THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. 



SUB-KINGDOM L VERTEBRATA. 



CLASS I. MAMMALIA. 



CHARACTERISTICS of Vertebra* es 

 Distinctive Features of Mammals 

 Geographical Distribution 

 Order I. Primates. 



Apes, Monkeys, and Lemurs .. 

 Ord.r II. Chiroptera. 



^ The Bats 



Order III. Insectivora. 



Insect-eating Mammals . 

 Order IV. Carnivora. 



Flesh-eating Mammals ... 

 Order V. Rodentia. 



Mammals that Gnaw ... 



MAMMALS. 



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Order VI. Ungulata. 



'1 he Hoofed Mammals ... 

 Order VII. Sirenia. 



The Manatis and Dugongs ... 165 

 Order VIII. Cetacea. 



Whales Porpoises, and Dolphins 169 

 Order IX. Kdentata. 



S!o hs, Ant-eaters, and Armadillos 181 

 Or :er X. Effodientia. 



Aard-varks and Pangolins ... 188 

 Order XL Marsupialia. 



Pouched Mammals 190 



Order XII. Monotremata. 



Egg-laying Mammals 214 



CLASS II. AVES. 



Bird Structure and Development 



SUB-CLASS SAURUR^E. 



Order Archseopteryges. 

 The Archseopteryx 



SUB-CLASS RATIT^E. 



Order Rheiformes. 



The Rheas : 



Order Struthioniformes. 



The Ostriches 



Order Casuariiformes. 



The Emus and Cassowaries 

 Order Dinornithiformes, Lie. 



The Extinct Moas 

 Order Apterygiformes. 



The Apteryges ... 



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