82 LECTURE III. 



the grinders not flattened at the top, but are of a 

 lobated and sharpened form; the claws also with 

 which the feet- are furnished are sharp, and more 

 or less curved in the different species. 



The first genus of the Ferce or predacious 

 quadrupeds, (if we exclude that of Phoca or Seal, 

 which will be more properly stationed in a dif- 

 "' fei^ent division), is that of Canis or Dog 3 this 

 comprehends all the animals of the Dog tribe : 

 it consequently consists of the common Dog, 

 with all its numerous varieties ; the Hycena, of 

 which there are two distinct kinds ; the Fo.v, of 

 \vhich many varieties exist ; the Wolf, so common 

 •and so destructive in many parts of the northern 

 world j and the Jackall, peculiar to Eastern and 

 Southern regions. The chief character of the 

 Dog tribe, consists in having six front-teeth above 

 and below ; the middle ones in the upper jaw, 

 and the side ones in the lower jaw lobated : the 

 grinders are six or seven on each side : the toes, 

 or divisions of the fore-feet are five in number, 

 and of the hind-feet four. To these characters 

 may be added that the visage is of a lengthened 

 shape. 



Next succeeds the genus Fdis or Cat, compre- 



