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THE CONTENTS. 



Common Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphi- 



biusX 64 



The Pic. Family (Suida), 66 



Wild-boar (Sus scrofa), 67 



Red River-hog (Potamochoerus porcus), . . 69 

 Emgalo or Ethiopian Wart-hog (Phacochoerus 



asthiopicus), 69 



Emgalo of Inner Africa (Phacochoerus africanus), 69 

 Babirussa (Porcus babirussa), . . . -7' 



Pigmy Hogs (Porcula), 72 



Collared Peccar)' (Dicotyles torquatus), . 72 



White-lipped Peccary- (Dicotyles labiatus), . 72 



Group of the Two-toed Artiodactyla or Ruminants 

 (Didactyla or Runiinnntia), .... 



The Chevrotain Family (Tragulida), . 



Kanchil (Tragulus pygmasus), 



Water Chevrotain (Hya>nioschus aquaticus), 



Musk-deer (Moschus moschiferus), 



The Deer Family (Cervida), 



Muntjac or Kidang (Cervulus muntjac), 



Red Brocket (Subulo rufus), 



Common Roe (Capreolus vulgaris), 



Pampas Deer or Guazui (Blastoceros campestris 



Axis or Spotted Deer (Axis maculata), 



Sambur Deer (Cervus Aristotelis), 



Common Stag or Red-deer (Cervus elaphus), 



Wapiti or Canadian Stag (Cervus canadensis), 



Cariacou (Cervus virginianus), . 



Fallow-deer (Dama vulgaris), 



Reindeer (Tarandus rangifer), . . 



Elk (Alces palmatus), 



Canadian Elk, Moose-deer, or Orignal, 



The Hollow-horned Ruminants (Cavicornia), 



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The Antelopes {Antilopida), .... 



Pronghorn Antelope (Antilocapra americana). 

 Chamois (Capella rupicapra), .... 89 



Gazelle (Gazella dorcas), 93 



Sassa Antelope (Oreotragus saltator), . . 93 



Bleekbok or Urebi (Calotragus scoparius), . 93 



Duyker-bok or Madocqua (Cephalophus mergens), 94 

 Chikara or Four-horned Antelope (Tetraceros 



quadricornis), 94 



Rietbok or Umseke (Reduncus eleotragus), . 94 

 Harnessed Antelope or Guib (Tragelaphus scriptus), 95 



Saiga (Colus tartaricus), 96 



Nylgau (Portax pictus), 97 



Sing-Sing or Waterbok (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), 98 

 Sable Antelope or Swarte-bok (Hippotragus niger), 98 

 Blauw-bok (Hippotragus leucophsea), . . . 99 

 Leucoryx or Sabre Antelope (Oryx leucoryx), 99 



Canna, Elen, or Eland fBuselaphus orcas), . 100 

 Mcndes Antelope fAddax nasomaciilatus), . . 100 

 Koodoo (.Strcpsiccros kudu), . . . .101 

 Caania or Hartebecst (Bubalis Caama). . . lor 

 Indian Antelope or Sassi (Antilope cervicapra), 102 

 Wildebeest or White-tailed Gnu (Catoblepas gnu), 103 



The Goats (Caprida), 103 



Rocky Mountain Goat (Haploceros americanus), 104 

 Markhor I'Capra falconeri), 106 



Grecian Ibex or Bezoar Goat (Capra segagrus), 



Domestic Goat (Capra hircus), . 



Angora Goat (Capra hircus, var. angorensis). 



The Ibex {Ibex), Bouquetins, Steinbocks, 



Alpine Ibex (Ibex alpinus), 

 The Sheep (Ovis), 



Barbary Wild Sheep (Ovis tragelaphus), . 



Rocky Mountain Sheep or Big-horn (Ovis nion 

 taiia), 



Mouflon of Kamchatka (Ovis nivalis), 



Kashkar of the Kirghiz (Ovis Polii), . 



Argali (Ovis Argali), 



Musimon or European Mouflon (Ovis musimon 



Domesticated Sheep (Ovis aries), 



The Ox Group {Bovidd), .... 

 Anoa of the Malays (Probubalus depressicornis), 

 Musk-ox (Ovibos moschatus), 



The Buffaloes {Bubali<s), 

 Cape Buffalo (Bubalus caffer). 

 Common Buffalo (Bubalus vulgaris), . 

 Kerabau Buffalo (Bubalus Kerabau), . 



The Bisons (Bison), .... 

 European Bison (Bison europsus), 

 American Bison (Bison americanus), . 



The True Oxen (Bos), .... 

 Yak (Bos grunniens), .... 

 Gaur (Bos gaurus), .... 

 Gayal (Bos frontalis), .... 

 Burmese Wild Ox (Bos sondaicus), 

 Zebu or Humped Ox (Bos indicus), . 

 Tame Breeds of Ox (Bos taurus). 



The Giraffe Family (Devexa), . 

 Giraffe (Camelopardalis giraffa), . 



The Camel Family (Camelida), . 

 The Camels (Camelus), . 

 Bactrian Camel (Camelus bactrianus) 

 Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius), 



The Llamas (Auchenla), 

 Guanaco (Auchenia huanaco), . 

 Llama (Auchenia Lama), . 

 Alpaco (Auchenia Paco), 

 Vicuna (Auchenia vicuiia), . 

 Geographical Distribution and Descent of the Even 

 toed Ungulates, 



GNAWERS OR RODENTS (RODENTIA) 



Introduction, 



The Squirrel Family (Sciurida), 



The Squirrels, 



Brown Flying-Squirrel (Pteromys petaurista), 

 Assapan (Pteromys volucclla), . . 

 Common .Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), . 

 Chipping .Squirrel or Chipmunk (Tamias strialu 

 -Souslik (Spermophilus citillus), . 



The Mart)iots [Arctomys), .... 

 Alpine Marmot (Arctomys marmota), 

 Prairie-dog (Cynomys ludovicianus), . 



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