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Eighth Order: THE TOOTHLESS ANIMALS. Edentata. 381. 



First Family: Sloths (Bradypo- 



didtz) . 381 



I, — Genus : Two-toed Sloths (Cho- 



kepus) 382 



Unau (C. didactylus) . . . .382 

 2. — Genus: Three-toed Sloths (Bra- 



dypus) 382 



Ai {B. tridactylus) 382 



Second Family: Ant-Eaters (Myr- 



mecophagides) 3S6 



1. — Genus: Ant Bears (Myrmeco- 



phaga 1 386 



Great Ant- Rater (M. jubata)$S6 

 2. — Genus : Tree-Climbing Ant-Eat- 

 ers (Tamandua) 387 



Tamau dua ( T. letradactyla) 387 

 3. — Genus. — Little Ant- Eaters (Cy- 



clolurus) 



Two-toed Ant-Eater (C. didac- 

 tylus) 388 



Third Family : Armadillos (Dasy- 



podidce) . . 388 



1. — Genus : Armadillos Proper (Da- 



sypus) 3S9 



Tatupoyu ( D. villosus) . . .389 

 Six-banded Armadillos (D. 



sexcincius) 3S9 



2. — Genus : Three-banded Armadil- 

 los [Tolypeutes) 391 



Three-banded Armadillo ( J\ 



tricincius) 391 



3. — Genus : Priodons (Priodon) . . 391 

 Giant Tatu (P. gigas) .... 392 

 4. — Genus : Cloaked Armadillos 



(Chlamydophorus) 392 



Bichociego l C. truncatus) . .392 



Ninth < (rder: 



Family: Elephants (Elephantides.) 



Genus: Elephants (Elephas) . .397 



THE ELEPHANTS. Proboscidea. 



PAGl 



39' 



Asiatic Elephant (E. asiati- 

 CUs) 397 



African Elephant (E. africa- 

 nus) 398 



Tenth Order: THE ODD=TOED ANIMALS. Perissodactyla. 405. 



First Family: Horses {Equidce) . . 405 

 Genus: Horses (Equus) .... 405 



Tarpan 406 



Cimarroues 406 



Mustang 409 



Arabian 409 



Trakehnen 410 



English Thoroughbred . . . .410 



Anglo-Arab 410 



American Trotting Horse . . .411 



Percheron 411 



Shetland Pony 411 



Koulan (E. hemionus) . . . 413 

 Onager (E. onager) . . ..415 

 Domestic Ass (E. asinus) . . .415 

 African Wild Ass (E. asinus 

 africanus , 415 



IG) 



Somal Ass \E. asinus somali- 



<7<M 416 



Mule {E. mulus) 41S 



Hinny (E. hinnus) 41S 



Quagga (E quagga) ... 419 

 Burchell's Zebra (E. burchel- 



Hi) 419 



Zebra [E. zebra) -419 



Second Family : Tapirs ( Tapiridec) 420 



Genus : Tapirs ( Tapirus) .... 422 

 Malayan Tapir l T. indints . . 422 

 American Tapir (T. america- 

 nus) 4- 2 



Third Family : Rhinoceroses (Rhi- 

 ut>, erotidee) 4 2 4 



Genus : Rhinoceroses (Rhinoc- 

 eros) 424 



Indian Rhinoceros (A', unicor- 

 nis 426 



Wara Rhinoceros (R. sondai- 

 cus 426 



Two-horned Rhinoceros (A*, bi- 

 comis) 426 



Sumatran Rhinoceros (R. SU- 



matrensis) ... 426 



*Square - mouthed Rhinoceros 

 (R. simus) 431 



Fourh Family : Conies {Hyracidcz) 431 

 Genus: Conies (Hyrax) . . . .432 



Abyssinian Cony (H. abyssini- 

 cus) . . . .' 432 



Eleventh Order: THE CLOVEN HOOFED AN1HALS. Artiodactyla. r.\:\. 



First Suborder : Ruminants or 

 Two-hoofed Animals 1 Bidactyla) . 433 



First Family : Giraffes {Camelopar- 



dalidce) 434 



Genus: Giraffes (Camelopardalis) . 434 



Giraffe 1 C. giraffa 1 434 



Second Family: Camels {Camel idee) 437 



1. — Genus: Camels (Camelus) . . . 438 



Dromedary 1 C. dromedarius) 438 



Bactrian Camel (C. baclrianus) 442 



2.— Genus: Llamas (Auchenia) . .443 



Guanaco (A. huanaco) . . . .444 



Llama (A. lama) 444 



Alpaca (A. paco) 446 



Vicugna {A. vicugna) . . . .447 



Third Family: Honied Animals 



(Bovidit) 447 



<-, iats and sheep {Caprints) . 448 



1. — Genus: Goats (Capra) 45S 



Alpine Ibex (C. ibex) . . . . 450 

 Pyrenean Ibex (C. pyrenaica) 450 

 Caucasian Ibex {C.caucasica) . 450 

 ./F.gagrus iC". ifgagritsi . . . .453 

 *Markhoor {C.falconeri) . 4^4 

 Domestic Goat (C. hircus) . . 455 

 Angora Goat {C.h. angorensis) 455 

 C ishtnere Goat I < ". h. laniger) 456 



1: in Goat 1 C. h mamh ■ 

 Egyptian Goat ( C.h. agyptica ) 456 

 Dwarf Goat 1 C. h. reversa 1 . . 457 

 *Tahr 1 C. jemlaica) . . ■ ■ 457 



2.— Genus Sheep (Ovis) 45§ 



Aoudad (O. tragetapkus) . . . 459 

 Moufflon t(>. musimon) . . .460 

 *Kratschkar (O. polii) . . . .461 

 Ars;ali (O. argali) 462 



Kamchatkam Wild (O.nivicola (462 

 Big Horn (O. montana) . . . 462 

 Merino ( O. aries hispanica) . 463 

 Persian I O. arics steatopyga 

 persica) 46+ 



the musk-oxen {Ovibovinm) 



3. — Genus : Musk-Oxeu (Ovibos) 

 Musk-Ox i(>. moschatus) . 



THE ox Tribe (Boii)h,- 

 4 —Genus : Oxen (Bos) 



Yak Ij5. grunniens) 



European Bison (B. bison) 

 American Bison (B. ameri 



canus) 



Gayal (B. frontalis) 



Gaur (B. gaurus) 



Bauteng I li. banting) 



Sauga ( A', afi icanus) 



Zebu ill. indit us) 



Park Ox 1 B. scoticus) ■ 

 Freiburg Ox 1/.'. law us fri 



burgensis) 



Dutch Ox : A'. /. hollandicus . 

 Short -Horn (B. I. dunelcmcn 



tts) 



United States Wild Cattle . . 



Tersev Cow 



Hereford Bull 



Cape Buffalo (/?. coffer. . 

 Indiau Buffalo I A', ami) . . . 



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mountain goats (Aplocerincz) . . .489 



5. — Genus : Mountain Goats (Aplo- 



i-')«( 189 



Rocky Mountain Goat (./. 

 1110:1 /aims ) |><! 



antelope tribe (AntilopincB). 



6. — Genus : Antelopes (An/Hope) . 491 

 Sisan (A. cervicapra). . . .491 



Gazelles uJ. dorcas) 492 



Springbok (A. euchore) . . . 494 

 7. — Genus : Ox-Antelopes {Bubalis) 495 

 Hartebeest (B. caama). 496 



8. — Genus : Reed Antelopes (AY 



duncd) 496 



Riet-bok ( R. eleotragus ) . . . 497 

 9. — Genus: Water-bucks (Kobus) . . 497 

 Water-buck 1 A", ellipsiprym- 



nus 497 



10. — Genus: Oryx Antelopes ( (hy.r). 49S 



Passan \0. capensis) 498 



BesialC. besia) 498 



Algazel 1 0. leucoryx) . . 49S 



11. — Genus: Aildax Antelopes (Ad- 



dax) 49S 



Addax (A. nasomaculalus) . . 500 

 12. — Genus : Spiral Horned Antelopes 



(Strepsiceros) 500 



Koodoo [S. kudus 500 



13.— Genus : Bovine Antelopes (Base- 



1 b/uts) 502 



Eland (B. oreas) 502 



14. — Genus : Nylghaus 1 Portax) . . . 502 



Nylghau (P. pie/us) 502 



15. — Genus: Four-Horned Antelopes 



( Tetraceros) 504 



Four-Horntdl T. quadricornis) 504 

 16. — Genus: Bush-Bucks (Cephalolo- 



pliusi 504 



DuykeriC mergens). . . . 504 

 17. — Genus: Dwarf Antelopes (JVeo- 



tragus) 505 



Greyhound Antelope 1 A', hem- 

 prichii) 505 



