ZOOLOGY. 



3581. By the accompanying table the parallelism of 

 the different families is recognized, as well as their 

 remaining relationships, both among themselves as also 

 with the Asarcous animals, if their table at p. 614 be 

 compared with it, and which could not for want of room 

 be inserted here. 



3582. It is, moreover, proved from this table that the 

 classes stand one above the other, but yet that each 

 recommences from below, so that the lower animals of 

 a higher class are more stunted or rudimental than the 

 upper ones of a lower class. Thus the Salamanders are 

 more rudimental, that is, they have organs more imper- 

 fect than the Sharks ; the Tree-creepers are more rudi- 

 mental than the Crocodiles, the Mice than the Fowls and 

 Bustards. 



Nevertheless these stunted animals stand higher than 

 those of the lower classes, because they are characterized by 

 a higher organ. 



What holds good of the classes holds good again of 

 the orders and families also. The lower animal of a 

 consecutive family is again more rudimental than the 

 upper one of the antecedent family. Thus the Orni- 

 thorynchus is more rudimental than the Beaver, the 

 Shrew-mouse more rudimental than the Opossum and 

 such like creatures. 



In the highest families the equiponderance is first 

 restored, and the lowest Man is still higher than the 

 uppermost Ape. 



