CHAPTER VIII 

 THE ORDER OF HOOFED ANIMALS 



UNGULATA 



The Order which includes the hoofed animals of the world is called Un-gu-la'ta, a Latin word 

 which means "hoofed." In North America, it is represented by a great variety of forms, several 

 of which are of special importance. 



Before seeking to become acquainted with these animals, the student must pause long enough 

 to gain a bird's-eye view of the groups into which they are divided, and thereby understand their 

 relationships, clearly and correctly. 



The following diagram of arrangement is very simple, and the animals it sets forth are in some 

 respects the most important in America. 



THE GROUPS OF NORTH AMERICAN HOOFED ANIMALS. 



Cattle: 



Sheep- 

 Cattle and Sheep ^ Cattle . 

 Family, 

 or bovidaE: 



Sheep : 



Goat . 



ORDER 

 UNGULATA. 



Hoofed 



Animals 



(Of North 



America only). 



Antelope Family, ) 



or ANTILOCAPRI- f 



DAE: 



Deer Family, 



or CERVIDAE: 



Round- 

 Homed 

 Groups : 



Flat- 

 Homed 

 Groups : 



Peccary Family, [ 



Or TAYASSUIDAE: * 



Tapir Family, \ 

 or TAPIRIDAE: * 



THE CATTLE AND SHEEP FAMILY. 



Bo'vi-dae. 



General Characters. — The Cattle Family 

 of the world contains a grand array of large ani- 

 mals, such as the wild cattle, bison, buffalo, 



EXAMPLES. 



( American Bison : 

 I Buffalo, 



I Musk-Ox, 



i Big-Horn, 



White Sheep, 

 ( Black Sheep, 



Mountain Goat, 



Prong-Horned Ante- 

 lope, 



Elk, or Wapiti, 

 White-Tailed Deer, 

 Mule Deer, 

 Black-Tailed Deer, 



Barren-Ground 



Caribou, 

 Woodland Caribou, 

 Moose, 



Collared Peccary, 



Dow's Tapir, 



Bos americanus. 



Ovibos moschatus. 



Ovis canadensis. 

 Ovis dalli. 

 Ovis stonei. 



Oreamnos montanus. 



Antilocapra americana. 



Cervus canadensis. 

 Odocoileus virginianus. 

 Odocoileus hemionus. 

 Odocoileus columbianus. 



Rangifer arcticus. 

 Rangijer caribou. 

 Alces americanus. 



Tayassu tajacu. 



Tapirus dowi. 



musk-ox, mountain sheep, ibex, and wild goats. 

 There are about fifty species in all, scattered 

 over all continents save South America and 

 Australia. All the members of this Family have 

 divided hoofs, and simple horns (i.e., not branch- 

 ing) consisting of a hollow sheath growing over 



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