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of these bones, that they belonged to a species different from 

 those which now exist. 



The habits, however, of this ancient hysena exactly resembled 

 those of the modern hyaenas. A passage of Busbequius, de- 

 scriptive of their habits, has been quoted by Dr. Buckland : 

 " Sepulchra suffodit, extrahitque cadavera portatque ad suam 

 speluncam, juxta quam videre est ingentem cumulum ossium 

 humanorum, veterinariorum et reliquorum omne genus anima- 

 lium;' 



If the Kirkdale hyaenas did not accumulate human bones with 

 those of the herbivora abounding there, it is very clear that the 

 Imman species did not exist in the time and place in question. 

 The bones of hyaenas have been found in other caverns of 

 England, such as Oreston and Rugby, with the large bones 

 already described, proving the coeval existence of this carni- 

 vorous animal with the great pachydermata in our island, as 

 well as on the continent. 



It is enough to observe, in a few words, that the fossil hyaena 

 was nearly one-third larger than the largest of the existing 

 species. In the structure of the teeth it more nearly resembled 

 the Cape than the Abyssinian hyaena. The muzzle was also 

 shorter and stronger than in either of the last, and the bite 

 must consequently have been more powerful. 



We shall conclude by extracting from Dr. Buckland the 

 various localities on the continent in which hyaenas'* bones were 

 found. 



In the caves of Muggendorf, in Franconia, with bears and 

 tigers. 



In the Hartz forest, with similar bones, in Scharzfield, and 

 Baumann's Hohle. 



At Sundwich, in Westphalia, with the bones of carnivora, 

 and some remains of deer and rhinoceros. 



In France near Fouvent, in the department of Doubes, with 

 remains of elephant, rhinoceros, and horse. 



At Kostritz, in the valley of the Elster, in Saxony, with 

 carnivorous and herbivorous bones. 



