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ON THE EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN BADGERS. 



may be briefly distinguislied as follows from the Taxiidiiise, a new 

 group which, for the present, contains Taxidea alone: — 



a. A well -developed subcaudal poucli ; rliinarium with very deep 

 infraii;irial area ; plantar pads wide, carpal and metatarsal pads 

 comparatively large, the latter on a naked area behind the 

 plantar pad ; upper carnassial much smaller than quadrilateral 

 molar ; lower carnassial with enormous heel etc Melince. 



h. No subcaudal pouch; rliinarium with shallow infranarial area; 

 plantar pads narrower; carpal pads much reduced, hind foot 

 hairy down to plantar pad, metatarsal pads suppressed ; upper 

 carnassial larger than triangular molar ; lower carnassial with 

 comparatively small heel etc Taxidiince. 



