CHAPTER VIII 



ORDER OF HOOFED ANIMALS 

 UN GU LATA 



F~ pHE Order which includes the hoofed animals of the 



■*■ world is called Un-gu-la'ta, a Latin word which means 



''hoofed." In North America, it is represented by a great 



variety of forms, several of which are of special importance. 



Before seeking to become acquainted with these animals, 

 the reader must pause long enough to gain a bird's-eye view 

 of the groups into which they are divided, and thereby under- 

 stand their relationships, clearly and correctly. 



The following diagram of arrangement is very simple, and 

 the animals it sets forth are in some respects the most impor- 

 tant in America. 



The Groups of North American Hoofed Animals 



Order Ungulata 



FAMILIES 



Cattle and 

 Sheep Family, 

 or Bovidae . . . 



GROUPS 



Cattle. . 



Sheep- 

 Cattle. . 



Sheep . . 



k Goat . . . 



EXAMPLES 



American Bison: 



Buffalo Bos americanus. 



Musk-Ox Ovibos moschatus. 



Big-Horn OviS canadensis. 



\\ hite Sheep Ovis dalli. 



Black Sheep Ovis stonei. 



.Mountain (i<>;it Oreamnos montanus. 



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