TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



603 



German Mastiff . . ...... 218 



Bulldog 220 



Boxer 221 



Pug 221 



Dog of Tibet 221 



3.— Group: Badger Dogs {Canisfam- 



iliaris vertagus) . . . .221 

 Englisli Turnspit ... 222 



' Otter-Hound .... . 222 



4.— Group : Hounds {Cams /am. sa- 



gax) ■ . . . 222 



Pointers 223 



*Retriever 220 



German Bloodhound . . . 224 



Staghound 224 



Foxhound . . . 224 



Beagle 224 



5. — Group : Spaniels (Canis/am. ex- 



trarius) . . 224 



King Charles 225 



Blenheim 225 



Newfoundland 225 



St. Bernard 226 



Foodie 227 



6. — Group: Terriers (Canis fam. 



gryphus) 229 



Skye Terrier 229 



7. — Group : Domestic Dogs Proper — 



( Canis familiaris domesticus)22<) 

 Sheep dog 229 



Spitz . 

 Eskimo 



THE FOXES 



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. 230 

 . 230 



. 232 



2. — Genus : Foxes ( Vulpes) . . . 232 

 Common Fox ( V. vulgaris) . . 232 

 Red Fox ( V.fulvus)) . . . . 237 

 Long- tailed Fox ( V. macrurus) 237 

 K.\\.'BoiL{V.velox) . . . . 238 



Arctic Fox ( V. lagopus) . . . 238 



Corsac ( V. corsac) 239 



Fennec ( V. zerdo) 240 



Gray Fox — ( V. cinereo-argen- 



taius) 241 



Coast Fox ( V. littoralis) . . . 243 



3- — Genus: Long-eared Foxes {Oto- 



cyon) 241 



Long-eared Fox (O. megalotis) 241 



Sixth Family: Bear Family (Wrsz- 



d^) 243 



The large bears (Ur sines) . 244 



I. — Genus : Bears Proper (Ursus) . 244 

 Brown Bear ( U. arcios) , . . 244 

 Barren Ground Bear ( U. rich- 



250 

 250 



ardsonii) 



Grizzly Bear ( U. cinereus) . . 

 Cinnamon 'Bsax (U. cinnamon- 



eus) 



Black Bear ( C/. aftiericanus). . 



252 

 252 



pagS 

 Black Himalayan Bear— ( (J. 

 Torquaius:) .... . . a-53 



Malayan Bear (6'^ matayanus) 254 



Polar Bear ( U. maritimus) . . 254 



2. — Genus : Sloth Bears (Melursus) . 260 



Sloth Bear [M. labiatus). . . . ido 



CAT-LIKE BEARS {AilurincE) . 264 



3. — Genus : Cat-Pawed Bears {Ailur- 



opus) 264 



Ailuropus (A. melanoleucus) . 264 

 4. — Genus : Cat-Bears Proper (Ailu- 



rus) 264 



Panda (A.fulgens) 264 



5. — Genus : Binturongs (Arctitis) 264 

 Binturong (A. oinlurong) . , 264 



THE SMALL BEARS {Procyonifics). 264 



6. — Genus : Raccoons (Procyon) . . 264 



Raccoon {P. lotor) 264 



Crab-eating Raccoon (/". cancri- 

 varus) 268 



7. — Genus : Long-nosed Bears {Na- 



sua) .... . 269 



Coata {N. ru/a) . . . . 269 



Narica (A^. narica) . . 270 



8. — Genus : Kinkajous (Cercoleples) 271 

 Kinkajou (C. caudivolvulus) . 271 



9. — Genus : Cacomixles (Bassaris) . 272 

 Cacomixle {B. astuta) .... 272 



Fifth Order: THE SEALS OR FIN=FOOTED ANIHALS. Pinnipedia. 273. 



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First Family : Ordinary Seals 

 (Phocidis) 27s 



I. — Genus : Common Seals {Phoca) 278 



Common Seal {P. vitulina) . 278 



Caspian Seal {P. caspica) . . . 278 



Saddle-Back Seal {P. grasn- 



latidica) . 278 



3. — Genus : Hooded Seals (Cysto- 



phora) 279 



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Crested or Bladder-Nose Seal 

 (C cristata) 279 



3. — Geuus : Elephant Seals {Macro- 



rhinus) 279 



Elephant Seal {M. leoninus) . 279 



4. — Genus : Narrow-nosed Seals 



(Stenorhynchus) ...... 277 



*Sea Leopard {S. leptonyx) . . 277 

 Monk Seal (S. albiventer) . . 278 



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Second Family : Walruses ( Triche- 



chida) ... 282 



Genus : Walruses ( Trichechus) . 282 

 Walrus ( T. rosmarus) .... 282 



Third Family : Eared Seals {Otar- 



iidcE) 286 



Genus : Eared Seals (Oiaria) . 

 Sea Lion {O. stelleri) . . . 286 

 Sea Bear : (O. ursina) .... 288 

 Southern Sea Lion (O.jubata) 288 



Sixth Order: THE INSECT- EATING ANIflALS. Insectivora. 289. 



First Family : 

 ceida) . . . 



Hedgehog's {Erina- 



289 



Genus : Hedgehogs (Erinaceus) . . . 289 

 Common Hedgehog {E. europ- 

 ceus) 290 



SECOND family : Moles ( Talpidez) . 294 



I. — Genus : Moles ( Talpa) 



Common Mole ( T. europcsa) . 295 



2. — Genus : Shrew-Moles (Scalops) . 295 

 American Mole (S. aquaticus) 295 

 Prairie Mole (S. argentatus) 295 



3.— Genus: Spade-footed Shrew- 

 Moles {Scapanus) 296 



Hairy-tailed Mole (5. breweri) 296 

 Oregon Mole {S. townsendi) . 296 



4. — Genus: Star-Nosed Moles (Cb«a^j/- 



lura) 296 



Star-Nosed Mole {C. cristata) 296 



Third Family : Tnpaias ( Tupaiida) 296 



Genus : Tupaias ( Tupaia) . . 296 

 Tana ( T. tana) 296 



Fourth Family ; Long-Legged Shrews 

 {Macroscelidida) 296 



' Genus : Elephant Shrews (Macros- 



celides) 296 



Elephant Shrew {M. typicus) . 296 



Fifth Family: Spiny Hedgehogs 



(Centetidcs) 297 



Genus : Spiny Hedgehogs (Cen- 



tetes) . 297 



Tanrec (C. ecaudatus) .... 297 



Sixth Family : Shrews (Soricida) . 297 



shrews proper (SoricincB') .... 299 



I. — Genus : Shrews (Sorex) .... 299 

 Common Shrew [S. vulgaris) . 299 

 Broad-Nosed Shrew (S. platy- 



rhinus . 300 



Marsh Shrew (S. palustris) . . 302 



Giant Shrew (S. hendiri) . . . 302 



'Dvia.riS'htem{S.personata) . .302 



2 . — Genus : West Indian Shrews {Sol- .. 



enodon) 298 



Almiqui {S. cubanus) 298 



3. — Genus : Mole Shrews (.5/aW«a) . 300 



Short-tailed Mole Shrew {B. 



brevicauda) 300 



4. — Genus : Field Shrews ( Crgcidura ) 302 



Domestic Shrew {C. aranea) . 302 



Etruscan Shrew ( C. suaveolens) 302 

 5.— Genus: Water Shrews (Crosso- 



pws) 302 



Water Shrew {C. fodiens) . . . 302 



THE DESMANS {Myogalina) . 

 Shrews 



303 



{Myo- 



6. — Genus: Beaver 



gale) 303 



Almizilero {M. pyrenaica) . . 303 

 Desman {M. moschata) .... 303 

 7. — Genus : Neurotrichus {Neuro- 



trichus) 304 



Neurotrichus {N. gibbsii) . . 304 



Seventh Family : Colugos {Galeopi- 

 thecidcs) 304 



Genus : Colugos {Galeopithecus) 304 

 Colugo {G. volans) 304 



Seventh Order: THE RODENTS OR GNAWING ANIHALS. Rodentia. 305. 



First Family: Squirrels {Sciurida) 306 



■The true squirrels {Sciurtnce) . . 306 



J.— Genus : Tree Squirrels {Sciurus) 306 

 Common Squirrel {S. vulgaris) 306 

 Chickaree Squirrel {S. hudson- 



ius) 310 



Gray Squirrel (5. carohnensis) 310 



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Arizona Gray Squirrel {S. ari- 

 zonensis) 310 



Chestnut-backed Gray Squir- 

 rel (5. aberti) 310 



California Gray Squirrel (S. 

 fossor) 310 



Black Squirrel {S. niger) . . . 310 



Fox Squirrel (S. cinereus) . . 310 



Western Fox Squirrel {S. lu- 

 dovicianus) 310 



Little African Squirrel (5. 



minutus) 311 



2. — Genus : Flying Squirrels {Pter- 



omys) . . . .311 



Taguan {P. petaurista) . . 311 



Liatuga [P. volans') .... 312 



