Produced by Jane Robins, Reiner Ruf, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) ###################################################################### Transcriber’s Notes This e-text is based on ‘Cassell’s Natural History, Vol. II,’ from 1896. Inconsistent and uncommon spelling and hyphenation have been retained; punctuation and typographical errors have been corrected. The spelling of toponyms might differ slightly from today's orthographical conventions. _Underscores_ have been used to indicate italic text in the original. Small capitals have been converted to UPPERCASE LETTERS. ###################################################################### [Illustration: THE QUEEN’S LION IN THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, LONDON. (_From a Photograph by Symmons and Co., Chancery Lane, taken expressly for this work._)] CASSELL’S NATURAL HISTORY EDITED BY P. MARTIN DUNCAN, M.B. (LOND.), F.R.S., F.G.S. PROFESSOR OF GEOLOGY IN AND HONORARY FELLOW OF KING’S COLLEGE, LONDON; CORRESPONDENT OF THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, PHILADELPHIA VOL. II. _ILLUSTRATED_ CASSELL AND COMPANY, LIMITED _LONDON, PARIS & MELBOURNE_ 1896 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED THE LAND CARNIVORA. PROFESSOR W. KITCHEN PARKER, F.R.S., F.L.S., &c., AND PROFESSOR T. JEFFERY PARKER THE AQUATIC OR MARINE CARNIVORA. JAMES MURIE, M.D., LL.D., F.L.S., F.G.S., &c. CETACEA. JAMES MURIE, M.D., LL.D. SIRENIA. JAMES MURIE, M.D., LL.D. PROBOSCIDEA. PROFESSOR WILLIAM BOYD DAWKINS, M.A., F.R.S., &c., AND H. W. OAKLEY. HYRACOIDEA. PROFESSOR WILLIAM BOYD DAWKINS, M.A., F.R.S., AND H. W. OAKLEY. UNGULATA:-- PERISSODACTYLA: EQUIDÆ, TAPIRIDÆ, RHINOCEROTIDÆ, ARTIODACTYLA: SUIDÆ, HIPPOPOTAMIDÆ. PROFESSOR WILLIAM BOYD DAWKINS, M.A., F.R.S., H. W. OAKLEY, AND PROFESSOR A. H. GARROD, M.A., F.R.S. CONTENTS. THE CARNIVORA. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS--THE CAT FAMILY. PAGE