262 MAMMALIA. 



Fam. 2. EQUID^E. 



Two middle toes soldered into one ; covered with a single hoof; 

 lateral toes subequal. Cutting teeth 6'6. Canines j^. Gullet 

 and stomach simple. Using the hind feet in defence. 



Q. Solipeda sen Solidungula, Ray, Syn. 62, 1693. 



Solidungula, llliger, Prod. 100, 1811; Bronn, Index Pal. \\. 707. 



M. Belluffi pars, Linn. S. N. ed. 12. 27, 1766. 



M. Jumenta, Storr. Prod. Mam. 1780. 



Les Solidipedes, Cuv. Tab. Elem. 1798 ; Desm. N. D. H. N. xxiv. 



65, 1804 ; Dum. Z. A. 1806 ; Latr. Fam. N. 62, 1825 ; F. Cuv, 



Diet. Sci. Nat. lix. 510; Geoff. Mem. Mus. H. N. x. 165. 

 Les Pachydermes Solipedes, Cuvier, R. A. i. 2-13, 1817, ed. 2. 



i.251. 

 Stereoplia, Stereopodia, Solipedia, Rafinesque, Anal. Nat. 55, 



1815. 



Pachy derma Solipedia, Owen, Brit. Foss. Mam. 383, 1846. 

 Pachyderma Solidipedes, Eichw. Zool. Spec. iii. 351, 1831. 

 Q. Monochaente, Gray, It. Med. Repos. xv. (1821) 306. 

 Equida;, Gray, L. M. Repos. xv. 307, 1821 ; Ann. Phil. 1825; 



List Mam. B. M. 182; List Osteol. Spec. B. M. 70; Ham. 



Smith, Jardine's Nat. Library, xii. 

 Equi, Waoler, N. Syst. Amph. 4, 1830. 

 Solipedia, Equidse, Selys Longchamps, 1842. 

 Solipedia, J. Brookes, Mus. Cat. 17, 1828. 



M. I 3 erissodactyles Palaeotheriens, Pomet, Rev. Zool. 1848, 182. 

 Solidungula, Fam. Equidre, lesson, N. T. Reg. Anim. 165, 1842. 

 Anomalipoda, part., Pallas, Zool. Ross. Asiat. i. 254, 1831. 

 Equus, Linn. ; F. Cuvier, Diet. Sci. Nat. lix. 54, 1829. 



The Equidce form two genera, but the species of them, viz. 

 the Horse and the various species of the second group, breed 

 together freely in confinement, but the produce is almost always 

 (if not always) barren. 



SYNOPSIS OF THE GENERA. 



1. EQUUS. Tail covered with long hair to the base; the fore 



and hind legs with a wart (sallenders) on the inner side. 



2. ASINUS. Tail with short hair at the base and long at the 



end ; the hind leg without any wart on the inner side. 



1. EQUUS. 



Tail covered with long hair to the base. Fur dappled, that is, 

 marked with round pale spots having a dark net-like ground, 



