CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION. 



PAOK 



OBJECTS AND NATURE OF ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE ; PLEASURES AND 



ADVANTAGES OF THE STUDY ..... 1 



CHAPTER I. 



UN ZOOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION ...... 25 



CHAPTER II. 



GENERAL CHARACTERS OF VERTEBRATED ANIMALS . . . .83 



CHAPTER III. 



OF THE CLASS MAMMALIA 92 



SUB-CLASS I. VIVIPAROUS MAMMALIA. 



ORDER I. BIMANA ....... 137 



ORDFR II. QUADRUMANA . . . . . . 153 



ORDER III. CHEIROPTERA 181 



ORDER IV. INSRCTIVORA ....... 194 



ORDER V. CARNIVORA 202 



ORDER VI. CETACEA 237 



ORDER VII. RODENTU 246 



ORDER VIII. EDENTATA 271 



ORDER IX. RUMINANTIA 283 



ORDER X. PACHYDERMATA . .... 317 



