16 CLASS-BOOK OF ZOOLOGY. 



§ 19. Zoology is divided into six branches : each branch 

 forming a distinct science ; viz : I. Mammalogy, which 

 explains the nature of Mammalia ; II. Ornithology, which 

 relates to Birds ; III. Erpetology, which decribes the Nat- 

 ural History of Reptiles ; IV. Ichthyology, which describes 

 the Natural History of Fishes ; V. Entomology, which 

 describes the Natural History of Insects ; VI. Helmin- 

 thology, which explains the nature of Worms. 



QUESTIONS ON SECT. II. 



§ 13. What are animals ? 



§ 14. What animals are called carnivorous, herbivorous, and omniv- 

 orous ? 



§ 15. What faculty is the sole property of man, and which one d 

 animals '? 



§16. What is reason? 



§17. What is instinct? 



§ 18. Into how many classes is the Animal Kingdom divided ? Name 

 them. 



§ 19. Into how many branches is Zoology divided ? Name them. 



THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. 



I. Mammalogy. 



Fig. 1. 



The American Stag. — (Cervics Canadensis.) 



