* MAMMALOGY. 



LESSON VII. 



Order of Rodentia. Zoological characters. Peculiarities of their organiza 

 tion. Organization and habits of the" genus Squirrel. Squirrels pro- 

 perly so called, (Common Squirrel, Flying Squirrel). Organization 

 and habits of the genus Rat. Marmots. Habits. Hibernation. 

 Dormouse. Rats properly so called, (Mouse, Rat). Hamsters. Field- 

 mice. Jerboa. Genus of Castors. Organization and habits of Cas- 

 tors properly so called. Genus of Porcupines Organization and habits 

 of Porcupines properly so called. Genus Hare. Organization and 

 habits of Hares properly so called, (Common Hare, Rabbit). Genus of 

 Guinea-pigs Chinchilla. General remarks on peltries. The use of 

 hair in the manufacture of Felt Glue. 



LESSON VIII. 



Order of Edentata. Zoological characters. Division into three families. 



Family of Tardigrada. Organization. Habits (AY or Sloth.) 



Family of Ordinary Edentata (Armadillos, Ant-eaters, Manis.) 



Family of Monotremata. Peculiarities of their organization (Ornitho- 



rynchus, Echidna.) 

 Order of Pachydermata Zoological characters. Peculiarities of their 



organization. Division into three families. 

 Family of Proboscidiana. Genus Elephant. Organization. Habits. Use, 



Ivory, (Elephants of Asia, Africa, and Siberia.) 



LESSON IX. 



Family of Pachydermata Ordinaria. Genus Hippopotamus. Genus Hog 



(Wild Hog, Domestic Hog). Genus Rhinoceros. 

 Family of Solipedes. Horse. Habits. Signs of the age of Horses. 



Principal Races. Ass. Zebra. Couagga. Onagga. 



LESSON X. 



Order of Ruminantia. Zoological characters. Peculiarities of their organi- 

 zation. Rumination . 



Ruminants without Horns. Genus of Camels. Camels properly so called. 

 Peculiarities of organization. Habits and uses, (Camel with one hump, 

 Camel with two humps). Lamas, Guanaco, Vicunia). Genus of 

 Musks. 



Ruminants with Horns. Genus of Stags Deer Habits, (Fallow-Deer, 

 Common Stag, Roebuck, Rein-Deer, Elk) Genus of Giraffes. Genus 

 of Antelopes (Gazelle, Chamois). Genus of Goats, (Wild Goats, 

 Bouquetin or Ibex, Domestic Gout.) 



LESSON XI. 



Genus of Sheep, (Argali, Mouflon, Domestic Sheep). Wool. Merinos. 

 Genus of the Ox (Common Ox, Auroch, Buffalo, Bison, Yack). 

 Use of Oxen Milk Butter Cheese Leather. 



Order of Cetacea. Zoological characters. Peculiarities of organization. 

 Habits Division into two families. Herbivorous Cetacea. Manati. 

 Common Cetacea. Apparatus of the Blowers. Genus of Dolphins, 

 (Dolphin, Porpoise) Genus of Narwhals. Genus of Cachalots. 

 Organization. Habits Spermaceti. Genus of Whales. Organiza- 

 tion and Habits. Whalebone. Fat. Uses. Whale-fishing. 



