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COMPENDIUM OF GENERIC DISTINCTIONS. 



Sub-tribe. — Rusine Deer. 



Horns with anterior basal snag. Muffle not separate from 

 muzzle, and set high. Hair tuft in hind-legs, as in Elaphines. 



Genus. — Axis. 



Horns set on rather long footstalks. Fur reddish, and spotted 

 white at all seasons. Tail and ears rather long. 

 Habitat. — India. 



Sub-tribe. — Capreoline Beer. 

 Horns without basal snag. Crumen small. 



Genus. — Capreolus. 



Horns small, erect, and round ; slightly branched, with short 

 footstalk. Tail none. Tuft on hind-legs slightly above middle 

 of metatarsus. Outer incisors of lower jaw very narrow, two 

 central wide above. 



Habitat. — Europe and Northern Asia. 



Genus. — Cariacus. 



Horns round and arched, central internal snag, tips bent for- 

 ward, lower branches on hinder edge. Tail moderate, lower part 

 dark, upper pale. 



Habitat. — North America. 



Tribe. — Moschina. 



Horns none. Upper incisors none. Hinder edge of metatarsus 

 without hair. False hoofs large. Male with odoriferous gland. 



Genus. — Moschus. 



Muffle naked. Crumen none. Canine teeth of males extremely 

 long. 



Habitat. — Thibet and Nepal. 



Genus. — Tragulus. 



Throat and chin partially hairless. Hinder edge of metatarsus 

 rather callous. 



Habitat. — Parts of Asia. 



Tribe. — Camelin a . 



Incisor teeth ■ . Upper lip hairy, but naked in front, and 



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elongated. Canines in each jaw. Neck long. Legs long. Toes 



two, callous beneath, the hoofs only covering their upper surfaces. 



Genus. — Camelus. 



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Back humped. Molar teeth , the foremost being conical, 



6 — 6 



like canines, and separated from the others. Toes broad, soles 



not divided. 



Habitat. — Africa. 



Genus. — Lama. 



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Back without hump— no conical molar teeth . Toes long, 



soles separate. 



Habitat. — South America. 



Family. — Eqtttm;. 

 Two middle toes united, and covered with a common hoof. No 



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false hoofs. Incisor teeth , C. , M. . Neck maned. 



3—3 1—1 6—6 



Genus. — Equus. 



Tail entirely covered with long hair. All the legs with wart on 

 Inner side. 



H.ibitat. — Europe, Asia, and Africa. Also naturalized on plains 

 of America. 



Genus. — Asinus. 



Tail with long hair only at extremity. Hind-leg without inner 

 wart. Neck maned. 



Habitat.— All the Old World. 



Family. — Elephantid^. 



Feet either ungulate, or furnished with flat and angular nails. 

 Molars in both jaws, with very broad crowns ; incisors and canines 

 sometimes absent. Skin mostly very thick, and generally with 

 scanty hair. 



Sub-fam.ily. — Elepliantinm. 

 Teeth. — I. , very long and projecting — Canines no»e — 



Molars extremely long, with elongated crowns. Nose produced 

 into proboscis. Feet with five toes. 



Genus. — Elephas. 



Teeth. — M. , formed of a series of laminae, succeeding each 



3—3 



as they are worn. 



Habitat. — Asia and Africa. 



Sub-family. — Tapirina. 



Incisor, canine, and molar teeth in both jaws. Three or four 

 toes on fore-feet, three on hind-feet. Nose developed into a 

 small proboscis. 



Genus. — Tapirus. 

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Teeth.-I. ?=?. C. *=* P.t 4 . M. 3 -=? = 43. 



3—3' " 1—1' 3—3' 3—3 

 Fore-feet with four toes. Tail very short. 

 Habitat. — Asia and America. 



Sub-family. — Suina. 



Feet mostly with four toes, hinder feet sometimes with three 

 toes. Nose abruptly truncated, not forming proboscis. Tail 

 short, or almost absent. 



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Teeth. —I. , or 



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Genus. — Sus 

 3—3 



lower incisors directed forward. 



Canines of lower jaw directed upward. Molars with tubercles. 

 Feet with four toes. Tail short. 

 Habitat. — Nearly the whole world. 



Teeth. 



Genus. — Phacochoerus. 



-Molars with , or — , according to age. 



3_3' 5_5' 



Canines 



very large. A large wart under each eye. 

 Habitat. — Africa. 



Teeth.— I. 



M. , with tubercles. Upper canim's 



Genus. — Dicotyles. 



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directed downward, and not projecting. Tubercle for tail. 



Hind-feet with three toes. Odoriferous gland in back. 



Habitat. — Brazils. 



Sub-family. — Rhinocerina. 

 7—7 



Teeth. — Canines none, molars mostly 



"horns" on nose and forehead, 

 very thick, and hanging in folds. 



One or more 



7—7 



Feet with three toes. Skin 



Genus. — Rhinoceros. 



Upper lip rather extensile, and very mobile, 

 posed of aggregated longitudinal fibres. 

 Habitat.— Asia and Africa. 



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