Kau<rnroo8? What ocouncd in tlic Surrey Zoological Gardenp ? 

 Wheiu arc tlie Opossmus toinul ? Wli.at is their size ? Their food f 

 Wliat is tlie striuture o\' tiic feet? Have they pouches like tlie 

 Kiiirgaroos? If not, how are tlic young canied without falling? 



Okdkii PionENTiA. — P. 402. — What eonimon animals may be 

 taken as representing this Order? What definition of Hodrnts 

 is given by Jenyns ? What number of species is known ? What 

 proportion does this bear to the entire number of llaninialia? 

 How many species belong to the family of the Squirrels? How- 

 many to that of the liiits and Jlice? How many to that of the 

 Porcuj>inc? To what continent does that animal essentially 

 belong ? Are any species of this Order peculiar to Polynesia ? 

 How many British species of Kodentia ? How many Irish ? 

 What English genus containing three species is unrejiresented in 

 Ireland? What is remarkable in the molar teeth? Describe 

 the growth of the incisor? When an opposing incisor is lost, 

 what happens? What is the meaning of hi/hematc? What 

 species do so ? AYhich of them collect a store of food ? What 

 apparent usefulness is connected with this Order ? What is said 

 of the habits of the Common Squirrel of England ? Is it known 

 in Ireland ? What is said of the fur of the Scotch and of the 

 English Hare compared with that of the Irish ? Is the Irish 

 Hare identical with another formerly believed to form a difl'erent 

 species ? Where is the Beaver found ? Was any species of 

 Beaver ever indigenous to the British islands? 



Ordkr Edentata. — P. 408. — Are any of these animals without 

 teeth ? What is the true characteristic of the Order ? Into what 

 groups is it divided ? To Avhat quarter of the world do the Ar- 

 madillos belong? How are they distributed? What is their 

 food ? What is said of their size ? How many species of Sloths ? 

 What is their food? How have they been spoken of? What 

 docs Waterton say of their mode of progression ? What muFt 

 have been the dimensions of the Megatherium? What is Pro- 

 fessor Owen's opinion as to the food of that animal, and of the 

 lilylodon ? How, according to Owen, was the food procured ? 



Order Kumi-xaxtia. — P. 414. — How is this Order distinguished ? 

 What is the food ? What peculiarity of foot is observable ? What 

 is said of defensive weapons growing from the forehead? What 

 animals are included in the Order? Into how many gem'ra uiv 

 they divided? Into how many species? In what part of the 

 world are they most nunrerous? What services do they render 

 to Man? Name any countries in wliich they are not found. 

 What is said of the molar teeth? Into how many groups arc 

 they divided by Mr. Waterhouse ? 



Group I. (Camcliis.) How is the Camel distributed? Is there 

 any place in Europe where the Arabian Camel is now used ? 



II. (Auchenia.) What is the geogiaphical distribution of the 

 Llamas ? 



HI. (J/osc/i !/.«.) Why are the Musk-deer so called? How are 

 they distinguished ? What is their habitat ? 



IV. (CerviM.) What are the characteristics of the Deer ? What is 

 the largest species now living ? What was its size compared with 

 tlic " Irish Elk ?" Why is that name objectionable ? With what 



