CHAPTER I.

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS--THE CAT FAMILY. PAGE

THE CARNIVORA--Division into Terrestrial (Fissipedia) and Aquatic (Pinnipedia)--Introductory Remarks on the FISSIPEDIA--Their Relations to Man and to other Animals--Their Distribution over the Surface of the Globe--Their Structure--The Diversity of their Form and Habits--Their Division into Lesser Groups--THE CAT FAMILY--Their Geographical and Chronological Distribution--Their Skeleton--The Peculiarities of their Skull, Teeth, &c. 1