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SUBKIXGDOM VERTEBRATA. 



and being thus unable to outrun their victims, pounce upon 

 them from concealment. The Carnivora have incisors, 



canines, and molars, but 

 many of the Herbivora 

 lack upper incisors, and 

 all, true canines, while 

 the surfaces of the 

 molars are no longer 

 trenchant, but ridged 

 either longitudinally or 

 transversely. 



The Domestic Ox 

 evinces no trace of its 

 origin or that of its nu- 

 merous varieties. En- 

 dowed by the Creator 

 with inherent qualities 

 adapting the genus to 

 easy acclimation, it is 

 everywhere found the 

 companion of civilized man. There are in this country three 

 noted breeds, each distinguished for peculiar excellencies. * 



Fig. Sit. 



Skeleton of a Cow. 

 Fig. 83. 



Teeth of Herbivora. 



Short Horn. 



The Short Horn, or Durham, from Durham county, England, 



* A careful study of Fijrs. 84, 85 and 86 will clearly define the points of distinction 

 in these varieties, and enable the student to identify each in a herd or at a Fair. 



