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t& — ielMia : Mountain Autelopes 



\Xe»wrhadus) 506 



Goral (.V. goral) 506 



19.— Genus : Chamois (Captila) . . 506 



Chamois (C. rupicapra) .... 506 

 20.— Genus : Saigas (Coins) 510 



Saiga (C. tataricus) ... .510 

 21. — Genus: Gnus {Catoblepas) . . . 512 



Gnu (C.gnu) 5" 



Fourth Family: Prong-horned 

 Animals (Antilocaprida) 513 



Genus : Pronghorns (Antiloca- 



pra) 513 



Pronghorn (A. americana) . . 513 



Fifth Family : Deer (Cer-Ada) . . 516 



1.— Genus : Elks (Alces) 518 



Elk (A. palmaius) 518 



Moose (A. americana) .... 520 



2. — Geuus : Reindeer (Rangifer) . . 520 

 Reindeer (R. tarundus) . . . 221 

 Caribou (R. caribu) 521 



3. — Genus : Fallow Deer {Dauia) . 524 

 Fallow Deer (D. vulgaris) . . 526 



4. — Genus : Red Deer (Cervus) . . . 526 



Stag (C. elapkus) 526 



Barbary Deer (C. barbarus) . . 529 

 Wapiti (C. canadensis) .... 529 



5. — Genus : Axis Deer (Axis) . . . 530 

 Axis Deer (A. axis) 530 



6. — Genus: Rusine Deer (Rusa) . .530 

 Great Rusa (R. hippelaphus) . 530 

 Sambhar (R. aristotelis) . . . 531 

 Hog Deer (R. porcinns) . . .531 



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7. — Genus : North American Deer 



(Cariacus) 531 



Virginia Deer(C. vitx , ittut*us)$$l 

 White-Tailed Deer (C. leucn- 



rus) 534 



Black-Tailed Deer (C. colum- 



bianus) 534 



Mule Deer (C. macrotis) . . . 534 

 Mexican Deer (C. mexicanus) 534 



8. — Genus : Pampas Deer (Blas/o- 



cerus) 534 



Pampas Deer (B. campestris) . 534 



9. — Genus : Roe Deer (Capreolus) . 534 

 Roe Deer (C. Caprcca) .... 534 

 10. — Genus : Muntjak Deer (Cervu- 



lus) 536 



Muntjak Deer (C. munljac) 536 



Sixth Family : Musk Deer (Mos- 

 chida) 537 



Genus : Musk Deer (Moschus) . 537 

 Musk Deer (M. moschiferus . 537 



Seventh Family : Chevrotains 

 ( Tragulidce) 538 



Genus : Chevrotains ( Tragulus) 538 

 Kanchil ( T. kanchil) 538 



Second Suborder : Cloven-hoofed 

 N 011-rn 111 iiuint s (Suina) 539 



Eighth Family : Swine (Suidce) . 539 



1. — Geuus : Swine (Sus) 539 



Maued Hog (S. cristatus) . . . 542 

 Andamanese Hog (S. andaman- 

 ensis) 542 



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Bearded Hog (S. barbatus) . . 542 

 Striped Hog (S. vitlatus) . . . 5^2 

 Javan Wild Hog (.S". verrucosus) 542 

 Celebes Hog (S. eticbensis) . . 542 

 Timor Hog (S. iimomisis) . . 542 

 New Guinea Hog (S. papuen- 



sis) 542 



Black Hog (S. niger) .... 542 

 White-bearded Hog (S. leu- 



comystax) 542 



Sennaar Hog (S. sennarensis) . 542 

 Wild Hog (S. scrofa) .... 542 



Berkshire Hog 543 



Harrisson Hog 543 



Masked Hog (5. plicipleps) . . 544 



2. — Genus : Humped Hogs {Pota- 



mocharus) 546 



Tufted Hog (P. porcus) . . . 546 

 Bush Hog (P. africanus) . . 546 



3. — Genus : Babirusa (Porcus) . . . 546 

 Babirusa (P. babyiussa) . . . 546 



4. — Genus : Wart Hogs (Phacochocr- 



us) 547 



Wart Hog (P. africanus) . . . 548 



5. — Genus : Peccaries {Dicotyles) . . 548 

 Collared Peccary (D. torqua- 



tus) 548 



White-lipped (D. labiatus) . . 548 



Ninth Family : Hippopotami (Hip- 

 popotamidcr) 549 



Genus : Hippopotami (Hippopo- 

 tamus) 549 



Hippopotamus (H. amphibius) 

 Liberian Hippopotamus (H. 

 liberiensis 554 



Twelfth OrdePv: THE 5EA COWS. Sirenia. 



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First Family: Manatees (Mana- 



tidcr) 555 



1. — Genus : Manatees (Manatus) . . 556 



Eamantin (M. latiroslris) . . 556 



Amazonian (M. inunguis . . 556 



2. — Genus : Dugongs (Halicore) . . 507 



Dugong (H. dugong) . 

 Sea Cow (H. stellerii) 



page 

 • 557 

 ■ 558 



Thirteenth Order: THE WHALES. Cetacea. 559. 



First Family : Furrowed Whales (Bal- 

 arnopterida) 564 



1. — Genus : Hump-back Whales (Me- 



gaptera) 564 



Hump-back Whale (M. longi- 

 mana) 564 



2. — Genus : Razorback Whales (Phy- 



salus) 564 



Razorback Whale {P. anti- 

 quorum) 564 



3. — Genus : Beaked Whales (Baltzn- 



optera) 565 



Pike Whale (B. rostrata) . . 565 



Second Family : Smooth-Skinned 



Whales (Balcenidce) 565 



Genus : Greenland Whales (Bal- 

 <zna) 565 



Greenland Whale (B. mysti- 

 cetus) 565 



Third Family : Dolphins (Delphin- 

 idee) 566 



1. — Genus : Grampus (Orca) . . . 568 



Grampus (O.gladia tor) . . .568 

 2. — Genus : Porpoises (Phoccena) . 569 



Porpoise (/■'. communis) . . . 569 

 3. — Genus : White Whales (Beluga) 569 



Beluga (B. leucas) 570 



4.— Genus: Round-headed Whales 



(Globiocephalus) 570 



Pilot Whale (G. me/as) . . . 570 

 5. — Genus : Dolphins (Delphinus) . 571 



Dolphin (D. delphis) . . . .571 

 6.— Genus: Long-beaked Dolphins 



[Inia) 572 



Inia (/. amazonica) 572 



7. — Genus: Soosoos (Plaianista) . .572 



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 Soosoo (P. gangetica) .... 572 



Fourth Family : Narwhal (Mono- 

 dontidce) 573 



Genus : Narwhals (Monodon) . .573 

 Narwhal (M. monoceros) . . .573 



Fifth Family: Bottle-Xosed Whales 



(Hyperoodontidce) . . ....... 574 



Genus : Bottle-nosed Whales 



(Hyperoodon) 574 



Bottle-nosed Dolphin (H. bi- 

 dens) 574 



Sixth Family: Sperm Whales (Cato- 

 dontidce) . 575 



Genus: Sperm Whales (Catodon) 575 

 Sperm Whales (C. macroceph- 

 alus) 575 



Fourteenth Order: THE POUCHED ANIMALS. MarsupiaMa. 579. 



PAOE 



First Suborder : Herbivorous 



Pouched Animals (Diprotodonlia) 579 



First Family : Leaping Pouched Ani- 

 nials * Macropodidce) 580 



the kangaroos (Macropodince) . . 580 

 1.— Genus: Giant Kangaroos (Macro- 

 pus) 582 



Giant Kangaroo (M.gigantcus) 582 

 2. —Genus : Mountain Kangaroo 



(Petrogale) 582 



Yellow-legged Kangaroo (P. 



xanthopus) 582 



Rock Kangaroo <P penicillata) 582 



3. — Genus: Tree Kangaroos (Den- 



drolagus) 582 



Bear Kangaroo (D. ursinus) . 582 



kangaroo rats (PoloroincE) 



.582 



4. — Genus : Opossum Rats {Betton- 



gia) 



Opossum Rat (B. penicillata) 582 

 5.— Genus: Kangaroo Rats (Po/or- . 



ous 583 



Kangaroo Rat (P. tridactylus) 583 



Second Family : Climbing Marsup- 

 ials (Phalangcridce) 583 



Australian bears (Phascolarcli- 

 ncz) . , . 584 



1. — Genus : Pouched Bears (Phascol- 



arctus 584 



Koala (P. cinereus) 584 



small pouched animals (Phalang- 

 erina) 584 



2.— Genus: Cuscus (Phalanger) . .584 

 Spotted Cuscus (P. maculatus) 584 



3. — Genus: Coosoos (Trichosurus) . 585 

 Vulpine Phalanger ( T. vulpe- 

 cula) 585 



