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ammari and onisci of the older authors ; the second sub-class, the 
rnece, caligi, &c. 
Class XV. Myriapoda, 
Contains the same animals included under this head by Dr. 
Leach. 
Class XVI. Settpodes, or Annelides, 
Comprehends the dwmbrici, and other worms with setiform feet. 
Class XVII. Apodes. 
He is doubtful whether these animals, which he divides into sub- 
clas, 1. Sang-sues, or leeches; 2. Entozatres, or intestinal 
worms; belong to his first or second sub-kingdom. 
Class XVIII. Annulaires. 
Under this head are arranged the s¢parcu/i and kindred genera. 
Class XIX. Echinodermes. 
Order, 1. Cylyndroides, or holitharie. 2. Sphéroides, or echini, 
and the genera divided from it. 3. Stedlérides, or starfish. 
Class XX. Arachnodermaires, or Medusee. 
Class XXI. Actiniares, or Actinie. 
Class XXII. Polypacres. 
A. Simple. B. Aggregated. Order, 1. Millépores. 2. Madre- 
pores. 3. Rétépores, or eschares. 4, Cellepores, or cellaires. 
Class XXIII. Zoophytaires, or Composed Polypes. 
Order, 1. Tabulaires. 2. Pennatulaires. 3. Corollaires. 
These animals live in great societies, and are organically con- 
nected with each other. 
Class XXIV. Spongiaires, or Sponges. 
Class XXV. Agastraires, or Infusaria. 
The agastraires comprehend only such of the infusaria as live and 
increase by absorption from without. Under the head of infusaria 
Dr, Blainville justly observes that several animals having very dis- 
cordant structures have been included. The corallinaires, or genus 
corallina of authors, he has placed at the end of his paper, remark- 
ing, in a note, that in them he has never observed any sign of 
vitality, and that Mr. Brown regards them as appertaining to the 
vegetable kingdom. 
We cannot conclude this very short sketch of Dr. Blainville’s 
paper, without observing, that his system, although it does not in 
all parts accord with our views of the subject, contains abundance 
of valuable condensed matter. His arrangement of the birds, of 
the scaled and naked reptiles, and of the mollusca, is admirable, 
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