jaw, of a Skunk (Mephitis Humboldtii). 

 Fig. 13. Crowns of the teeth of the left 

 side of both jaws of the Indian Badger 

 (Arctonyx). De Blainville. Fig. 12. 

 Crowns of the teeth of the left side of 

 both jaws of the Sea Otter (Enhydra ma- 

 rina) . Original. 



