Animals, 207 



particularly consider, as they are com* 

 mon to man with beasts, in the following 

 chapter. 



Animals are generally divided into 

 male and female, and some are both male 

 and female, and are called hermaphro- 

 dites, as the earth worm and some others* 

 With regard to their mdnner of propa- 

 gation, they are divided into oviparous? 

 bringing forth eggs ; and viviparous^ 

 bringing forth their young alive. 



Linnaeus divides animals, according to 

 their internal structures. Some have the 

 heart with two ventricles, and hot, red 

 blood : viz. Quadrupeds and Birds ; 

 others have the heart with one ventricle, 

 and cold, red blood, viz. Amphibia and 

 Fishes ; the former being furnished with 

 lungs, and the Fishes with gills. Some 

 have the heart with one ventricle^ and 

 cold, white serum, viz. Insects and 

 Worms ; the former being furnished 

 with feelers, and the latter with holders* 

 All quadrupeds, which have teats, are 

 distinguished by their teeth. These 

 form the following seven orders ; the 

 Primates or Principals, which have four 

 suiting teeth in each jaw ; the Brutse or 



