THE CONTENTS. 



WHALES AND DOLPHINS (CETACEA) 

 Introduction, 



The Toothed Whales (Denticete), 



The Dolphins {JDelphinidd), .... 



Fresh-water Dolphin (Platanista gangctica), 

 Inia or Amazon Dolphin (Inia amazonica), 

 Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis), 

 Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Delphinus tursio), . 

 Porpoise (Phocaena communis), . 

 Killer-whale (Orca gladiator), 

 Pilot or Caaing Whale (Globicephalus melas), 

 Beluga or White Whale (Beluga leucas), . 

 Narwhal (Monodon monoceros). 



The Sperm-whale Family {Physeterida), 



Bottlehead or Common Beaked whale (Hyper 

 oodon rostratus), 



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Sperm-whale or Cachalot (Physeter macrocephalus), 13 



The Whalebone Whales (Mysticete), ... 14 



Fin-backed Whales {Balcenopterida), . , .16 



Rorqual (Balasnoptera boops), . . . .16 



The Right Whales {Balcenida), .... 16 



Greenland or Right Whale (Batena mysticetus), 16 

 Cape Whale (Balaena australis), . . . .16 



Geographical Distribution and Descent of the Whales 



and Dolphins, 17 



THE SEA-COWS (SIRENIA). 



Introduction, 20 



Rhytina of the Behring Sea, . . . .21 

 Dugong (Halicore Dugong), .... 21 

 Manatee of West Africa (Manatus senegalensis), 22 

 Manatee of the Amazon (Manatus australis), . 22 

 Geographical Distribution and Descent of the Sea-cows, 24 



THE ELEPHANTS (PROBOSCIDEA). 



Introduction, 26 



African Elephant (Elephas africanus), . . 30 

 Indian Elephant (Elephas indicus), . . .31 

 Mammoth (Elephas primigenius), . . .31 



Geographical Distribution and Descent of the Probos- 

 cideans, 35 



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ODD-TOED UNGULATES (PERISSODACTYLA). 



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The Rock-badger or Cony Ka.milv (Hyracida), 39 

 Cape Daman (Hyrax capensis), .... 41 

 Syrian Hyrax (Hyrax syriacus), .... 41 

 Abyssinian Hyrax or Ashkok (Hyrax habessinicus),4i 



The Tapir Family (Tapirida), .... 41 

 Brazilian Tapir or Anta (Tapirus americanus), . 43 

 Malayan or Shabrack Tapir (Tapirus indicus), . 44 

 Andes or Hairy Tapir (Tapirus Roulinii or viilosus), 44 

 Baird's Tapir (Elasmognathus Bairdii), . . 44 



The Rhinoceros Family (Nasicomia), 



Quaternary Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros tichorhinus). 



Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros indicus) 

 Javan Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros javanicus), . 

 Sumatran Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sumatrensis)- 

 Malaccan Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros lasiotis), 

 Two-horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros bicornis), 

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The Horse Family (Equida), .... 49 

 African or Tiger Horses {Hippotigres), . . -52 



Zebra (Hippotigris Zebra), 53 



Dauw (Hippotigris Burchellii), .... 53 



Quagga (Hippotigris quagga), .... 53 



Asiatic Horses, 54 



African Wild Ass (Equus tasniopus), ... 54 



Onager or Gurkur (Equus onager), ... 54 



Tibetan Wild Ass (Equus hcmionus), . . 54 



Domesticated Horse (Equus caballus), . . 55 



The Ass (Equus asinus), 55 



Horse of Quaternary Period (Equus curvidens), 56 



Tarpan (Equus Tarpan), 57 



Kertag or Statur (Equus Przevalskii),. . . 57 

 Geographical Distribution and Descent of the Odd-toed 



Ungulates, 58 



EVEN-TOED UNGULATES (ARTIODACTYLA). 

 Introduction, 61 



Group of the Non-ruminant or Many-toed Artiodac- 



tyla (Polydactyla) 64 



The Hippopotamus or River-horse Family 



(Obesa) 64 



River-horse of Liberia (Hippopotamus liberiensis), 64 



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