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ON SYSTEMATIC ZOOLOGY. 



Order I. Bimana. Man.; 



Order II. Quadrumana. 



Simia. Apes and monkeys. 



Simla. Apes and monkeys of 



the Old World. 

 Harpales. Apes and monkeys 



of America. 

 Lemur. Lemurs. 



Order III. Carnivora. 



1. Cheiroptera. Flying quadrupeds. 



Vespertilio. Bats. 

 Galeopithecus. Flying lemurs. 



2. Insectivora. Insect Feeders. 



Erinaceus. Hedgehogs. 

 Sorex. Shrew Mice. 

 Talpa. Moles. 



3. Carnivora. 



Ursus. Bears. 

 Martes. Martens. 

 Canis. Dogs. 

 Viverra. Civets. 

 Felis. Cats. 



4. Amphibia. 



Phoca. Seals. 

 Trichechus. Walrus. 



5. Marsupiati. 



Didelphis. Opossums. 

 Dasyurus. Brushtails. 

 Phalangista. Phalangers. 

 Halmaturus. Kangaroos. 



Order IV. Kodentia. 

 Castor. Beavers. 

 Arvicola. Lemmings. 

 Echimys. Dormice. 

 Mus. Mouse. 

 Dipus. Jerboa. 

 Arctomys. Marmots. 



Spermophilus. American mar- 

 mots. 

 Sciurus. Squirrels. 

 Pteromys. Flying Squirrels. 

 Hystrix. Porcupines. 

 Lepus. Hares. 



Order V. Edentata. 



Bradypus. Sloths. 

 Dasypus. Armadillo. 

 Myrmecophaga. Anteater. 

 Manis. Manis. 



Monotrema. 



Echidna. Echidna. 

 Ornithorhynchus. 



Order VL Unguiata. 



1. Pachydermata. 



Elephas. Elephant. 

 Hippopotamus. River-horse. 

 Sus. Sow. 

 Dicotyles. Pecary. 

 Rhinoceros. Rhinoceros. 

 Hyrax. Rock rabbit. 

 Tapirus. Tapir. 



2. Solipedes. 



Equus. Horse. 



3i Ruminantia. 



Camelus. Camels. 

 Anchenia. Lamas. 

 Cervus. Stags. 

 Camelopardalis. Giraffes. 

 Antilope. Antelopes. 

 Capra. Goats. 

 Ovis. Sheep. 

 Bos. Oxen. 



Order VIL Cetacea. 

 Lamantins. 

 Dolphins. 

 Whales. 



(225.) The above sketch will give the reader a ge- 

 neral idea of the method employed by our author in the 

 arrangement of the Mammalia. We observe a vast addi- 

 tion to the materials possessed by Linnaeus, and a cor- 

 responding increase in the number of divisions and 

 subdivisions ; all of which, as tending to point out dif- 



