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835. The Javelin Bat {Arctibeus perspicillatus, Geoff. ; Vespertilio per- 



spiclllatus, Schreb.). 



Fig. Geoff. Ann. du Mus. xv. pi. 11. Penn. Brit. Zool. t. 30. f. 4. 

 Hob. South America. Mexico. West Indies. 



Order VII. PROBOSCIDIA. 



These animals are distinguished by a long trunk or proboscis, which serves 

 them in place of a hand ; they have five toes to each foot, which are so 

 enveloped by callous skin as to appear as one. The upper jaw bears a 

 pair of tusks, which frequently attain enormous dimensions. 



Family Elephantidce , Gray. 



Genus ELEPHAS, Linn. 



836. The Indian Elephant (Elephas Indicus, Linn.). (Foetal specimen.) 

 Fig. Linn. Syst. Nat. p. 35. Cat. of Mammalia in Brit. Mus. p. 183. 



Seba, vol. iii. 

 Hob. East Indies. Presented by Thomas Hitchings, Esq., M.D. 



Order VIII. PERISSODACTYLA. 



The most striking character of this Order consists in the structure of the feet, 

 each of which is composed of one apparent toe, enclosed in a hoof. 



Family Equida, Gray. 



Genus EQUUS, Linn. 



837. The Horse (Equus Caballus, Linn.). (A foetal specimen.) 



Fig. Linn. Syst. Nat. p. 122. Cat. of Mammalia in Brit. Mus. p. 182. 

 Hab. Europe, Asia, Africa and America. 



