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tiriial structure is not i< ^ordinary than 



xtrrnal ; since it appears to be oviparous, 



,111 appe;-.ranee \\liich gives reason for 



supj.. ihat it hears internal eggs, in the 



inanniT of many of the li/anl tribe, from \\hich 



the yonii.^ ar. hatched before their final 



cloaioD. 



This Quadruped therefore may be considered 



as tlu miracle of Modern Zoology. 



In the Phil. Trans, for 1802, may be found an. 

 excellent description of the anatomy of this in- 

 teresting animal, by the ingenious Mr. Home. 



The order Eruta presenting several highly 

 curious animals, we have dwelt somewhat longer 

 upon it, than its proportional limits would other- 

 wise ha\e allowed us to do; and must ha 

 through the remaining orders with a more rapid 

 step. 



third Linnxan Order of the Mammalia is 

 entitled I-\-ra-. It contains the predacious qua* 

 s, and consists of several genera, all agree- 



in liavinir teeth evidently calculated for feeding 

 on liesh. The front-teeth, which are usually six 

 both above and below, approach to a conical or 

 pointed figure-; the canine-teeth are longi and 



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