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TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



PACE 



iS. — Genus : Mountain Antelopes 



[yemorhwdiis). , , 506 



Goral (iV. goral) 506 



49.— Genus : Chamois (Capella) . . go6 



Chamois (C rupicaprd) . . . 506 

 20. — Genus : Saigas {Coins) 510 



Saiga (C. taiaricns) ... . 510 

 21. — Genus : Gnus {Catoblepas) . . 512 



Qnn (C. gmt) 512 



Fourth Family: Prong-horned 



Animals {AntilocapridcE) . . . . 513 



Genus : Pronghorns {Antiloca- 



pra) 513 



Pronghorn {A. atnericana) . 513 



Fifth Famii<y : Deer {Cervidcs) . .516 



I. — Genus : Elks [Alces) . 518 



Elk (A. palmatus) 518 



Moose {A. atnericana) . . 520 



■2. — Genus: Reindeer {^a«^2/^) . . 520 



Reindeer [R. iarandus) . . 221 



Caribou [R. caribti) 521 



3. — Genus : Fallow Deer (Dania) . 524 

 Fallow Deer (Z). vulgaris) . 526 



4. — Genus : Red Deer {Cervus) . . . 526 



Stag (C. elaphus) 526 



Barbary Deer (C barbarus^ , . 529 

 Wapiti (C. canadensis) . . 529 



5. — Genus : Axis Deer (Axis) . . 530 

 Axis Deer (A. axis) ... . 530 



6. — Genus : Rusine Deer (/?aia) . .530 

 Great Rusa (R. hippelaphus) . 530 

 Sambhar (R. aristotelis) . . . 531 

 Hog Deer {R. porcinus) . . .531 



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7. — Genus : North American Deer 



(Cariacus) 531 



Virginia Deer(C z'ifgiiiianus) 5^1 

 White-Tailed Deer (C. leucu- 



rus) 534 



Black-Tailed Deer (C. colum- 



biantis) 534 



Mule Deer (C. macrolis) . . , 534 

 Mexican Deer (C. mcxicanus) 534 



8. — Genus : Pampas Deer (Blasto- 



cerus) 534 



Pampas Deer {B. campestris) . 534 



9. — Genus : Roe Deer (Capreolus) . 534 

 Roe Deer (C. Capraa) .... 534 

 10. — Genus : Muntjak Deer (Cervu- 



his) 536 



Muntjak Deer (C ntuntjac) , 536 



Sixth Family : Musk Deer (3Ios- 

 chidce) 537 



Genus : Musk Deer (Moschus) . 537 

 Musk Deer [M. moschiferus . 537 



Seventh Family : Chevrotains 

 ( TragulidcB) 538 



Genus : Chevrotains ( Tragulus) 538 

 Kanchil ( T. kanchil) 538 



Second Suborder : CloTen-hoofed 

 ?fon-ruminants {Stiince) 539 



Eighth Family : Swine (Suida) . 539 



I. — Genus : Swine (5«.y) . . . .539 

 Maned Hog (S. cristatus) . . . 542 

 AndamaneseHog (5. andaman- 

 ensis) 542 



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Bearded Hog (S. barbatus) . . 542 

 Striped Hog (S. viilatus) . . . 542 

 Ja van Wild Hog (5. verrucosus) 542 

 Celebes Hog (S. celebensis) . 542 

 Timor Hog (5. timorensis) . . 542 

 New Guinea Hog (5. papuen- 



sis) " 542 



Black Hog (5. niger) .... 542 

 White-bearded Hog {S. leu- 



comystax) 542 



Sennaar Hog (S. sennarensis) . 542 

 Wild Hog {§. scrofa) .... 542 



Berkshii-e Hog 543 



Harrisson Hog 543 



Masked Hog (S. plicipleps) . . 544 



2. — Genus : Humped Hogs {Poia- 



mochosrus) 546 



Tufted Hog {P. porcus) . . 546 

 Bush Hog (/". africanus) 546 



3. — Genus : Babirusa {Porcus) . 546 

 Babirusa {P. babytussa) . . . 546 



4. — Genus : Wart Hogs {Phacochcer- 



■us) 547 



Wart Hog {P. africanus) . . . 548 



5. — Genus : Peccaries {Dicotyles) . . 548 

 Collared Peccary (D. torqua- 

 tus) . ...... 548 



White-lipped {D. labiatus) . 548 



Ninth Family : Hippopotami (Hip- 

 popotamidcB) 549 



Genus : Hippopotami {Hippopo- 

 tamus) 549 



Hippopotamus {H. amphibius) 

 Liberian Hippopotamus {H. 

 liberiensis 554 



Twelfth Order: THE SEA COWS. Sirenia. 555. 



First Family : Manatees (^Mana- 



Hdcr) . . 555 



r. — Genus : Manatees (Manatus) . . 556 



L,amantin (M. latiroslris) . . 556 



Amazonian {M. inunguis . . 556 



2. — Genus : Dugongs (Halicore) . . 507 



Dugong (H. dugong) . 

 Sea Cow {H. stellerii) 



page 

 • 557 

 .558 



Thirteenth Order: THE WHALES. Getacea. 559. 



First Family : Furrowed Whales {Bal- 

 anopleridce) 564 



I. — Genus : Hump-back Whales {Me- 



gaptera) • ■• 564 



Hump-back Whale (i(/. longi- 

 mana) 564 



2.— Genus: Razorback Whales (/%y- 



salus) 564 



Razorback Whale {P. anti- 

 quorum) ... .... 564 



3. — Genus : Beaked Whales (^Balmn- 



optera) 565 



Pike Whale {B. rosirata) . . 565 



Second Family : Smooth-Skinned 

 Whales (^BalcenidcB) 565 



Genus : Greenland Whales (.5a/- 

 cena) 565 



Greenland Whale {8. mysli- 

 cetus) 565 



Third Family : Dolphins {Delphin- 

 idc^) 566 



I . — Genus : Grampus ( Orca) . 568 



Gra.tnp\is{0. gladiator) . . .568 

 — Genus : Porpoises (Pkocizna) . 569 



Porpoise (P. communis) . . . 569 

 — Genus : White Whales {Beluga) 569 



Beluga {B. leucas) 570 



—Genus : Round-headed Whales 



(Globiocephalus) 570 



Pilot Whale {G.melas) . . .570 

 — Genus : Dolphins {Delphinus) . 571 



Dolphin (i?. rff//>te) . . . .571 

 —Genus : Long-beaked Dolphins 



{Inia) 572 



Inia (/. amazonica) 572 



— Genus : Soosoos {Plaianistd) . . 572 



Soosoo {P. gangetica) 



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Fourth Family : Narwhal {Mono- 

 dontidcB) 573 



Genus : Narwhals {Monodon) . . 573 

 Narwhal {Jlf. monoceros) . . 573 



Fifth Family : Bottle-Nosed Whales 



{Hyperoodontidce) 574 



Genus : Bottle-nosed Whales 



{Hyperoodon) 574 



Bottle-nosed Dolphin {H. bi- 

 d-ens) 574 



Sixth Family: Sperm Whales {Cato- 



dontidcE) . . .... 575 



Genus: Sperm Whales {Catodon) 575 

 Sperm Whales {C. macroceph- 

 alus) 575 



Fourteenth Order: THE POUCHED ANIMALS. Marsupialia. 579. 



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First Suborder : Herbivorous 

 Pouched Animals {Diprotodontia) 579 



First Family : Leaping Pouched Ani- 

 mals {Macropodidce) . .... 580 



THE ■K.A.j>.OA.v.oos.{MacropodincE) . . 580 

 I.— Genus: Giant Kangaroos (j^/Vzcro- 



pus) 582 



Giant Kangaroo {M.giganieus) 582 

 2. —Genus : Mountain Kangaroo 



{Petrogale) 582 



Yellow-legged Kangaroo {P. 



xanthopus) 582 



Rock Kangaroo {P . penicillata) 582 



3. — Genus : Tree Kangaroos {Den- 



drolagus) 582 



Bear Kangaroo {D. ursinus) . 582 



kangaroo rats {PotoroincB) .... 582 



4. — Genus : Opossum Rats {Betton- 



gia) 



Opossum'Rai (_B. penicillata) 582 

 5.— Genus: Kangaroo Rats (Potor- . 



ous 583 



Kangaroo Rat (P. tridactylus) 583 



Second Eamily : Climbing' Marsup- 

 ials {P/ialangeridcs) 583 



AUSTRALIAN BEARS ( PhascolarcH- 

 «^) 584 



I. — Genus : Pouched Bears {Phascol- 



arctus 584 



Koala {P. cinereus) 584 



SMALL POUCHED ANIMALS {Phalang- 

 erince) . 584 



2.— Genus: Cuscus (/%a/a«^ifr) . .584 

 Spotted Cuscus {P. maculaius) 584 



3.— Genus: Coosoos {Trichosurus) . 585 



Vulpine Phalanger ( T. vulpe- ' 



cula) . . . 585 



