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Cuandu (see Coendou ). Glires, Erethizontid:e. 
Cuati Liais, 1872. Fer:e, Procyonide. 
Climats, Géol., Faune et Geog. Botanique, Brésil, 427, 1872. 
Emendation of Coati Lacépéde, 1799. ‘‘Lacépéde a adopté pour nom générique 
de ces animaux, en latin et en francais, le nom de Coati, qu'il serait plus correct 
d'écrire Cuati d'aprés l'étymologie indienne. C'est le nom le plus convenable 
à adopter pour ce genre, auquel Storr a donné celui de Nasua, . . . consti- 
tuant un barbarisme latin à la fois mauvais et inutile." — (Lrars.) 
Cuica Liars, 1872. Marsupialia, Didelphyide. 
Climats, Géol., Faune et Geog. Botanique, Brésil, 328, 330, 1872. 
Species 8, from tropical America: Didelphis myosuros, D. murina, D. pusilla, D. 
cinerea, D. lanigera, D. crassicaudata, D. tricolor, and D. tristriata, ‘‘dont la poche 
est incomplete et les poils d'une seule espéce.”’ 
Cuica: Indian name, from coo, animal; and gyeíca or ica, gummy-——in allusion to 
the appearance of the new-born young in the pouch while still attached to the 
breast of the mother. 

Cultridens CnorzgT, 1887. Fere, Felidz. 
* ORoizET, in Huot’s Nouv. Cours Elément. Géol., I, 265, 1837". (fide WATERHOUSE 
MS.); CnorzET & Jopert, in Bronn's Lethzea Geognostica, II, 831, 1278, 1838. 
Type: Ursus cultridens issidorensis Croizet & Jobert, from the Pliocene of France. 
Name antedated by Megantereon Croizet & Jobert, 1828; by Machairodus Kaup, 
1833; and by Steneodon Croizet, 1833. s 
Extinct. 
Cultridens: Lat., culter, cultri, knife; dens, tooth—in allusion to the upper canines. 
Cuniculus Brisson, 1762. Glires, Dipodid:e. 
Regnum Animale in Classes IX distrib., 2d ed., 13, 98-104, 1762; Merriam, 
Science, new ser., I, No. 14, p. 376, Apr. 5, 1895 (type fixed). 
Type: Cuniculus cauda longissima Brisson (= Dipus alactaga Olivier= Mus jaculus 
Pallas), from southern Russia and south western Siberia. 
Cuniculus: Lat., rabbit. 
Cuniculus Meyer, 1790. Glires, Leporid:e. 
Mag. f. Thiergesch., I, pt. 1, 52-53, 1790; GroaEnR, Hand- u. Hilfsbuch Natur- 
gesch., I, 104, 1841; Gray, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist., 3d ser., X X, 224-225, 
Sept., 1867. 
Species, 7: Lepus campestris Meyer ( — Lepus cuniculus), Cuniculus domesticus, C. 
angorensis, C. argenteus ( — var. 6 cuniculi leporis Erxleben), C. russicus (= var. 
7 Erxleben, and 6 Gmelin), Lepus dauricus Erxleben, from Europe; and 
L. brasiliensis Erxleben, from Brazil. 
Name preoccupied by Cuniculus Brisson, 1762, a genus of Dipodidee. 
Cuniculus WaGtrEr, 1830. Glires, Muridze, Microtine. 
Nat. Syst. Amphibien, 21, 1830; Oken's Isis, 1832, 1220; Cours, Mon. N. Am. 
Rodentia, 243-251, 1877 (type fixed). 
Species, 3: Mus lemmus Pallas, M. torquatus Pallas (type), and M. aspalax Pallas. 
Name preoceupied by Cuniculus Brisson, 1762, a genus of Dipodid:e; and by 
Cuniculus Meyer, 1790, a genus of Leporidze. (See Dicrostonyx Gloger, 1841; 
Misothermus Hensel, 1855; Borioikon Poliakoff, 1881; and Tylonyx Schulze, 1897. ) 
Cuon Honason, 1838. Fere, Canidee. 
Ann. Nat. Hist., I, 152, Apr., 1838. 
Cyon AGassiz, Nomenclator Zool., Index Univ., 113, 1846; 2d ed., 326, 1848; 
Brawronp, Fauna British India, Mamm., pt. 1, 142-147, June, 1888. 
Type: Cuon primevus ( — Canis primevus Hodgson) from Nepal, India. 
Cuon: «ocv, dog. 
Cursus (see Coescoes). Marsupialia, Phalangeridee. 
Curtodon (see Kurtodon). Marsupialia, Amphitheriidee. 
