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THE CONTENTS. 



Common Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphi- 

 bius), 



64 

 66 



THE PIG FAMILY (Suida), . .' . 



Wild-boar (Sus scrofa), 67 



Red River-hog (Potamochcerus porcus), . . 69 

 Emgalo or Ethiopfan Wart-hog (Phacochcerus 



aethiopicus), . 69 



Emgalo of Inner Africa (Phacochoerus africanus), 69 

 Babirussa (Porcus babirussa), . . . -7' 



Pigmy Hogs (Porcula), 72 



Collared Peccary (Dicotyles torquatus), . . 72 



White-lipped Peccary (Dicotyles labiatus), . 72 



Group of the Two-toed Artiodactyla or Ruminants 



(Didactyla or Ruminantia), ..... 73 



THE CHEVROTAIN FAMILY (Tragulida), ... 76 



Kanchil (Tragulus pygmaeus), .... 76 



Water Chevrotain (Hyasmoschus aquations), . 76 



Musk-deer (Moschus moschifcrus), ... 76 



THE DEER FAMILY (Cervida), .... 77 



Muntjac or Kidang (Cervtilus muntjac), . . 78 



Red Brocket (Subulo rufus), .... 79 



Common Roe (Capreolus vulgaris), ... 79 



Pampas Deer or Guazui (Blastoccros campestris), 79 



Axis or Spotted Deer (Axis maculata), . . 80 



Sambtir Deer (Cervus Aristotelis), ... 80 



Common Stag or Red-deer (Cervus elaphus), . 82 



Wapiti or Canadian Stag (Cervus canadcnsis), . 82 



Cariacou (Cervus virginianus), .... 83 



Fallow-deer (Dama vulgaris), .... 84 



Reindeer (Tarandus rangifer), .... 84 



Elk (Alecs palmatus), 86 



Canadian Elk, Moose-deer, or Orignal, . . 86 



THE HOLLOW-HORNED RUMINANTS (Cavicornia), . 87 



The Antelopes (Antilopiita), 88 



Pronghorn Antelope (Antilocapra americana), . 88 



Chamois (Capella rupicapra), .... 89 



Gazelle (Gazella dorcas), ..... 93 



Sassa Antelope (Oreotragus saltator), . . 93 



Bleekbok or Urebi (Calotragus scoparius), . 93 

 Duyker-bok or Madocqua (Cephalophus mergens), 94 

 Chikara or Four-horned Antelope (Tetraceros 



quadricornis), 94 



Rietbok or Umseke (Reduncus eleotragus), . 94 

 Harnessed Antelope or Guib (Tragelaphus scriptus), 95 



Saiga (Colus tartaricus), 96 



Nylgau (Portax pictus), 97 



Sing-Sing or Waterbok (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), 98 

 Sable Antelope or Swarte-bok (Hippotragus niger), 98 



Blauw-bok (Hippotragus leucophasa), ... 99 



Leucoryx or Sabre Antelope (Oryx leucoryx), . 99 



Canna, Elen, or Etatra (Buselaphus oreas), . 100 



Mendes Antelope (Addax nasoniaculatus), . . 100 



Koodoo (Strepsiceros kudu), . . , . 101 



Caama or Hartebeest (Bubalis Caama). . . 101 



Indian Antelope or Sassi (Antilope cervicapra), 102 



Wildebeest or White-tailed Gnu (Catoblepas gnu), 103 



The Goats (Caprida), 103 



Rocky Mountain Goat (Haploceros americanus), 104 



Markhor (Capra falconeri), 106 



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Grecian Ibex or Bezoar Goat (Capra aegagrus), . 106 

 Domestic Goat (Capra hircus), .... 107 

 Angora Goat (Capra hircus, var. angorensis), . 108 



The Ibex- (Ibex), Bouquet ins, Steinbocks, . .108 

 Alpine Ibex (Ibex alpinus), .... 109 



Tlu- Sheep (Ovis), 109 



Barbary Wild Sheep (Ovis tragelaphus), . .no 

 Rocky Mountain Sheep or Big-horn (Ovis mon- 



tana), . .in 



Mouflon of Kamchatka (Ovis nivalis), . . in 

 Kashkar of the Kirghiz (Ovis Polii), . . . ill 



Argali (Ovis Argali), 112 



Musimon or European Mouflon (Ovis nuisimon), 112 

 Domesticated Sheep (Ovis aries), . . .114 



The Ox Croup (Bovida), 115 



Anoa of the Malays (Probubalus depressicornis), 115 

 Musk-ox (Ovibos moschatus), . . . .116 



The Buffaloes (Bubalus), . . . . .116 



Cape Buffalo (Bubalus caffer), . . . .116 



Common Buffalo (Bubalus vulgaris), . . .119 



Kerabau Buffalo (Bubalus Kerabau), . . .117 



The Bisons (Bison), 119 



European Bison (Bison europacus), . . .119 



American Bison (Bison americanus), . . .120 



The True Oxen (Bos), 123 



Yak (Bos grunniens), . . . . . 123 



Gaur (Bos gaurus), 124 



Gayal (Bos frontalis), 124 



Burmese Wild Ox (Bos sondaicus), . . .125 

 Zebu or Humped Ox (Bos indicus), . . .126 

 Tame Breeds of Ox (Bos taurus), . . .126 



THE GIRAFFE FAMILY (Devexa), . . . 128 



Giraffe (Camelopardalis giraffa), . . . .128 



THE CAMEL FAMILY (Camelida), . . . .129 



The Camels (Camelus), 130 



Bactrian Camel (Camelus bactrianus), . .131 

 Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius), . . . 131 



The Llamas (Auchenia), 134 



Guanaco (Auchenia huanaco), . . . ' . 135 



Llama (Auchenia Lama), 135 



Alpaco (Auchenia Paco), 135 



Vicuna (Auchenia vicuna), 136 



Geographical Distribution and Descent of the Even- 

 toed Ungulates, 136 



GNAWERS OR RODENTS (RODENTIA). 



Introduction, 141 



THE SQUIRREL FAMILY (Sciurida), . . .144 

 The Squirrels, 145 



Brown Flying-Squirrel (Pteromys petaurista), . 145 

 Assapan (Pteromys volucella), .... 145 

 Common Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), . . .146 

 Chipping Squirrel or Chipmunk (Tamias striatus), 146 

 Souslik (Spermophilua citillus), . . . .147 



The Marmots (Arctomys), 147 



Alpine Marmot (Arctomys marmota), . . 147 

 Prairie-dog (Cynomys ludovicianus), . . . 148 



