THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. 



SUB-KINGDOM L— VERTEBRATA. 



CLASS I.— MAMMALIA. 



Characteristics of Vertebra' es 

 Distinctive Features of Mammals 

 Geograpliical Distribution 

 Order I. — Primates. 



Apes, Monkeys, and Lemurs 

 Ord.-r IL — Chiroptera. 



^ The Bats 



Order IIL — Insectivora, 



Insect-eating Mammals ... 

 Order IV. — Carnivora. 



Flesh-eating Mammals ... 

 Order V. — Rodentin. 



Mammals that Gnaw 



MAMMALS. 



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 Order VI. — Unp^ilnta. 



'I he Hiioferl Mammals Ii8 



Order VII. — Sirenia. 



The Manatis and Dugongs ... 165 

 Oriler VIII.— Cetacea. 



Whale-, Porpoises, and Dolpliiiis 169 

 Order IX. — Kdcn'.ata. 



SIo hs. Ant-eaters, and Armadillos 181 

 Or .er X. — Effodientia. 



Aard-varks and Pangolins ... 188 

 Order XI. — Marsupialia. 



Pouched M.immals ... ... 190 



Order XII. — Monotremata. 



Egg-laying Mammals ... ... 214 



Bird Structure and Development 



Sub-Class Saurhr/E. 



Order Archjeopteryges. 

 The Archseopteryx 



Sub-Class RATiTyE. 



Onler Rheiforraes. 



The Rheas 

 Order Strulhinniformes. 



The Ostriches 

 Order Casuariiformes, 



The Emus and Cassowaries 

 Order Dinomithiformes, Etc. 



Tlie Extinct Moas 

 Order Apterygiformes. 



The Apteryges ... 



