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mary glands always in 

 pectoral region. 



Order 5. Carnivora. Carnivores. The 

 flesh-eating mammals. Ex. 

 Mephitis mephitis, skunk 

 (Fig. 356B) and hyena 

 (Fig. 337). 



Order 6. Hyracoidea, Hyraxes of 

 Africa and Asia Minor; rab- 

 bitlike habits, but actually 

 ungulates. Ex. Hydrax abys- 

 siniciis (Fig. 337). 



Order 7. Proboscidea. Elephants and 

 fossil relatixes, mammoths 

 and mastodons. Ex. Elephas 

 maximus, Indian elephant 

 (Fig. 356). 



Order 8. Sirenia. Sea cows. Ex. 

 Trichechus manatus, mana- 

 tee (Fig. 352B). 



Order 9. Perissodactyla. Odd-toed 

 hoofed mammals. Ex. Tapi- 

 rella bairdii, Baird's tapir 

 (Fig. 356E), and zebra 

 (Fig. 337). 



Order 10. Artiodactyla. Even-toed 



hoofed mammals. Ex. An- 

 tilocapra americana, prong- 

 horn antelope (Fig. 356F), 

 and hippopotamus (Fig. 

 337). 



Order 11. Edentata. Sloths and arma- 

 dillos. Ex. Dasypus novem- 

 cinctus, 9-banded armadillo 

 (Fig. 337), southern Texas. 



Order 12, Pholidota. Scaly anteatcrs. 

 Ex. Manis, pangolin (Fig. 

 337), Africa and southeast- 

 ern Asia. 



Order 13. Tubulidentata. Aardvarks 

 (Fig. 337). Ex. Orycteropus, 

 an anteater, but not related 

 to the previous order. These 

 animals are confined to 

 Africa. 

 Order 14. Cetacea. Whales, dolphins, 

 and porpoises. 

 Suborder 1. Odontoceti. Toothed 

 whales. Ex. Physeter 

 catodon, sperm whale 

 (Fig. 352D). 



Suborder 2. Mysticeti. Whalebone 

 whales. Ex. Eubalaena 

 glacialis, right whale 

 (Fig. 352C). 

 Order 15. Rodentia. Gnawing animals 

 (except rabbit group). Ex. 

 Castor canadensis, bea\er 

 (Fig. 354F). 

 Order 16. Lagomorpha. Hares, rabbits 

 (Fig. 337) and pikas 

 (conies). Ex. Lepus califor- 

 nicus, jack rabbit. 



SELECTED COLLATERAL 

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Burt, W.H., and Grosscnhcider, R.P. A Field 

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Cahalane, V.H. Mammals of North America. 

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Flower, W.H., and Lydekker, R. An Introduc- 

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Hamilton, W.J., Jr. American Mammals; Their 

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Henderson, J., and Craig, E.L. Economic 

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Leach, W.J. Functional Anatomy of the Mam- 

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Miller, G.S., and Kellogg, R. List of North 

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