Table of Contents 



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Foreword ^ 



Introduction ^"^ 



I. Characteristics and Classifications of Mammals 1 



Distinctive Characters of Mammals 1 



Teeth 2 



Limbs 5 



Classification and Scientific Names 7 



II. Species of Mammals of the Pacific Area 11 



Egg-laying Mammals: Duckbills, Spiny Ant- 

 eaters. Order Monotremata 11 

 Pouched Mammals or Marsupials. Order Mar- 



supialia 15 



Insectivores. Order Insectivora 37 



Flying Lemurs. Order Dermopter 44 



Bats. Order Chiroptera 45 



Apes, Monkeys, Lemurs. Order Primates 63 



Flesh-eaters. Order Carnivora 79 



Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses. Order Pinnipedia 100 



Scaly Anteaters. Order Pholidota 107 



Gnawing Mammals or Rodents. Order Rodentia 108 



Rabbits and their Allies. Order Lagomorpha 123 



Whales and Porpoises. Order Cetacea 126 



Dugongs, Sea Cows. Order Sirenia 136 



Elephants. Order Proboscidea 137 



Even-toed Ungulates. Order Artiodactyla 139 



Odd-toed Ungulates. Order Perissodactyla 151 

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