136 PROF. ST.-GEORGE MIVART ON THE ©LUROIDEA. [Feb. 7, 
to the subursine section. It is true that the teeth have some resem- 
blance to those of Viverre; but this only results from the greater 
or less development of different cusps, being an adaptation to a more 
carnivorous diet.” 
He observes, as to Proteles', that it ‘‘ has the cranial characters 
common to the Cats and Hyznas: from the dentition, so singularly 
modified by arrest of development, but little evidence of zoological 
affinity can be adduced; I should therefore be rather inclined to 
consider it a modified Hyzena, since in the external characters it so 
closely resembles the animals of that genus.” As to the Hyeenas 
themselves, he declares himself disposed to consider them, judging 
from their cranial characters, as rather more approaching the Cats 
than the Viverre, but proposes to obviate the difficulties thus arising 
by a division of his family Fedide into three subfamilies, one for the 
Cats, another for the Viverre, and the third for the Hynas and 
Proteles. 
The characters and subdivisions of his family Felide are expressed 
as follows * :— 
Fam. Fevip&. 
Auditory bulla rounded, frequently showing indications of being 
divided into two parts. 
Paroccipital process flattened, and applied to the back part of the 
auditory bulla. 
Foramen condyloideum more or less concealed. Foramen gle- 
noideum very small or wanting. 
Czecum small or moderate, simple. Cowper’s glands present. 
Prostate gland salient. 
Subfam. ViverR1INA (confined to the Old World). 
A distinct alisphenoid canal (with very few exceptions). 
Auditory bulla distinctly subdivided. 
Canalis caroticus distinct, though sometimes only as a groove. 
Ateko 
True molars on each side 3 
Galictis. Cynogale. 
Ryzena. Paradoxurus. 
Cynictis. —_—_— 
Herpestes. Prionodon. 
a Genetta. 
Arctictis. Viverra. 
Subfaw. Hyanrna (confined to the Old World). 
No alisphenoid canal. 
Division of auditory bulla scarcely perceptible. 
Canalis caroticus indistinct, or very small. 
True molars on each side ! v ° ; premolars on each side _ 
Proteles. Hyena. 
1 Loe. cit. p. 82. ? Loe, cit. p. 86. 
