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"3. The Chiroptera (bats). These in our country 

 live on insects, and help us to get rid of many 

 injurious creatures. 



" 4. The Insectivora (hedgehogs, shrews, moles, 

 &c.). 



" 5. The Carnivora (types: the bear, dog, cat, lion, 

 hysena, seal). 



"6. The Eodentia (beaver, squirrel, rabbit, rats, 

 mice). 



" 7. The Edentata, none of which are found in 

 Europe (armadillos, ant-eaters, pangolins). 



" 8. The Pachydermata (elephant, hippopotamus, 

 rhinoceros, tapir, horse, pig). 



"9. The Buminantia (oxen, deer, sheep). 



"10. The Cetacea (whales, dolphins, narwhal). 



" Lastly, llth, the Marsupialia (kangaroos and 

 opossums) ; and 12th, the Monotremata (Echidna and 

 Ornithorhynchus), peculiar to Australia. 



" I only give you this list as a reminder, and the 

 few mammalia of our own country are so well known 

 that it seems almost unnecessary to allude to them. 

 Still, there is always something of interest to relate 

 about them, and we can, if you please, chat in a 

 familiar manner concerning a few of them. 



il Take, for instance, the bats and the hedgehogs, 

 which you probably have an objection to. Well, both 

 of them are insectivorous, and in this capacity are 

 useful to us and claim our respect, although the 



