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FIRST LESSONS IN ZOOLOGY 



miliar deer, antelope, and buffalo of our own land, and 

 the elephant, rhinoceros, hip[)opotamus, giraffe, camel, 

 zebra, etc., familiar in zoological gardens and menage- 

 ries. The order is a large one, its members being char- 

 acterized by the presence of from one to four hooves. 



I'll.. 210. — Male elk or wapiti, Cn-iis ,:,.iii,n/i-i!sis. I'ln it. ii;ra|ili by E. 

 Willis from speciiiiL-ii mouiiti-il by Pmf. L. L. I )yclK-, University uf 

 Kansas.) 



which are the enlarged and thickened claws of the toes. 

 The Ungulates are all lierbivorous, and have then- moiar 

 teeth fitted for grinding, the canines being absent or 

 small. The order is divided into the ?crissodact\'la or 

 odd-toed forms, like the horse, zebra, tapir, and rhinoc- 

 eros, and the 7\rtiodact\-la or even-toed forins, like the 



