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$Unique_ID{QAD00111}
$Pretitle{}
$Title{Genus Procyon.--Storr}
$Subject{Genus Procyon. --Storr; Procyon; }
$Journal{Quadrupeds of America: Volume II}
$Volume{Vol. 2:74}
$Genus{Procyon}
$Species{}
$Common_Name{}
$Log{}
Portions copyright (c) Creative Multimedia Corp., 1990-91, 1992
A U D U B O N ' S M A M M A L S
By John James Audubon, F. R. S., &c. &c.
AND
The Rev. John Bachman, D. D., &c. &c.
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VOL. II.
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GENUS PROCYON.--Storr.
DENTAL FORMULA.
6 1-1 6-6
Incisive -; Canine ---; Molar --- = 40.
6 1-1 6-6
Muzzle, pointed and projecting beyond the lower jaw; ears, short and oval;
tail, bushy, and long. Feet, five toed, with strong nails not retractile; soles
of feet, (posterior,) naked; the species rest on the heel, but walk on the toes.
Mammae, six ventral; there is a gland on each side of the anus which secretes a
slightly offensive fluid.
The generic name is derived from the Greek [pro], before, and [xuog], a
dog.
Two species only have been noticed: one in the northern, and the other in
the southern parts of North America.