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the Pangolins and Cape Ant-eaters- Their Habitat Description TEMMINCK'S PANGOLIN Habits Food How 

 it Feeds Superstitious Regard for it shown by the Natives Scarcity Appearance THE LONG-TAILED, OR FOUR- 

 FINGERED PANGOLIN THE GREAT MANIS THE ASIATIC SCALY ANT-EATERS THE SHORT-TAILED, OR FIVE- 

 FINGERED PANGOLIN The Species of Manis Skull Stomach Claws fitted for Digging Other Skeletal 

 Peculiarities THE AMERICAN ANT-EATERS General Appearance Genera THE GREAT ANT-BEAR Habits Diet 

 How it Procures its Food Distribution Mode and Kate of Locomotion Stupidity Manner of Assault and 

 Defence Stories of its Contests with other Animals Appearance THE TAMANDUA Description Where Found 

 Habits Odour THE TWO-TOED ANT-EATER Appearance Two-clawed Hand Habits Von Sach's Account of 

 his Specimen 16C 



CHAPTER III. 



THE ARMADILLO FAMILY. 



The Armour-plates How the Shields are formed Their connection with the Body Description of the Animals Mode 

 of Walking Diet Skeleton Adaptation of their Limbs for Burrowing Classification THE GREAT ARMADILLO 

 Appearance Great Burrower THE TATOUAY THE POYOU, OR YELLOW-FOOTED ARMADILLO -THE PELUDO, OR 

 HAIRY ARMADILLO THE PICHIY THE PEBA, OR BLACK TATOU THE MULE ARMADILLO THE BALL ARMADILLO 

 Dr. Murie's Account of its Habits Description The Muscles by which it Rolls itself up and Unrolls itself THE 

 PICHICIAGO Concluding Remarks : Classification of the Order, Fossil Edentates, the Allied Species of Munis in 

 South Africa and Hindostan 131 



ORDER MARSUPIALIA, MARSUPIAL OR POUCHED ANIMALS. 



SUB-ORDER MARSUPIATA. 



CHAPTER I. 



THE KANGAROO AND WOMHAT FAMILIES. 



THE GREAT KANGAROO Captain Cook and the Great Kangaroo Habitat Appearance of the Animal Marsupials 

 separated from the other Mammalian Orders, and why ( Footnote) -Gestation and Birth of Young (Footnote) 

 Mode of Running The Short Fore Limbs The Marsupium, or Pouch Head Dentition Peculiarities in the 

 Teeth Hind Extremities Foot Great Claw How the Erect Position is maintained Whence their Jumping 

 Power is derived Other Skeletal Peculiarities Kangaroo Hunts Becoming Rarer Mode of Attack and 

 Defence Hands Bones of the Fore Limbs Skull Stomach Circulation of Blood Peculiarity in Young - 

 Nervous System not fully developed Brain The Baby Kangaroo in the Pouch THE HARE KANGAROO THE 

 GREAT ROCK KANGAROO THE RED KANGAROO THE BRUSH KANGAROO THE BRUSH-TAILED ROCK KANGAROO 

 THE COMMON TREE KANGAROO THE KANGAROO-RATS Characteristics THE RAT-TAILED HYPSIPRYMNUS 

 Description THE WOMBAT FAMILY- THE WOMBAT Peculiarities Description Habits Teeth Skeleton . 191 



CHAPTER II. 



THE PHALANGER, POUCHED BADGER, AND DASYURE FAMILIES. 



THE PHALANGER FAMILY THE KOALA Habits Characteristics THE Cuscus THE VULPINE PHALANGER 

 THE DORMOUSE PHALANGER Habits Remarkable Characters THE FLYING PHALANGERS Its Flying Machine- 

 Habits THE SQUIRREL FLYING PHALANGERS Habits The Parachute-like Membrane Exciting Scene on board 

 a Vessel Characteristics THE OPOSSUM MOUSE THE NOOLBENGER, OR TAIT A Curiosity among Marsupials 

 Distinctive Features THE POUCHED BADGER FAMILY Characteristics THE RABBIT-EARED PERAMELES 

 THE BANDICOOT THE BANDED PERAMELES THE PIG-FOOTED PERAMELES Discussion regarding it- 

 Characteristics THE DASYURUS FAMILY Characteristics THE POUCHED ANT-EATERS THE BANDED 

 MYRMECOBIUS Description Great number of Teeth History Food Habits Range THE URSINE DASYURE 

 Appearance "Native Devil " Ferocity Havoc among the Sheep of the Settlers Trap to Catch them Its 

 Teeth A True Marsupial, though strikingly like the Carnivora Skeletal Characters peculiar to itself 

 MAUGE'S DASYURE THE DOG-HEADED THYLACINUS Description Resemblance to the Dog Habits 

 Peculiarities THE BRUSH-TAILED PHASCOGALE Description- Other Varieties. 203 



CHAPTER III. 



THE OPOSSUMS. 



Prehistoric Opossums Description of the Animal Their Teeth Habits THE COMMON OPOSSUM Appearance Use of 

 its Tail Food The Young How they are Reared D'AZARA'S OPOSSUM THE CRAB-EATING OPOSSUM THE 

 THICK-TAILED OPOSSUM MERIAN'S OPOSSUM Pouchless Opossums Their Young THE MURINA OPOSSUM THE 

 ELEGANT OPOSSUM THE YAPOCK Classification of Marsupial Animals Geographical Distribution of the Sub- 

 OrderAncestry of the Marsupials Fossil Remains . 219 



SUB-ORDER MONOTREMATA. 

 CHAPTER IV. 



THE PORCUPINE OR LONG-SPINED ECHIDNA AND DUCK-BILLED PLATYPUS. 



Why the Monotremata are formed into a Sub-order The lowest of the Mammalian Class THE PORCUPINE OR LONG- 

 SPINED ECHIDNA An Ant-eater, but not an Edentate Its Correct Name Description of the Animal Habits and 

 Disposition Manner of Using the Tongue Where it is Found Anatomical Features : Skull, Brain, Marsupial 

 Bonas -The Young Species of Van Diemen's Land and New Guinea THE WATER-MOLE, OR DUCK-BILLED 



