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front teeth small in a row between the canines. Toes pro- 

 vided with claws. Brain large, well developed. 



a. Limbs modified for swimming and useless for walking - , 

 hind feet not capable of being- turned forward (The 

 True Seals). Family Phocidae. 



aa. Limbs fitted for walking-, 

 b. Hind feet with 4 toes. 



c Claws capable of being withdrawn into a sheath, 



muzzle broad and short, teeth not more than 30 



(The Cats). Family Felidae. 



cc. Claws blunt, not retractile, teeth 42 (Dog-s, Wolves 



and Foxes). Family Canidae. 



bb. Hind feet with five toes. 



d. Entire sole applied to the ground in walking-, 

 e. Size larg-e, tail rudimentary (The Bears). 



Family Ursidae. 

 ee. Size medium, tail well developed (Raccoons). 



Family Procyonidae. 

 dd. Entire sole not applied to the g-round in walking- 

 (Weasels, Minks, Otters, Skunks, etc.). 



Family Mustixidae. 



family phocidae. (the seals.) 



Only one genus and species occur on the coast. 



GENUS PHOCA, L. 



54. P. vitulina L. Harbor Seal. Grayish or brownish. 

 L. five feet, female smaller. Occasional on our coast. A 

 female in the State Museum from Craven count v. 



FAMILY PROCYONIDAE. 



Plantigrade carnivora of small size with comparatively 

 slender body and well developed tail. Teeth 40. Only one 

 genus and species occur in the eastern United States. 



