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division, and where the individual animals com- 

 prising it agree with the specific definition in every 

 essential point; differing only from the accidents 

 which are the result of age, climate, disease, or food. A 

 familiar illustration of this artificial arrangement for 

 any general point of resemblance may be assumed as 

 constituting a class, an order, or a genus will be 

 afforded "by considering the term " Infantry" as repre- 

 senting an order of the class "Army." The order, 

 infantry, admits of ready distribution into genera, 

 or regiments ; the generic characteristic being assumed 

 from the facings, their clothing being considered 

 as a natural covering. The light and grenadier com- 

 panies may be regarded as two species ; and the in- 

 dividuals of the centre companies will form a third; 

 the specific distinctions of the two former being 

 the green bob, and the broad epaulets, respectively. 

 The finer coats and the sashes of the officers may 

 represent the accidental appearances constituting 

 varieties, which framers of systems and catalogue- 

 makers of natural history are so much puzzled to 

 account for. In this illustration, it is to be observed, 

 that "homo/' the genus summum of the class, is 

 to be considered of the common gender, as defined 

 by all grammarians from Priscian to Dr. Busby. 



It will be perceived from the following list, that the 

 genera which afford most sport to the angler are the 

 Salmo and the Cyprinus; the number of Species 

 comprehended under the former Genus being twelve, 

 and under the latter eleven. 





