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Cat, the parent stock of which is the Nubian cat 

 (Felis Tnaniculata), a native of Nubia and the Soudan. 

 The Wild Cat (Felis catus) is larger than the common 



Fig. 14. — Skull of Domestic Cat. 



kind, and has a thicker tail. Formerly it was 

 tolerably common in Britain, but now only occurs in 

 a few thinly populated districts. 



The Lynx (Felis Lynx), found at one time in Germany, still lives 

 in the Carpathians, and in Switzerland, but occurs more commonly in 

 Scandinavia, Denmark, and Bussia. 



Family : Canidse (Dog Family). 



Head longer than in cats ; canines and carnassials 

 relatively less developed. Two tuberculated molars 

 on each side of each jaw. Claws not so sharp as 

 those of cats, and cannot be drawn back (i.e. are non- 

 retractile). Fore-foot five, hind-foot four toes. Tongue 

 smooth. 



The various races of the Domestic Dog belong here. 



The wolf {Cams lupus) is no longer an inhabitant of Britain or 

 Germany, but sometimes crosses the German frontier from Kussia. 

 Galicia, Hungary, the Alps, and the Ardennes, especially in winter> 

 and preys upon the larger domestic animals. 



The remaining example is — 



