



A HISTORY 



OP 



BRITISH QUADRUPEDS, 



INCLUDING THE CETACEA. 



BY 



THOMAS BELL, F.R.S. F.L.S. F.Z.S. F.G.S. 



MEMBER OF THE 



PHII.OMATHIC AND NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETIES OF PARIS ; 



OF THE IMPERIAL ACADEMY CAESAR : LEOPOLD : NATfR.E CURIOSORUM ; 



OF THE HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES ; 



OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA ; 



OF THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETIES OF NEW YORK AND BOSTON ; 



HONORARY MEMBER OF THE ROYAL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF IRELAND, ETC., ETC. ; 



LATE PRESIDENT OF THE LINN^AN SOCIETY. 



Bttanii C-bition, 



REVISED AND PARTLY RE-WRITTEN BY 



THE AUTHOR, 



ASSISTED BY 



ROBEET F. TOMES, 



CORRESPONDING MEMBER ZOOLOGICAL .SOCIETY, 

 ANP 



EDWARD RICHARD ALSTON, F.Z.S. 



Illustrated by 160 Woodcuts. ''"'^^I 



LONDON: 



JOHN VAN VOORST, 1, PATERNOSTER ROW. 



M.DCCC.I.XXIV. 



