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B. Feet not bifid. The primary hoofs, which exceed two 

 in number, equally serve for support. 



With a snout. Six incisors and two tusks in each jaw. 



108. TAPIR. Four hoofs before, and three behind. 

 For a long time, one species only, T. Americanus, was 

 known. But, of late years, another species, T. Malay anus, 

 has been identified as a native of the larger islands of the 

 Indian Seas. It was first noticed by Mr MARSDEN, as a 

 division of Summatra. There is a good figure of the ani- 

 mal in Dr HOIISFIELD <> S " Zool. Researches in Java;" and 

 an interesting specimen may be seen in the Royal Museum 

 of Edinburgh. 



109. PALEOTHERIUM. Three hoofs on each foot. An 

 extinct genus, determined by CUVIER. Many species have 

 been established. 



No snout. 



110. HIPPOPOTAMUS. Four incisors in each jaw, and 

 twelve grinders. The three foremost grinders conical, the 

 three last with tubercles, the summits of which become bare 

 of enamel by detrition. Four hoofs on each foot. H. am- 

 phibius. 



111. HYRAX. Daman. Two incisors in the upper, and 

 four in the lower jaw. Fourteen grinders in each jaw. No 

 tail. Stomach divided into several pouches. Coecum large, 

 and the colon has coecal appendages. Hyrax capensis* 



No tusks. 



A snout or proboscis. The upper jaw is furnished with 

 two large incisors, improperly termed tusks, as they are 

 seated in the intermaxillary bones ; in the lower jaw there 

 are none. Bones of the feet divided into five toes. 



112. ELEPHAS. Elephant. Grinders with flat summits. 

 There are two distinct recent species, E. Indicus, and E. 

 Jfricanuft. 



