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Descriptive Zoology. 



Limic'olae snipe, plover. 



Pterocle'tes sand grouse. 



Colum'bae pigeon, dove. 



Psit'taci (sit'-a-si) parrot, cockatoo. 



Stri'ges (stri'-jez) owls. 



Pica'riae woodpecker, cuckoo, humming bird. 



Pas'seres robin, lark, sparrow, thrush, crow. 



Order XII. 

 Order XIII. 

 Order XIV. 

 Order XV. 

 Order XVI. 

 Order XVII. 

 Order XVIII. 

 Class VI. Mamma'lia. 



Subclass I . Protothe'ria duckbill, spiny ant-eater. 

 Subclass II. The'ria. 



Section A. Metathe'ria (marsupials) opossum, kangaroo. 

 Section B. Euthe'ria. 



Order I. Edenta'ta sloth, ant-eater 

 Order II. Ceta'cea whale, porpoise, dolphin. 

 Order III. Sire'nia manatee, dugong. 

 Order IV. Ungula'ta : 



Odd-toed (Perfssodac'tyls) horse, tapir, elepha 

 Even-toed (Artiodac'tyls) ox, sheep, deer, pig. 

 Order V. Carnlv'ora dog, cat, bear, wolf, fox, seal. 

 Order VI. Roden'tia rat, mouse, rabbit, squirrel. 

 Order VII. InsecHv'ora mole, shrew, hedgehog. 

 Order VIII. Chirop'tera bat. 

 Order IX. Pri'mates lemur, baboon, ape, man. 



