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Show 394 DR. ST. G. MIVART ON THE ARCTOIDEA. [Apr. 21, Subfamily 1. M E L I N A S . Kidneys simple. Feet elongated. Toes straight. Claws non-i- etractile, blunt, those of manus generally elongated. Dentition sectorial or not so. Habits mostly terrestrial and fossorial. Mephitis. Mellivora. Conepatus. Helictis. Lctonyx. Meles. Arctonyx. Taxidea. Mydaus. Subfamily 2. M U S T E L I N E . Kidneys simple. Feet short, partially webbed. Claws short, curved, often semi-retractile. Dentition sectorial M. 1 wide trans-versely. Habits terrestrial or arboreal. Galictis. Mustela. Grisonia. Putorius. Gulo. Subfamily 3. LUTRINJE. Kidneys conglomerate. Feet short and rounded (except hind feet of Enhydra). Toes webbed. Claws small, curved, blunt. "M" 1 Head broad. Molars large and quadrate. -1- long as well as wide. Habits aquatic. Lutra, Aonyx. Enhydra. Fam. III. U R S I D A. Kidneys conglomerate. True molars ^, longer than broad. Dentition not sectorial. A n alisphenoid canal. Feet completely plantigrade. Ursus. Melursus. GENERIC CHARACTERS. PROCYONINA. -*- sectorial Bassaris. -- not sectorial -j m -i Tail not prehensile i L No proboscis < " Tail prehensile , Cercoleptes. / A proboscis Nasua. ** Postorbital processes elongated. Body long Bassaricyon. Postorbital processes short. k Body short Procyon. AlLURINA. M.I Ailurus. Ailuropus. |