1XXVI PRELIMINARY SKETCH OP THE 



to become a zoologist. We do not mean to 

 assert that the arrangement of the Baron 

 is faultless ; we do not mean to say that it 

 might not be improved. All we mean to say- 

 is, that there is none better, and that no improved 

 arrangement can be made, that shall not be 

 founded on his system, and preserve his lead- 

 ing divisions. 



The systems of M. Blumenbach, and M. 

 Illiger, differ from that of Cuvier only in the 

 subdivisions. It will be sufficient for our pur- 

 pose to glance at their arrangements of the 

 Mammalia. 



The two first orders of M. Blumenbach, 

 are the same with those of the Baron. His 

 third order, Bradypoda, embraces four genera, 

 found in the Edentata of the Animal Kingdom, 

 viz., Bradypus, Myrmecophaga, Manis, and 

 Dasypus. In the order Cheiroptera, he has 

 only the genus Vespertilio. The fourth order, 

 Glires, contains nine genera : Sciurus, Glis, 

 Mus, Marinota, Cavia, Lepus, Jaculus, Cas- 

 tor, Hystrix. The sixth Ferce, twelve ge- 

 nera : Erinaceus, Sorex, Talpa, Meles, Ursus, 

 Didelphis, Viverra, Mustek, Canis, Felis, Lu- 

 tra, Phoca. The seventh, Solidungula, one 

 genus : Equus. Eighth, Pecora, seven ge- 

 nera : Camelus, Capra, Antilope, Bos, Giraffa, 



