OP THE TOtSfGUES OF THE MAMMALIA. 



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In the latter are F. ho, F. tigris^ F. ■pard%is, F. pardalis, F. onca, 

 F. serval, F. vwer7'ina, F. bengalensis, and Cynodurus juhatus. 

 Tlie subdivision of the Felidse by other characters is given on 

 page 149. 



Family Hycenidce : — ^In H. striata the dorsal bounding zone of 

 small papillae is wide. The spinous patch begins far from the 

 apex, and is less extensive in proportion to the length of the 

 tongue than that of any of the Felidse ; the points of the papillae 

 spinosae are small. The division of the conical papillae behind 

 the patch into central and lateral tracts is not pei'ceptible. The 



Text-figure 21. 



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Hyaena str/sia, 



Proteles cn'status. 



The tongues of the Hysenidse, Protelidse, and Viverridse (No. 1). 



conical papillae on the base of the tongue arc divided into a 

 central band of large elements, and tw^o lateral tracts of small 

 ones. No papillae clavatae are present (text-fig. 21). 



Family Protelidce : — The tongue in Proteles cristatus is spatular, 

 and the spinous patch covers the whole anterior expanded part 

 (text-tig. 21). The papillae on the patch are circular or blunt- 

 pointed cones. The conical papillae behind the patch are very 

 small and are not divisible into central and lateral tracts. Basal 

 conical papilla are scanty, and no papillae clavatae are present. 



Family Viverridce : — The spinous patch is absent, small or well- 



