314 CONTENTS. 



SECT. II. Class I. Mammalia. 



Thi class at the head of the animal kingdom, and contains Man 90 



General similarity in the anatomical structure of the Mammalia SO 



Description of the anatomy of Man ; head, vertebral column, spinal maf- 

 row, ribs, cavity of the chest, cavity of the abdomen, pelvis, and 



limbs 2022 



Digestion; action of the jaws and teeth; function of the stomach and 



gastric juice 22 23 



Functions of the intestines ; effect of the bile and pancreatic juice ; absorp- 

 tion of the chyle by the lacteals, and passage into the left subclavian 



vein 23 



Circulation of the blood. Structure and office of the heart 2324 



Course of the blood from the left subclavian vein through the heart, lungs, 



and body, and influence of the air upon it 2425 



Termination of the circulation in the capillary vessels 25 



Of the brain, nerves, and senses 25 26 



Structure of other Mammalia 27 



Division into nine orders. Characters of the orders 2728 



1. Bimana. Man the only instance of this order. Attempts to con- 

 found him with apes. How distinguished 28 23 



Causes of man's superiority to other animals 2930 



Races of mankind ; 1st, Caucasian ; 2d, Mongolian ; 3d, African ; 



4th, American ; 5th, Malay. Accounts of these varieties 3032 



Progress of man to the civilized state 3234 



8 Quadrumana. Structure, habits, &c. Apes, Monkeys, Baboons, 



Sapajous, Ourang-outang, Chimpanze, Pongo 34 36 



3. Carnivora. Divided into several families; 1st, Bats; 2d, Insectivo- 



ra, Hedge-hog, Mole, &c. ; 3d, Truly carnivorous animals, Dog, 

 Lion, Tiger, &c. ; 4th, Amphibia, Seal and Morse 3642 



4. Rodentia. Beaver, Jerboa, Hamster, Marmot, &c 4244 



&. Edentata, Sloth, Armadillo, Ant-eater, &c 44 



6. Ruminantia. Camel and Dromedary, Lama, Bison, Camelopard, &c. 45 48 



7. Paehydermata. Elephant, Mammoth, Hippopotamus, Rhinoceros, Ta- 



pir, Hog, Horse, Ass, &c 48-51 



& Cetacea. Manati, Sea-cow and Dugong. Blowers, Whales, Por- 

 poises, &c 5152 



9. Marsupialia. Account of their structure. Opossum, Phalangers, 



Kangaroo, Ornithorhynchus 52 55 



SECT. III. Class II. Birds. 



Peculiarities in the structure of birds to adapt them for flight 55 



Organs of Digestion. Senses 5657 



Orders of Birds. 1. Actipitres. Birds of Prey 5758 



2. Passeres. The Sparrow tribe ; Birds of Paradise, Humming- 



birds, &c 5859 



3. Seonsores. Climbers ; Woodpecker, Cuckoo, Parrot, Toucan, &c... 5960 



4. OallmacecE. Gallinaceous Birds ; Peacock. Turkey, Cock, Quail, &c. 60 



