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TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Thied Oeder: THE WINQ=HANDED ANIMALS. 



First Division : Flying Dogs {Ptcr- 

 opiiia) 79 



I. — Genus: Flying Dogs (Pteropus) "ji) 

 I'h&K.a.loag (P. eduHs) . ... 80 



2. — Genus: ii\gb.t-'Dog,s(Cynotiycten3) 79 



Egyptian Flying-Dog (C. CEgyp- 



tiacus) 81 



Second Division : The Smooth-Nosed 



'BaX% (Gynutoy/iiiia) 81 



I . — Genus : Long-eared Bats (Pleco- 82 



ins) 



Long-eared Bat {P. auritus) . 82 



2. — Genus : Night-Flyers ( Vesper- 



tilio) 82 



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*Daubenton's Bat ( V. dauben- 



tonii) 79 2. 



Mouse-Colored or Common Bat 



( V. niiirinus) 82 



3. — Genus : Noctules { Vesperugo) 

 *Pipistrelle ( V. pipistrellus). . 79 

 Noctule or Great Bat ( V. noc- 



ttila) 82 3. 



4. — Genus : Pug-Dog Bats (Synotus) 82 

 Barbastelle or Pug-Dog Bat (S. 

 barbastellus) 82 a. 



Third Division : Leaf-Jfosed or Blood- 

 sucking Bats (Isiiophora) .... 83 



I.— Genus : Vampires (Phyllostoma) . 84 



Chiroptera. 75. 



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Vampire Bat {P. spectrum) . . 84 

 -Genus : Horseshoe Bats (Rhino- 



lophus) 85 



Lesser Horseshoe Bat {R. hip- 



pocrepis) 85 



Greater Horseshoe Bat {R.fer- 



ruin-equinum) 86 



-Genus : Nose-leaf Bats {Mega- 

 derma) . . 86 



Lyre Bat {M. lyra) 86 



-Genus: Rhinopomes (Rhinopoma) S6 

 Egyptian Rhinopome (A*, mi- 



crophyllum) 86 



-Genus : Scotophiles (Scotopkilus\ 86 

 Welwitch's Bat (S. wetwitchii 86 



Fourth Order: THE BEASTS OF PREY. Garnivora. 87. 



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First Family : The Cat Family {Fe- 

 lidce) 88 



I, — Genus : Cats Proper {Felis) . . 92 

 Royal Tiger (F. tigris) . . 92 

 Clouded Tiger (F. nebulosa) . 99 

 Common Wild Cat {F. catus) . 99 

 *Marbled Cat {F. marmorata) . 99 

 Egyptian Qa.t(F. maniculata) . 102 

 Domestic Cat {F. maniculata 



domestica) 105 



Angora Cat (F. maniculata do- 

 mestica angorensis) . . . 105 

 Barbary Lion {F. leobarbarus).\o() 

 Senegal Lion (F. leo senegal- 



ensts) 106 



South African Lion (F. leo ca- 



pensis) 106 



Persian Lion (F. leo persicus) . 106 

 GuzeratLion (F. leoguzeraten- 



sis) 106 



Leopard (F. pardus) . . . 112 



Va.n'CD.ex {F. panther a) . . .112 

 Long-tailed Panther {F. va- 



riegata) 114 



Black Panther {F. melas). . 114 

 Snow Leopard or Ounce {F. 



uncia) 119 



Viverriue Cat (Z'". viverrina) . 119 

 Leopard Cat(^. bengalensis) . 119 



Serval {F. serval) 119 



Cougar or Puma (/^ concolor) . 120 

 Yaguarundi {F. yaguarundi) . 122 

 Jaguar (F. onza) . . . 124 

 Ocelot (F. pardalis) . . .128 



Pampas Cat (F. pajeros) . 128 



Marguay {F tigrinis) .... 129 

 Long-tailed Tiger Cat {F. ma- 



crura) 129 



S. — Genus : Lynxes (Lynx) . . . 129 

 Common Lynx(Z. vulgaris) 130 

 Pardine Lynx (L. pardinus) . 133 

 Peeshoo or Canadian Lynx (L. 



borealis) 133 



Red or Bay Lynx (Z,. rufus) . 133 

 Texas Lynx (L. macutata) . 133 

 Oregon Lynx {L./asciata) . .134 

 VlondaliynT^ {L.yioridanus) 134 

 Carolina Lynx (Z,. carolinen- 



sis) 134 



Caracal {L. caracal) 134 



Common Jungle Cat (L. chaus). 134 



3. — Genus: Cheetahs (Cy«az7Mr«j) . 135 



Asiatic Cheetah (C. jubatus) . 135 



Fahhad (C. guttatus) 135 



Spotted Cheetah (C. soemmet- 



ringii) 135 



Woolly Cheetah {C. laneus) . . 135 

 4.— Genus: Cryptoprocta (Crypto- 



procta) 138 



'Poassa. (C. Ferox.) 138 



Second Family : Civet Family 



( Viverridce) . . .... 139 



cat-footed civets. ( Ailuropoda) . 139 



I. — Genus : Civets Proper ( Viverra) 139 

 African Civet ( V. civetta) . 140 

 Asiatic Civet ( V. zibetha) . . 140 

 Lesser Civet ( V. malaccensis) 141 

 Common Genette ( V. genetta) 141 

 2. — Genus: Palm Cats (Paradoxurus) 142 

 Indian Paradoxure (P. niger) . 142 

 Common Paradoxure {P. her- 



maphroditus) 142 



Masked Paradoxure (/-". laiva- 



tus) 144 



dog-footed civets. (Cynopoda) 144 



3. — Genus : Mungooses (Herpestes) 144 

 Ichneumon (H. ichneum.on) . 144 



Mungo (H. mungo) 147 



Meloncillo (H. widdringlonii) 148 

 Banded Mungoos (H. fascia- 



tus) 150 



Crab Mungoos (H. urva) . . 150 

 4. — Genus : Dog-like Mungooses 



(Cynictus) 150 



Foxy Mungoos (C. penicillata) 150 



5. — Genus: Mangues (Crossarchus) 146 



Mangue (C obscurus) . . 146 



6. — Genus : Suricates (Suricata) . 150 



Suricate (S. tetradactyla) . .150 



Third Family : The Marten Family 



(Mustelidce) . ... 150 



THE martens. (Martidee) . 152 



I. — Genus : Martens Proper (il/ai^^/a) 152 

 Pine Marten (M. martes) . . 152 

 Stone Marten (Jf/. foina) . . 153 

 The Sable (A/, zibellina) . . . 154 

 American Sable (.1/. america- 



na) 156 



Fisher Marten (M. pennantii) 156 



2 — Genus : Foul Martens (Putorius) 156 

 Polecat (P. fastidus) .... 156 

 Tiger Polecat (P. sarmaticus) 156 



Ferret (P. furo) 158 



Weasel (/". vulgaris) . . . 159 



Ermine (P. erminea) .... 162 

 Mink or Nerz (P. lutreola) . . 164 

 American Mink (P. vison) . . 164 



3. — Genus: Gluttons ( C«fo) . . i66 



G\vM.on(G. borealis) . .' . 166 



4. — Genus : Grisons (Galictis) . . . 168 



Tyra (G. barbq.ra) 16S 



Grison (G. vittata) 168 



THE BADGERS. (MelidcB) 168 



5. — Genus : Badgers (Metes) . . . .168 

 Common Badger (M. taxus) . 169 

 6. —Genus: New World Badgers 



( Taxidea) 171 



American Badger (iT. Ameri- 

 cana) 171 



Mexican Badger (T. berban- 



dieri) 172 



7. — Genus : Honey Badgers (Dfelli- 



vora) . . 172 



Ratel (M. capensis) 172 



Indian Ratel (M. indica). . . 175 

 8. — Genus : Stinking Badgers (My- 



daus) 173. 



Teledu (M. meliceps) ... 173 



9. — Genus : Skunks (Mephitis) . . 173^ 



Surilho (M. suffocans) . . .174 



Skunk (M. vdrians) 174- 



lo.' — Genus: ZoriWas (Rhabdogale) . 175- 

 Cape Zorilla (R. mustelina) . 175- 



THE OTTERS. i^Lutridce) 176 



II. — Genus: Otters (Lit,trd). . . . 176 

 Common Otter (L. vulgaris) . 176 

 American Otter (_L. canaden- 

 sis) 179 



Mexian Otter (L. californica) . 179' 

 Peruvian Otter (L.felina) . . 179 

 Brazilian Otter (L. brasilienis) 179- 



12. — Genus : Sea Otters (Enhydris) . 179 

 Sea~ Otter (£, lutris) 179 



Fourth Family : The Hyaena Family 



(Hycznidce) i8^ 



I. — Genus : Hyaenas (Hycena) . . iS? 

 Spotted Hysena (H. crocuta) . 184 

 Brown Hyaena (H. brunnea) . 185 

 Striped Hyaena (ff. striata) . iS(r 



2. — Genus: Aard-Wolfs (Protetes) . 187 

 Aard-Wolf (P. lalandii) . .18/ 



Fifth Family : The Dog Family 



(CanidcE). . 187 



I. — Genus : Wolves (Canis) .... 18S 



Wolf (C. lupus) 190 



GusLra. (C. Jubatus) 191 



North American Wolf ( C. occi- 



dentalis) 194 



Jackal Wolf (C anthus) . 194 



Striped Wolf (C. adustus) . .196- 



Jackal (C a«^(?a5) . . . 1.96 



*Csipe Jacka.\(C.fnesomelas) . . 196 



Coyote (C. latrans) 197 



Raccoon Dog ( C. procyonoides).T.^?r 

 Crab-eating Dog (C. cancri- 



vorus) 19& 



Aguara (C. vetulus) 198 



Hyaena Dog ( C />zrf(<.s) . . . .199 



Kolsun (C. dukhunensis) . . . 200 



K$i\z.%(C. rutilans) . . . .200 



*Alpine Wolf (C a/^««ai) . . .203 



Dingo (C. dingo) 204 



Pariah Dog 206- 



DOMESTIC DOGS (Canis familiaris) 207 



I.— Group: Greyhounds (C.f.grajus).2\i 



Greyhound 215 



Greyhound of the Desert . . 216- 

 *Scotch Greyhound . . . 217 



Italian Greyhound 217 



African Naked bog (Cy. a/ri- 



cavus) 21S 



2. — Group: Mastiffs (C. /am. mo- 



lossus) . 2l8 



Danish Dog . . . 21& 



