146 HISTORY OF 



All quadrupeds, the number of which, accord- 

 ing to Buffon, amounts to about two hundred, may 

 be classed in the following manner. 



First, those of the Horse kind. This class 

 contains the Horse, the Ass, and the Zebra. Of 

 these, none have horns ; and their hoof is of one 

 solid piece. 



The second class is that of the Cow kind ; 

 comprehending the Urus, the Buffalo, the Bison, 

 and the Bonassus. These have cloven hoofs, and 

 chew the cud. 



The third class is that of the Sheep kind, with 

 cloven hoofs, and chewing the cud like the former. 

 In this is comprehended the Sheep, the Goat, the 

 Lama, the Vigogne, the Gazelle, the Guinea-deer, 

 and all of a similar form. 



The fourth class is that of the Deer kind, with 

 cloven hoofs, and with solid horns that are shed 

 every year. This class* contains the Elk, the Rein- 

 deer, the Stag, the Buck, the Roebuck, and the 

 Axis. 



The fifth class comprehends all those of the 

 Hog kind, the Peccary, and the Babyrouessa. 



The sixth class is that numerous one of the Cat 

 kind. This comprehends the Cat, the Lion, the 

 Panther, the Leopard, the Jaguar, the Couguar, 

 the Jaguarette, the Lynx, the Ounce, and the 

 Catamountain. These are all carnivorous, and 

 furnished with crooked claws, which they can 

 sheath and unsheath at pleasure. 



The seventh class is that of the Dog kind, 

 carnivorous, and furnished with claws like the 

 former, but which they cannot sheath. This class 



