THE CONTEXTS. 



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Mailed Wolf (Canis jubatus), 

 CoNote or rrairic-wolf (Canis latrans), 

 Jackal or Dib (Canis aureus), 

 Slender Jackal (Canis anthus), . 



The Domestic Dog 



The Dingo (Canis dingo), , 



Group of the Fo.vts (sub-genus J'ulpcs), . 

 Black-backed Jackal (Canis mcsomclas), 

 Aguarachay (Canis Azar.u), 

 Fox (Canis \ulpes), .... 

 Corsac (Canis corsac). 

 White or Arctic Fox (Canis lagopus), 

 .Sahara Fox or Fennek (Canis zerda), . 

 ^■iverra Dog or Tanuki (Nyctereutcs viverrinus) 

 Long-eared Fox (Otocyon cafter). 

 Cape Hunting-dog (Lycaon pictus), . 



The Hyasnas (IlyajnidLi), .... 



Striped Hyivna (H)Kna striata), 

 Spotted Hya^ia (Hyxna crocuta), 

 Brown Hya;na (Hyana brunnea), 

 Earth-wolf or Aardwolf (Proteles Lalandii), 



The Cat Tribe (Feliaa), .... 



The Cheetahs or Hunting-leopards (Cy 

 urus, ....... 



Fahhad or Maneless Hunting-leopard (C 



urus guttatus), .... 

 Cheetah (C\'nailurus iiibatus). 



The True Felines (Felis), . 

 Felines of the Old Worhl, 



Lion (Felis leo). ..... 



Tiger (Felis tigris), .... 



African Panther (Felis Leopardus), 

 .Asiatic Panther (Felis Panthera), 

 Clouded Tiger (Felis lnacroscelis^, 

 Marbled Cat (Felis marmorata), 

 Fallow or Gloved Cat (Felis maniculata), 

 The Domestic Cat, .... 



Wild Cat (Felis catus), 

 \'iverrine Cat (Felis vivcrrina), . 

 Serxal (Felis Served), .... 



Felines of the Xeiv World, 



Jaguar (Felis onca), .... 

 Cougar or Puma (Felis concolor), 

 Ocelot (Felis pardalis). 

 Pampas Cat (Felis pajeros), 

 Brazilian Eyra (Felis eyra), 

 Jaguarondi (Felis jaguarondi), . 



The Lynxes (Lynx), .... 

 Booted Lynx (Lynx caligatus), . 

 Caracal (Lynx Caracal), 

 Polar Lynx (Lynx vulgaris), 

 Spanish Lynx (Lynx pardinus), . 



The Fossa (Crj-ptoprocta ferox), 

 The Viverrines (Viverrida), .... 



The Civets (.A.iluropoda), 



Common Genet (Genetta vulgaris), . 

 Civet Cats (Mverra Civetta and Zibetha), 

 Delundung or Linsang (Prionodon gracilis), 

 Paradoxures or Musangs (Paradoxurus), 



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Common Paradoxure (Paradoxurus tvpus), 

 Mampalon (C)-nogale BenncttiiX 



Thf. .Mangoustis (C\-nopoda), 



True Mangoustis (Herpestes), 



Egyptian Ichneumon (Herpestes Ichneumon), 



Gray Ichneumon or r\Iongoose(H erpestcsgriscus), 



Suricate (Rhyzxna tetradact\ la), 

 The Bears \Ui^ida), ..... 

 The Small Bears (Subursida, 



Cacamizli (Bassaris astuta), 



Crab-eating Raccoon (Procyon cancri\"orus), 



Mexican Raccoon (Procyon Hernandczi), . 



Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor), 



Coatis or Proboscis-bears (Xasua), 



Social Coati (Nasua socialis), 



Kinkajou (Cercoleptes caudivolvulus), 



Binturong (Arctictis binturong), . 



Panda (.\ilurus fulgens), .... 



.■\iluropus melanoleucus, .... 



The Large Bears (Ursida) 



Polar Bear i^Ursus maritimus), . 



Gray Bear or Grizzly (L'rsus lerox). 



Brown Bear (Crsus arctos). 



Black Bear (Ursus americanus), . 



Coco-nut Palm Bear (L'rsus malayanus). . 



Indian Black Bear or Sloth-bear (L'rsus labiatus), 



The Badger and Weasel Family (MusleliJa), 

 Group of the Bahgers (Melida), 

 Common Badger (Meles taxus). . 

 -American and Indian Badgers, . 

 Telagon or Stinking Badger i^Mydaus Telagon^ 

 Honey-badgers (Ratelus or ^lellivora), 

 Cape Ratel (Ratelus capensis), . 

 Skunks (Mephitis), ..... 

 Brazilian Skunk (Mephitis sufiocans), 



Group of the Martens (.Martida\ 



Glutton (Gulo borealis) 



Bush-dog (Icticyon venaticus), . 



Hyrares or Grisons (Galictis), 



Tayra (Galictis barbara), .... 



Grison (Galictis \ ittata), .... 



Martens (Mustela), 



Pine Marten (Mustela martcs), . 



Beech or Stone ]\Iarten (^Mustela foina). 



Sable (Mustela zobellina) 



American I\Iarten (iSIustela americana), 



Pekan or Canadian Marten (Mustela Pennanti), 



Polecats (Putorius), ..... 



Polecat (Putorius fcetidus), .... 



Ferret (Putorius furo), 



Tiger Polecat (Putorius sarmaticus), . 



Weasels (sub-genus Gale) 



Common Stoat or Ermine (Putorius erminea). 



Weasel proper (Putorius \ulgaris), 



^'isons (sub-genus Lutrcola), 



Siberian ^■ison (Putorius sibiricus), . 



European Vison (Putorius lutrcola), . 



.American ^■ison or ^link (Putorius \-ison), 



Lvnx-tooth (Lyncodon patagonicus), . 

 Group of the Otters (Lutrida), . 



European Otter (Lutra vulgaris). 



Sea-otter EnhN-dris marina). 



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