The Raccoon Family — The Bassarisk — The Coatis 

 —The Panda— The Kinkajou or Potto— The 

 Raccoon or Raton 203-206 



Aquatic Mammals^The Pinnipeds — Seal and Wal- 

 rus — Hair Seals or Sea Dogs — Pur Seals or Sea 

 Bears — Sea Lions or Eared Hair Seals — Dif- 

 ferent Species of True and Eared Seals — Hair 

 Seal Fisheries — Alaska Seal Rookeries — The 

 Hauling Grounds — The Breeding Season — Gov- 

 ernment Restrictions — Driving and Killing — 

 Different Varieties of Fur Seal — Selection of 

 Skins — Distinguishing Characteristics of Vari- 

 ous Species 207-244 



Insectivora — Peculiarities and Dentition — The 



Mole— The Desman 244-249 



The Marsupials or Pouched Mammals — A Distinct 

 Class — Opossums — Australian Marsupials — 

 Bandicoot — Dasyure — Koala — The Common 

 Phalanger (Australian Opossum) — The Kan- 

 garoos — The Wallabies — Kangaroo Rats and 

 Hares 250-265 



The Monotremata — EggAayiug Mammals — Struc- 

 tural Peculiarities— The Platybus— Echidna. .266-267 



The Primates — Bimana and Quadrumana — Illustra- 

 tions — Different Families — Apes — Baboons — 

 Monkeys — Marmosets — Lemurs — Common 

 Monkeys— The Aye-Aye and Tarsier 268-276 



The Beaver — Largest and Most Interesting Rodent 

 — No Generic connection with other Mammals 

 — Ingenuity and Intelligence — Beaver Dams 

 and Their Construction — Beaver Lands — Com- 

 mercial Uses 277-283 



The Chinchilla Family — Limitation of Range — 

 Qualities — Real Chinchillas — Bastards — Chin- 

 chillones — Viscachas 284-285 



The Rodentia or Gnawers — ^Largest Order of the 

 Mammalia — How They are Characterized — 

 Habits and Coloration — The Hare Family 

 and the Rabbits — The Rat and Mouse Tribe — 

 Dormouse — Hamster — Lemming — Muskrat and 

 Nutria — The Squirrel Family; Tree Squirrels, 

 Flying Squirrels, Ground Squirrels, Chipmunk, 

 Spermophile, Marmot and Gopher 286-308 



The Ungulata or Hoofed Mammals — True Rumin- 

 ants — The Buffallo — American Bison — ^Yak — 

 Musk Ox — Domestic Oxen — ^Rocky Mountain 

 Goat — Camels — Antelopes — The Deer Family 

 — The Goat Family — The Horse, Its Ancestors 

 and Kin — The Sheep Family and its Value 

 to Mankind 309-364 



