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Analoga: With many such teeth. These animals are all carnivorous, or insecti- 

 vorous, or live promiscuously on vegetables and insects. As the Lion, Dog, &c. 

 Carnivora. Divisible into Majora and Minora. 

 Majora. Separable into two portions : 



1. Those with the muzzle short, and the head round. As the Cats. 



2. Those with the muzzle more produced, and the head longer. As the Dog, 

 Wolf, Fox, &c. 



Minora. (In these the body is long and slender, and the legs short.) As the 



Weasel, &c. 



With two prominent. All these are phytivorous. As the Hare, &c. 

 Anornala: In these the teeth are either absent or peculiar, agreeing neither in 

 form nor disposition with the others. As the Tamandua, Hedgehog, Mole, 

 Bat, &c. 



The system of Linnaeus is confessedly an improvement on that of our 

 illustrious countryman, and displays the clear and comprehensive mind 

 of the immortal Swede : still its errors are not to be overlooked. We 

 find the Elephant and the Walrus associated with the Manis, Ant-eaters, 

 and Armadilloes ; and the Hyrax with the Hares and Cavies. The sub- 

 joined is a tabular view of the 



LINN.EAN ARRANGEMENT OF THE CLASS. 

 MAMMALIA. 



The primary sub-divisions founded on the structure of the feet ; the ordinal characters taken, 



from the teeth. 



Sub-division 1. UNGUICULATA. 



(WITH NAILS OR CLAWS.) 



Order I. PRIMATES. Characters : With four front incisive teeth in each of the jaws ; 

 upper four parallel, and a canine, apart from the others, on each side of both ; 

 mammae pectoral ; the feet like hands, the nails flat and oval. Genera: Homo, 

 Simia, Lemur, Vespertilio. (Man, Monkey, Lemur, and Bat.) 



II. BRUTA. Characters: With no fore-teeth in either jaw; the feet protected by 

 stout nails. Genera .-Rhinoceros, Elephas, Trichicus, Bradypus, Myrmeco- 

 phaga, Manis, Dasypus. (Rhinoceros, Elephant, Ant-eater, Manis, &c.) 



III. FERJE. Characters : With two, six, or ten, but generally six, conical front teeth 



in each of the jaws; one canine, separated from, and longer than, the others, on 

 each side, in both ; and the cheek-teeth having conical projections ; the feet 

 armed with sharp, hooked claws. Genera: Phoca, Canis, Felis, Viverra, 

 Mustela, Ursus, Didelphis, Talpa, Sorex, Erinaceus. (Seal, Dog, Lion, Bear, 

 Mole, Hedgehog, &c.) 



IV. GLIRES. Characters : Two incisive front teeth in each of the jaws, approximated, 



and remote from the grinders; no canines; feet adapted for running. 

 Genera: Hystrix, Lepus, Castor, Mus, Sciurus, Myoxus, Cavia, Arctomys, 

 Dipus, Hyrax. (Hare, Beaver, Mouse, Squirrel, &c.) 



Sub-division 2. UNGULATA. 



(WITH HOOFS.) 



V. PECORA. Characters : No incisive teeth above ; six or eight below, apart from 

 the molars. Genera : Camelus, Moschus, Cervus, Capra, Ovis, Bos. (Camel, 

 Musk-deer, Deer, Goat, Sheep, Ox.) 



VI. BELLU;E. Characters: Incisive teeth, obtuse and truncate. Genera: Equus, 

 Hippopotamus, Sus, Rhinoceros. (Horse, Hippopotamus, Hog, Rhinoceros.) 



