INDEX. 391 



Order 2. Thick-skinned Quadrupeds. Pachydermata coni. ^AGE 



Indian elephants .*...., 492 



African elephants ....... 493 



Ordinary pachyderms . . . . . 49,3 



Hippopotamus 493 



Hogs .494 



Khinoceros 494 



Tapirs 495 



Third family of Pachydermata 495 



Solipedes 495 



Horses . . . * 495 



Horse 495 



Ass 496 



Zebra 497 



Quagga .498 



Onagga 498 



Order 3. Ruminating Quadrupeds. Ruminantia . . 498 



Divided into two sections 499 



Ruminants without horns ...... 499 



Camels . . 499 



Llamas . 501 



Llama 502 



Alpaca . .502 



Yicunia . * . ,502 



Musks 502 



Musk 502 



Other musks have no musk-pouch .... 503 



Ruminants with horns ....... 503 



Horns of three kinds 503 



Giraffe 506 



Stags ......... 506 



Ruminants with hollow horns ...... 507 



Antelopes . . . . . . . 507 



Goats 508 



Argali 509 



The genus sheep . 510 



The genus ox ........ 510 



The common ox ....... 510 



The auroch . . . . . . - . . 510 



Bison 511 



Buffido . . . 512 



Cape buffalo 512 



Yak 513 



Musk ox 513 



Order 4. Gnawing Quadrupeds. Rodentia . . . 514 

 Live on the harder parts of vegetables . . . .514 



Chisel-like teeth 514 



Rodents are timid and feeble 515 



Classification of rodentia * .... . 516 



Beavers ......... 517 



Musk rat of Canada . . . . .518 



Water rat 519 



Lemmings . . . . . . . .519 



Dormice . . . 519 



