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MAMMALS 
CHAPTER XVI.—CarnivorEs,—continued. 
Brars (Urside).—General Characteristics -Distribution—The Typical Bears (Ursus)—Polar 
Bear—Brown Bear—Crowther’s Bear—Grizzly Bear—American Black Bear—Hima- 
layan Black Bear—Spectacled Bear-—Malayan Bear—Extinct Cave-Bear—The Sloth- 
Bear (Melursus)—The Parti-coloured Bear (4¢luropus)—Extinct Bear-like Genera, 
CHAPTER XVII.— CarRnivorgis, -—-contenued. 
THE Raccoon TRIBE (Procyonidw).—Distinctive Features of Raccoons—Their Peculiar Distri- 
bution—The Panda (4lwrus)— Raccoons (Procyon)—Habits—Crab-Eating Raccoon— 
Cacomistles (Bassaris)— Coatis (Nasua)—The Kinkajou (Cercoleptes), 
CHAPTER XVIII.—Carnivores, —continued. 
THe WEASEL TRIBE (Mustelide)—Characteristics and Distribution—Tayra and Grison (Galictis) 
-—Martens, Polecats, and Weasels (Mustela)—Pine-Marten—Beech-Marten—Sable- 
American Marten—Fisher-Marten—Indian Marten—Polecat —Sarmatian Polecat— 
Black-Footed Polecat —Ferret—Weasel—Stoat or Ermine—Other Species— Extinct 
Forms — Mink—Its Fur in commerce — Siberian Mink—South African Weasel 
(Pecilogale)—Glutton or Wolverene (Gulo)—The Skunks (Mephitis and Conepatus)— 
Common Skunk—Long-Tailed Skunk—Lesser Skunk— White-Backed Skunk—Fossil 
Skunks—-The Cape Polecat (etony«x)—Ferret-Badgers (Helictis)—Ratels (Mellivora)— 
Fossil Species —The American Badger (Taxidea)—Common Badger (Meles)—The 
Malayan Badger (Mydaus)—The Sand-Badger (Arctonyx)—Otters (Lutra)—European 
Otter—- Habits— Tame Otters—Otter-Hunting— North American Otter — Brazilian 
Otter—Feline Otter—Smooth Indian Otter—Hairy-Nosed Otter—Clawless Otter— 
African Otters Spotted Necked Otter-—-Extinct Otters—The Sea-Otter (Lataz), 


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