SYNOPSIS OF THE 



transverse lamina, springing up from the bottom of the 

 jaw obliquely forward ; five toes on all the feet ; nose 

 greatly elongated, forming a long cylindrical proboscis, 

 moveable with admirable precision in all directions with 

 a sort of finger or organ of tact and holding, at the end ; 

 body very large and massive ; Jiead very large ; tail rather 

 short, pencillated at the end ; mammae two ; nasal fossae 

 greatly elevated. 



733. 1. E. Indicus (lm\isinEleiiha.nt.) The head oblong, 

 forehead concave ; ears large, but less than those of the 

 African species ; four hoofs on the hind feet ; crown of 

 cheek-teeth marked by transyerse undulating bands of ena- 

 mel ; ordinary height about ten feet. 



Exsipas-, Aristot. Hist. Anim. 



Elephas Maximus, Lin. E. Indicus, Cuv. Mem. de 

 rinst. t. 2. 



Icon. Cuv. Menag. du Mus. Encyclopedia Metropolitana. 

 Inhabits all Southern Asia and the large Islands. 



734. 2. E. Africanus (African Elephant.) Head round; 

 forehead convex ; ears very large ; three hoofs to the hind- 

 feet ; crown of cheek-teeth marked by lozenge-shaped ridges 

 of enamel. Less than the Asiatic species. 



Elephas Maximus, Lin. E. Capensis, Cuv. Mem de 

 VInstit. E. Africanus, ejusdem, Regn. Anim. 



Icon. Gesner, Quad. 



Inhabits Africa. 



Obs. This is probably the Elephant of the Greeks and 

 Romans. The distinctness of the two species was disco- 

 vered by the Baron Cuvier. 



Genus II. Hippopotamus. 

 Incisors | ; canines -i-i ; cheek-teeth ^:\, = 40 ; upper in- 

 cisors thick, short, conical, bent inward, the lower cylin- 



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