XX. The Orders of Mammals and their 

 Chautauqua Representatives 



I. The Egg-laying Mammals. Con- 

 fined to Australasia. 

 II. The Pouched Mammals. Kan- 

 garoos and Opossums. 



III. The Diggers. No American 



forms; confined to Africa and 

 the East. 



IV. The Toothless Mammals. South 



and Central America only. 

 V. The Sea-Cows. Tropical and 



subtropical waters. 



VI. Whales and Porpoises. Marine. 

 VII. The Hoofed Animals. A very 

 large group, richly represented 

 in America, and comprising 

 the Cattle and Sheep Family, 

 Antelope Family, Deer Family, 

 Peccary and Tapir Families. 

 In early times in the Chautau- 

 qua region were 



VIII. The Rodents, or Gnawing Mam- 

 mals. A very large and widely 

 distributed order, including: 

 a. The Squirrels. 



b. Prairie Dogs, etc. 



c. Beavers. 



d. Flying Squirrels. 



e. Mice and Rats. 



i. Opossum 



2. American Elk 



3. White-tailed Deer 



4. Moose 



5. Gray Squirrels 



6. Fox Squirrels 



7. Red Squirrels 



8. Chipmunks 



9. Woodchuck 



10. Beaver, extinct here. 



11. Flying Squirrel 



12. Muskrat 



13. Lemming Mouse 



14. Meadow Mice 



15. Red-backed Mice 



1 6. White-footed Mice 



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