CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION. 



PACK 



OBJECTS AND NATURE OF ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE ; PLEASURES AND 



ADVANTAGES OF THE STUDVT . . 1 



CHAPTER I. 



ON ZOOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION .... 



CHAPTER II. 



GENERAL CHARACTERS OF VERTEBRATED ANIMALS ... 83 



CHAPTER III. 



OF THE CLASS MAMMALIA 92 



SUB-CLASS I. VIVIPAROUS MAMMALIA. 



OEDEB I. BIMAKA 137 



ORDER II. QUADRDMAN.V . . . . J53 



ORDER III. CHEIROPTERA ..... 181 



ORDER IV. INSECTIVORA . . . . . 194 



ORDER V. CARNIVORA ...... 202 



ORDER VI. CETACEA 237 



ORDER VII. RODENTIA ...... 246 



ORDER VIII. EDENTATA . . . . -.271 



ORDER IX. RUMINANTIA . . 283 



ORDER X. PACBYDERMATA ... 317 



