CONTENTS. 



%* For detailed Index, and Dictionary of Terms, see page 177. 



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General review of the Animal Kingdom Classes, Orders, Genera, 

 and Species The purpose of classification Classification accord- 

 ing to Cuvier Illustrations of each class 131022 



Vertebrate Animals Divisions of, and leading characteristics. 

 Mammalia Their Orders The Monotremata Echidna and 

 Ornithorhyncus their Structure and Habits. Marsupials 

 Kangaroos and Opossums their Mode of conveying their Young 22 to 32 



Cetacea Their Adaptation for Life in Water The peculiar action 

 of the Tail-fin The Blubber. Carnivorous Cetacea Dol- 

 phins Spermaceti and Whalebone Whales Porpoises, Narwhals 

 The position in the animal of Whalebone, and its purpose Sper- 

 maceti, and its uses as a Trade Product Herbivorous "Whales 

 The Dugong and Manatee 321037 



The Divisions of the remaining Mammalia into Ungulated and Unguicu- 

 lated The Ungulated divided into Pachydermata, or Thick-skinned, 

 and Ruminants, or Cud-chewing The Pachydermata divided into 

 the Elephant, Hippopotamus, Hog, Tapir, Rhinoceros, and Horse 

 Description of the different Families of these types their Habits, 

 Uses, &c., and the Trade Products obtained from them ... 37 to 50 



Ruminants Definition of the term their Structure and Habits- 

 Ruminants without Horns the Camel, Dromedary, Musk-deer 

 The Llama Ruminants with Persistent Horns Oxen, Sheep, 

 Goats, Antelopes, Giraffes Animals with Deciduous Horns, called 

 Antlers Stags The Stomach of Ruminants, and Description of 

 the process of Ru ruination The Trade Products obtained from this 

 group 50 io 60 



