6. Molars f'|- or ^'.^', no foramen (as in the next); tail 



usually long and hairy ; (squirrels, etc.) ScmRm^, 10. 



66. Molars f if to f if-; zygomatic process of upper jaw with 



a foramen ; (rats and mice). . . MjmiDM, 14. 



ft Fur with stifif spine-like bristles ; toes with long, curved 



claws SpAi/ACOPODiD.ai, 15. 



** Incisors ■§■ ; the middle upper incisors large, grooved, the outer 

 ones small; teeth 28; tail very short; ears long. 



LEFOBn>.£, 16. 



F. FAMILIES OP MARSUPIALIA. 



* Tail long, prehensile, nearly naked ; feet plantigrade ; incisors 

 •f;f ; teeth 50 Didelphidid^b, 17 



OEDEE A.-OAE:t;riYOE;A. 



(The Wlesh-Eate/rs or Ferce.) 



FAMILY I.— FELID^, 



(TTie Cats.) 



Digitigrade Carnivora with the toes 5-4; claws com- 

 Jjressed, very sharp, retractile; palms and soles hairy, 

 with naked pads under each toe and the b all of the foot. 

 Body compact; head short, broad and rounded. Dentition 

 i. f;!; c. \:\; pm. |:| or f if ; m. ^'{=30 or 28; canine teeth 

 long and sharp; teeth all strongly trenchant; tongue with 

 short, retrorse papillae. General aspect cat-likfe. A well- 

 known group comprising about fifty species, found in all 

 parts of the world excepting Australia and its islands. 



* Premolars f if , anterior upper one very small ; tail at least half 

 as long as the body (exclusive of head and neck) ; fur compact 

 and glossy; ears not tufted Faus, 1. 



** Premolars f f, (anterior upper one wanting); tail less than 

 half length of body proper ; ears triangular, tufted. Lynx, 8. 



