TWO YOUNG NATURALISTS. 193 



" If we are ever to discuss the Mammalia, this is our 

 chance," said Eene to his cousin at the very spot 

 where, on going, they had talked about the reptiles. 



" What do you suppose I can tell you about them 

 that you do not already know ? " asked Leon. " It 



QUADKUKAXA 1 CAPTTCHIX MONKEY. 



is now recognised that there are, at least twelve 

 orders * of Mammalia, viz. 



" 1. The Bimana, to which we ourselves have the 

 honour to belong. 



"2. The Quadrumana (monkeys). 



* The number of orders of Mammalia is still a matter of some uncertainty. 

 Cuvier recognised only nine, while Glaus, one of the latest authorities adopts 

 fourteen, without including man. Translator. 



