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DIV. I. VERTEBRATA. 



ORDER TIL— Carnassier. 



This order is divided into three great families, Cheiroptera, In- 

 sectivora, and Carnivora, the last of which is subdivided into three 

 tribes, Plantigrada, Digitigrada, and Amphibia. In the first edition 

 of the Regne Animal the Marsupiata vpere added as a fourth family 

 of this order ; they novf, with greater propriety, constitute an order 

 by themselves. 



Family. 



Genus. 



r 



Subgenus. 



Example of Species. 



'I. Vespertilio, 

 L. 



B 



o 



, Tit D • r Pt. edulis, Geoff. Black rous- 



1. Pteropus, Briss. . . < ' 



2. Cephalotes, Geoff. . .Ceph. Peronii, Geoff. 



.3. Molossus, Geoff. . . . . M. longicaudatus, Bull-dog bat 



4. Nyctinomus,Ge# j ^'jj"^"'"' "°'''- ^""""^'""-"^ «/ 



5. Cheiromeles, Hors. . C. torquatus, Hors. 



6. Stenoderma, Geoff. . S. rufa, Geoff. 



7. Noctilio, Lin /Vespert. leporinus, Gm. Peru- 



(^ vian bat 



8. Phyllostoma, C«.. -f ^'f " ^Pfctrum, Lin. Spectre, or 



■^ (_ rr2<e I- ampyre bat 



'J. Glossophaga, Geoff. ■ Vesp. soricinus, Pall. Leaf bat 



10. Megaderma, Geoff.. . M. lyra, Geoff. Ly)-e bat 



11. Rhinolophus, 5 Vesp. ferrum equinum, Lin. 



Geoff' I Horse-shoe bat 



12. Nycteris, Geoff. . . . .Vesp. hispida, Lin. Bearded bat 



13. Rhinopoma, Gfeoff. . R. microphylla, Desm. 



1 J m , r ff" ^ Vesp. lepturus, Schr. Pouched 



' ' •"' f^ bat, or Slender-tailed bat 



1 5. Mormoops, Leach . . M. Blainvillii, Leach 



1 6. Vespertilio, Ctw. & " 

 Geoff..... 



' I V. M 



Murinus, Lin. Common bat 



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17. Plecotus, G.<#. . . ] ^'ll'^ =^""'"'' ^^"- ^«"a^-'^«'-«^ 



18. Nycticeius, i?r,^«. ] ^'Sj^^''"'' ^''"'' ^'""'''" 



TT Gnlponithpcns Pall ^ hemm volans, Lin. Flying ma- 



vii. vjaieopitnecus, rau ^ ^^^^^^^ ^j. ^, . ^^, ^ 



Family. Genus. Example of Species. 



IT-,. r • f E. Europasus, L. Common hedge- 



y\. Ermaceus, Lm -J j^oa- 



2. Centenes, Illig Erin, ecaudatus, L. the Tenrec 



3. Cladobates, Fr. Cuv Tupaia Javanica, Hors. 



4. Sorex, Lin S. Araneus, L. Common shrew 



r A/T ^ n f Sorex moschatus, L. the Z)e«Ma?2, 



o. JMygale, Luv | ^j. ji^ggian musk rat 



6. Chrysochloris, Lacej} f Talpa Asiatica, L. Cape chry- 



•' ■• (^ sochtore 



7. Talpa, Lin T. Europsea, L. Common mole 



8. Coildylura, Illig Sorex Cristatus, L. /ia(^i«^c(???ioZc 



9. Scalops, Cuv /^on aquaticu. L. the Scalops of 



^ ( Canada, or Shrew mole 





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