Proceedings. 



V. Tusked Animals 

 VI. Clump-footed animals 

 VII. Ketode 



Suidse. 

 Equids. 



Cetacea (Dolphin, 

 Whale, Porpoise, 

 Seal, &c.) 

 Bats. 



VIII. Dermoptera (skin-winged) 



This involves a cross-division, as the Bats are insectivorous, 

 but the separation of the Dolphin and other cetacea from the 

 fishes is creditable to Aristotle, considering the age in which he 

 lived and his opportunities of observation. 



Birds. 



I. Curve-clawed, or flesh-eaters 

 sub-divided into 

 a Diurnal predaceous 



b Nocturnal ditto 

 II. Worm-feeders... 



III. Thistle-feeders 



IV. Woodworm-feeders ... 

 V. Pigeons and Doves 



VI. Cloven-footed water birds 



Birds of Prey. 



Eagle, Hawk, Falcon, 

 Vulture, &c. 



Owls. 



Tits, Wagtails, War- 

 blers, Sparrows, 

 Greenfinch, &c. 



Finches generally. 



Woodpeckers 



Marsh Birds, and a 

 miscellaneous number 

 as the Heron, Gull, 

 Stork, &c. 

 Anseres (especially 



Anatidae) 

 Gallinaceae, &c., e.g. 

 Barndoor Fowl, Par- 

 tridge, Pheasant, 

 and Quail. 

 A considerable number of birds remain unclassified, e.g. 

 Nightingale, Crow, Thrush, Blackbird, Swallow, and Ostrich. 

 Others cursorily mentioned cannot be identified. 



VII. Web-footed birds 

 VIII. Heavy, not-flying 



Amphibia. 



I. Four-footed ovipara with scaly 

 plates 



with 



Saurians, Turtles, and 

 Tortoises. 



II. Toothless ovipara 



scaly plates ... ... ... Snakes. 



III. Four-footed vivipara without 



scales ... ... ... Batrachia. 



This classification is rough by Aristotle's own confession, as 

 he himself describes a viviparous snake. Sometimes the same 



