MAMMALIA. 
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Solenodon. Notes by Gundlach on its history and habitat. Repert. Fis,- 
nat, de Cuba, ii. pp. 44 and 53. ^ 
FELIDiE. 
Felis domesticus. Hr. Donitz states that the differences said to exist between 
the skulls of the domestic and wild cats can be observed in a series of skulls 
of either race. Sitzgsber. Ges. ntrf. Freund. Berlin, 18G8 (18G9), p. 7.-^r. 
Fitzinger has written on the variatiojis of the Cat. Zool. Gart. 18G8, pp. 51- 
GO. — In an amusing article on the life of a domestic cat, Mr. W. Brown gives 
a record of her kittenings during 12 years; they were 25 in number, com- 
prising 78 individuals. Broc. 11. Pliys. Soc. Edinb. 18G5-GG, p. 379. 
FcHs fontanicri is indicated as a new species from North China, by M. A. 
Milne-Edwards, Ann. Sc. Nat. viii. 18G7, p, 376. 
Canida;. 
Dr. Guay has examined the skulls of Canidm and Hyamidce 
in the British Museum, Proc. Zool. Soe. 1868, pp. 492-525. 
Besides the dentition, the form of the skull and of the post- 
orbital process are characters of whudi the author availed him- 
self for the purpose of classifying these animals. He enumerates 
the species with their synonymy, and adds notes of the skulls 
contained in that collection. The classification adopted is the 
following : — 
Fam. 1. Canidte. 
I. Normal Cnnida>. 
Sect. A. Lupinoi. 
Subfam. 1. Lycaonina: — 1. Jjycaon \ the skull of X. venaticus figured 
p. 49G. 
Subfam. 2. Canina. 
a. Wolves: — 2. Icticyon. 3. Cuo7i with four species; skull of C. 
sumatrensis figured p. 499. 4. Lupus, with six species ; skull of X. anthus 
figured p. 603. 6. Simenia (g. n. p. 60G), type Canis simensis (Riipp.) ; skull 
figured p. 504. G. Chrysocyon with two species. 
h. Dogs: — 7. Canis with four species; skull of bulldog figured 
p. 607. 
c. Fox-tailed Wolves (South America) : — 8. Lycalopex with two 
species, 9. Fseudalopcx with five species. 10. Thous (g. n,, p. 614) with 
Canis cancrivorus and C. fidvipes. 
Sect. B. Vidpince. 
Subfam. 3. Vulpina. 
d. Foxes: — 11. Vtdpes with seventeen species; skull of V. henga- 
lensis figured p. 617. 12. Femiccus (g. n., p. 619) with four species; skull of 
C.pallidus figured p. 620. 13. Leucocyon (g. n., p. 621) with C. lagopus. 
c. Bristle-tailed Foxes : — 14, f/rocyoa with two species. 
/. Raccoon Dog : — 15. Nyclereutcs. 
II. Aberrant Canidee, or Viverrine Dogs. 
Subfam. 4. Megalotina, with Megalotis. 
Fam. 2. Hyjenidas. 
Hycma, Crocuta, ProteJes. 
1868. [voL. V.] 
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