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DR. C. P. SONNTAG ON THE ANATOMY 



Family PROCYONiDiE. 



Procyon lotor : — Five pairs of papillfe, or twelve papillse in a V 



(text-fig. 23). 

 Nasua narica : — Four to eight pairs of papillae in a V (text-fig. 23). 

 Geixoleptes caudivolvulus : — Ten papillae in V-formation (text- 



fig. 22). 

 jElurus fulgens : — Ten or twelve papillse in a V (text-fig. 23). 



Family UrsiDjE. 



Ursns maritimus : — Two pairs of papillse, or ten papillfe in a V- 



,, arctos : — 16 papillfe in a v. 



,, mnericanus : — 20 papillae in a semicircle. 



,, fuscus : — Ten pairs of papillae. 



,, mcdayanus : — Seven to thirteen papillae. 



,, lahiatus : — 16 or 17 papilla3 in a v. 

 Melursus iirsinus : — Ten pa.pillfe in a V. 



The papillae are round or oval on plan and cylindrical or conical 

 on elevation in all except Meles meles in which globular forms are 

 present. The vallum is smooth, granular o]- lobulated, and the 



Text-figure 23. 



Nasua naricS. 

 The tongue of Nasiia and the arrangements of the vallate papillse in the 

 Mustelidse and Ursidfe. 



fossa is closed or patulous. In a specimen of Meles meles (text- 

 fig. 23) the mucosa over the papillfe is brown and tesselated ; but 

 this appearance was absent in five specimens. The Valiums may 

 be in contact (text-fig. 23) or separated by intervals. Numerous 

 taste-buds are present. 



Tlhe fungiform papillce may be just visible to the naked eye, or 



