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tale is told of its robbinc; orchards? TalpidoE. — ^P. 439. — What 

 are the most obvious peculiarities of structure in the Mole? Of 

 what does its food consist? Is it dormant in Winter? What 

 idea do its habits convey to the supei'ficial observer ? What to 

 the naturalist ? 



Oedeh CHEinopTEiiA. — P. 440. — State the differences of stnic- 

 turc in the v/ing of the Bat and in that of the bird ? What is 

 the mearnng of the scicntilic term which is the name of the 

 Order? How does the Bat process if placed on the .smooth 

 surface of a table 7 What is said of its climbing? Of its fiight? 

 Of what use besides that of flight do the wings seem capable ? 

 What were the experiments of Spallanzani? What is said of 

 leaf-like appendngcs on the nose? How man)' species are na- 

 tives of Ireland ? Ho^v many of England ? Describe the teeth 

 of tlie Vampire Bat ? What does Mr. Darwin sa}- of its biting 

 horses? Wiiat is the expanse of the wings of the large Java 

 Bat ? What classic fable may have been suggested by some of 

 these animals ? 



Order Quadrdmana. — P. 443. — Why is the Order so named ? 

 In what particular are the American Monkeys distinguishable 

 from those of the Old World ? Where arc the Lemurs found ? 

 What are their habits ? What power of movement is possessed 

 by the thumb? In what respect does this contrast with the 

 Marmozet? In what part of the American continent are Mon- 

 keys most numerous ? How is the tail used by many of them ? 

 What term has been pro]iosed for those with opposable thumbs 

 on the feet only? To what regions of the Old World are Mon- 

 keys restricted ? What exception is there to this law ? Are any 

 species regarded with veneration ? At v/hat altitude in India is 

 the Enteilus found? By what names arc the Monkej's of the 

 Old World separated into three tribes ? Baboons, what is the 

 structure of their cheeks? What other structural peculiarities 

 do they exhibit ? In what manner do they move ? What 

 localities do they inhabit? Lito how many genera are they 

 divided ? Monlceys, what are their structural peculiarities ? In 

 what attitude do they wixXk ? How arc the tails used ? What is 

 the colour of the face ? Apes, in what points do they differ from 

 Monkej's and Baboons? What is tlieir attitude and mode of 

 progression ? To what part of the world are they limited ? Is 

 tliere any exception to this? Which of the Monkey tribes 

 evinces the greatest degree of intelligence ? How many species 

 of Monkeys are known ? Wliat proportion does this bear to the 

 entire number of Mammalia? In what countries have their 

 fossil remains been found ? What evidence is there of their 

 having lived in England ? What proof is there that the climate 

 must at that time liavc been warmer than now ? 



Order Bimana. — P. 448. — Wliat are some of the most obvious 

 external characteristics of Man ? In \\\\a.t respect does the hand 

 present anotlier characteristic? What does Sir Cliarles Bell say 

 of the hand ? What is the meaning of the term Bimana? What 

 position docs Man occupy in the animal creation ? State the 

 results of zoological study on the mental faculties. What other 

 advantages docs it confer f 



