■xvi CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER LXVIII. 

 Characters of .Cursores — Characters and sections of Rasores — Galli- 

 nacei — Columbacei, 4^4-492 



CHAPTER LXIX, 



Characters and families of Scansores — Characters of Insessores — Coni- 



rostres — Dentirostres— Tenuirostres— Fissirostres, . . 492-501 



CHAPTER LXX. 

 Characters and Sections of Raptores— Characters of Saurura:, . 501-505 



CHAPTER LXXI. 

 Distribution of Aves in time, • 505-508 



CHAPTER LXXI I. 



General characters of the Mammalia — Skeleton — Pectoral arch and 

 fore-limb— Pelvic arch and hind-limb — Teeth — Dental formula — 

 Digestive system — Circulatory system — Respiratory system — Re- 

 productive system — Mammary glands — Nervous system — Integu- 

 mentary appendages, ........ 509-521 



CHAPTER LXXIII. 



Classification of the Mammalia — Synopsis of the Mammmalian 



orders, 522-526 



CHAPTER LXXIV. 



Characters of Monotremata — Characters and divisions of Marsu- 



pialia, . . . 527-536 



CHAPTER LXXV. 

 Characters and families of Edentata, 537-542 



CHAPTER LXXVI. 

 Characters of Sirenia — Characters and families of Cetacea, . . 542-551 



CHAPTER LXXVII. 



General characters of Ungulata — Perissodactyla — Artiodactyla — Ru- 

 minantia— Structure of the stomach in Ruminants — Dentition of 

 Ruminants— Sections of Ruminants, 551-568 



CHAPTER LXXVI n. 

 Characters of Hyracoidea — Characters of Proboscidea, . , 56S-572 



CHAPTER LXXIX. 

 Characters of Carnfvora — Pinnigrada — Plantigrada— Digitigrada, 573-586 



