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ORDER 4. INSECTIVORA, insect-eaters, as the mole, B hrew, desman, hedge- 

 hog, tanrec, banxring, Arc. 



ORDER •"». CARNIVORA, flesh-eaters, including the dog, wolf, fox, jackal, Cape 

 hunting-dog, hyena, earth-wolf, cat, lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar, che* 

 tali, cougar, ocelot, lynx, <fcc, civet, weasel, ferret, polecat, martin, 

 skunk, otter, mink, badger, glutton, ratel, kinkajou, bear, raccoon! 

 coati, and many others. 



ORDER 6. PIWNIPEDIA, animals with fret fitted for Bwimming, including the 

 seal, sea-lion, sea-bear, and walrus. 



ORDER 7. RODEWTIA, gnawing animals, as the hare, rabbit, Guinea-pig, capy- 

 bara, agouti, porcupine, beaver, coypu, musk-rat, rat, mouse, ham- 

 ster, lemming, sand-rat, mole-rat, chinchilla, viscacha, jerboa, dor- 

 mouse, squirrel, marmot, woodchuck, prairie-dog, &c. 



ORDER 8. EDENTATA, animals, without trout teeth as the ant-eater, pango- 

 lin, armadillo, sloth, &C. 



ORDER 0. RUMINANTIA, ruminating animals, as the ox, musk-ox, yak, bison, 

 buffalo, sheep, goat, prong-buck, gnu, antelope, spring-bok, gazelle, 

 eland, addax, koodoo, nylghau, deer, chamois, giraffe, llama, camel, 

 and many others. 



ORDER 10. SOLIDUNGULA, solid-hoofed, as the horse, ass, and zebra. 



ORDER 11. PACHYDERM AT A, thick-skinned, as the hog, peccary, hyrax or 

 cony, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, tapir, and elephant. 



ORDER 12. CETACEA, the whale kind, as the dugoiig, sea-eow, grampus, nar- 

 whal, dolphin, porpoise, whale, &c. 



ORDER 1:3. MARSUPIALIA, animals with a ventral pouch, including the phas- 

 cogale, dasyurus, pouched wolf, banded ant-cater, phalanger, yapock, 

 opossum, bandicoot, koala, kangaroo, wombat, &c. 



ORDER 14. M0N0TREMATA, including the echidna or porcupine ant-eater, 

 and the ornithorhynchus or duck-billed platypus. 



Class II. AYES, Birds: divided into eight Orders : 



ORDER 1. RAPTORES, birds of prey, as vultures, hawks, eagles, and owls. 



ORDER 2. PASSERES, perching-birds, including an immense variety of species, 

 as the whippoorwill, swift, martin, swallow, roller, trogon, kingfisher, 

 bee-eater, hoopoe, humming-bird, creeper, nuthatch, wren, lyre-bird, 

 warbler, nightingale, redstart, titmouse, wagtail, dipper, thrush, cat- 

 bird, robin, fly-catcher, king-bird, waxwing, cedar-bird, shrike, jay, 

 magpie, raven, rook, crow, bird of paradise, bower-bird, starling, beef- 

 eater, honey-eater, oven-bird, friar-bird, sun-bird, finch, goldfinch, 

 bullfinch, linnet, sparrow, skylark, meadow-lark, oriole, grosbeak, 

 crossbill, hornbill, and many others. 



ORDER 3. SCANSORES, climbers, including the toucan, parrot, parakeet, mac- 

 caw, cockatoo, wryneck, woodpecker, cuckoo, honey-guide, bar- 

 bet, &c. 



ORDER 4. COLUMBffi, doves and pigeons. 



ORDER 5. RASORES, or scrapers, including the guan, curassow, bush-turkey, 



mound-bird, peacock, common-fowl, pheasant, Guinea-fowl, turkey, { 



quail, grouse, partridge, &c. 



ORDERS. CURSORES, runner-, including the ostrich, cassowary, emeu, rhea, 

 bustard, crane, trumpeter, (fee. 



ORDER 7. GRALLATORES, wading-birds, including the lapwing, plover, oys- . 

 ter-catcher, killdeer, bittern, heron, adjutant, stork, ibis, spoonbill, 

 avocet, stilt, curlew, phalarope, coot, mud-hen, snipe, rail, jacana, <fcc. 



