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APPENDIX. 



METRICAL SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 

 COMPARED WITH THE COMMON MEASURES. 



Metre 



Centimetre 



Millimetre 



= 39f inches (about). 

 = | inch (nearly), 

 (nearly). 



Centigramme = 

 Milligramme = 

 Litre = about If pints (35^ oz. 



Gramme = 15^ grains (nearly) 



grain (about). 

 grain (about). 



CLASSIFICATION OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. 



A. VERTEBRATA. 



MAMMALIA. Typical Examples. 



Monodelphia. 



Primates, .... Man, ape. 



Cheiroptera, .... Bat. 



Insectivora, .... Hedgehog. 



Carnivora, Cat, dog, bear. 



Proboscidea, .... Elephant. 



Hyracoidea, .... Hyrax. 



Ungulate, .... Horse, sheep, pig. 



Sirenia, Dugong. 



Cetacea, .... Whale. 



Rodentia, Rabbit, rat. 



Edentata, .... Armadillo. 



Didelphia, Kangaroo. 



Ornithodelphia, ... Duck-billed platypus. 



A.VES. 



Carinatae, ..'... Fowl, duck. 



Ratitae, Ostrich. 



REPTILIA. 



Crocodilia, . . . . . Crocodile. 



Ophidia, . . . . . Snake. 



Chelonia, ..... Tortoise. 



Lacertilia, Lizard. 



AMPHIBIA. 



Anura, Frog. 



Urodela, Newt. 



PISCES, Lamprey, shark, cod. 



B. INVERTEBRATA. 



MOLLUSCA. 



Odontophora, 

 Lamellibranchiata, 

 Brachiopoda, 

 Polyzoa, . 



Whelk, snail. 

 Mussel, oyster. 

 Terebratula. 

 Sea mat. 



