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Kangaroo a Marsupial, or pouched Animal (Fig. 7) 27 



Kite, or Glede their former use yo 



Lampreys (Fig. 87), and Lamperns Cartilaginous Fishes ... 126 

 Lapwing a wading bird ..................... 106 



Lark foot of (Fig. 54) ........................ 99 



Larva, or Caterpillar the first form of Insect life (Figs. 9094) 131 

 Leeclies Animals made up entirely of rings used in surgery to draw 



blood .............................. 127 



Lenru.rid.8B one of the divisions of Quadrumana ............ 91 



Leopard one of the Cat or feline tribe ............... 76 



Linnaeus biographical note of .................. 131 



Lion picture of (Fig. 35) ..................... 74 



Lion skull of (Fig. 36) claw of (Figs. 37, 38) ............ 75 



Lizards (see Saurians) ........................ no 



Llama a Camel of the New World. (See Camel.) ......... 53 



Lobsters Crustaceans their feelers, legs, claws, and tail (Fig. 99) 142 

 Loricata Shielded Edentata. (See Armadillo.) ......... 63 



Loricata a name sometimes given to the group of Reptiles compre- 



hending the Crocodile and Alligator ......... ' ...... 112 



Lower Animals meaning of the term ............... 2> 



Lynx one of the Cat or feline tribe .................. 76 



Mackerel (Fig. 80) a spiny-finned fish ............... 122 



Mammalia Vertebrate Animals whose young are born alive and 



suck milk ........................... 23 



Mammoth Mastodon gigantic Elephants, now no longer existing 38 



Manatee a herbivorous Whale .................. 37 



Marabou a stilt bird ...... ' .. ................ 106 



Marmot its habits (Fig. 31) .................. 69 



Marsupials pouched animals (Fig. 7) ............... 27 



Marten a Vermiform Carnivora, (See Vermiform.) ......... 78 



Medusae Sea Nettles (Fig. 106). (See Acalephae.) ......... 153 



Merian's Opossum. (See Opossum.) (Fig. 9) ......... 31 



Millepedes a division of the Myriapoda, or many-footed jointed 



animals .............................. 128 



Milliola animals belonging to the Foramenifera their immense 



importance in the formation of rocks ............... 161 



Mites a division of the Arachnida (Fig. 95) ............ 136 



Moles one of the three principal families of Insect-eating Animals ... 84 

 Mollusca soft-bodied animals, such as the Snail (Fig. 3) their 



general characteristics ............... 17,20,144 



Molluscous Animals example of the Snail (Fig. 3) ...... 17 



