CARNIVORA. 
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Canis familiaris. On the breeds of Dogs represented .on ancient 
Egyptian monuments ; S. Birch, Transactiohs of the Society for Biblical 
Archaeology, iv. pp. 172-195. 
Canis ursinus, sp. n. (foss.), E. D. Cope, P. Ac. Philad. 1875, p. 256; 
Wheeler’s Ann. Rep. Geog. Expl. & Surv. 1875, p. 68 ; Pliocene of N. 
America. 
Canis chama figured ; P. L. Sclater, P. Z. S. 1875, pi. xvii. 
Canis famelicus. A fox from the Persian Gulf is doubtfully referred 
to this species ; id. tom. cit. p. 420. 
4 Vulpes persicus^ sp. n., W. T. Blanford, Ann. N. H. (4) xvi. p. 310 ; 
Persia. 
PROCTONIDiE. 
Procyon cancrivorus. A red-footed northern and a black-footed southern 
race are described ; the latter will probably prove specifically distinct. 
P. L. Sclater, P. Z. S. 1875, p. 421. 
^luridj:. 
uElurus fulgens. Note on its habits (almost certainly nof carnivorous) ; 
L. Schwendler, P. A. S. B. 1875, p. 98. 
Ursidji. * 
Ursus melanoleucus. P. Gervais describes and figures the teeth and 
skeleton ; J. Zool. iv. pp. 79-87, pis. ii. & iii. 
Ursus arctos. Note on fossil remains in France ; E. Chelloneix, Ann. 
Soc. G6ol. Nord, 1870-1874, pp. 33-35. 
Mustelid^. 
Maries ahietum and M. foina. On their habits ; O. v. Krieger, Zool. 
Gart. 1875, pp. 297-306. 
Mustela hoccamela. The weasel found in Malta is doubtfully referred 
to this species ; C. A. Wright, P. Z. S. 1875, pp. 312 & 313. 
Mephitis frontata, sp. n. (foss.), E. Coues, Bull. U. S. Geol. Sur\^. (2) 
No. 1, p. 6, fig. 1 ; bone-caves of Pennsylvania. The skulls and teeth of 
M. mephitica, Spilogale putorius [= M. zorilla^ hicolor, or interrupta^ auctt. 
recentt.] and Conepatus mapurito are also described ; id. 1. c. pp. 7-15. 
Rhahdogale zorilla. On its habits in captivity ; E. Marno, Zool. Gart. 
1874, pp. 382 & 383. 
'^Meles canescens, sp. n., W. T. Blanford, Ann. N. H. (4) xvi. |p. 310 ; Persia. 
Lutrai J. C. G. Lucae continues his elaborate comparison of the 
muscles and bones of the Otters and Seals [c/. Zool. Rec. x. p. 10] ; Abh. 
senck. Ges. ix. pp. 369-496, pis. i.-xviii. 
Lutra vulgaris. Note on its habits ; V. Bothmer, Zool. Gart. 1875, 
pp. 112 & 113. 
Enhydris marina. Remarks on its osteology ; P. Gervais, J. Zool. iv. 
pp. 200-204 ; cf. also A. L. Pinart’s Voyages a la Cote Nord-ouest de 
I’Am^rique, i. pp. 43-48, pis. B, figs. 1-10, C, figs. 1-21. 
