ARABIAN HORSE. 



V. THE HORSE. 



THE EQUID^E constitute a small but noble tribe of quadru- 

 peds, which have been termed Solidungula, from their hav- 

 ing but single apparent toes, covered by undivided integu- 

 ments of horn. Their stomach is single, and their food vege- 

 table. Their limbs are strong and sinewy, and their general 

 conformation is adapted to rapid movements. They have 

 the neck and tail covered with hair, longer than that of the 

 other parts of the body. Their ears are very moveable, and 

 their eyes so placed as to include a large range of vision : 

 their voice is loud, in some of the species harsh and braying, 

 in others shrill and sonorous. They are social and migra- 



