VI CONTENTS. 



Order Perissodactyea 158 



Suborder Soeidungula 158 



Family Equidce 158 



Horse (JEquus caballus) 158 



Ass (Equus asinus) .- 162 



Zebra (Equus zebra) 165 



Tapir (Tapirus Americanus) 167 



Order Peoboscidia 170 



Elepbant (Elephas Indicus) 170 



Subclass Lessencephaea 176 



Order Brttta 176 



Family Tardigrada 176 



Two-fingered Sloth (Bradypus didactylus) 176 



Sloth, or Ai (Bradypus tridactylus) 179 



Two-toed Anteater (Myrmecophaga didactyla) 180 



Short-tailed Mauis (Manis pentadactyla) 181 



Armadillo with Nine Bands (Dasypus novem-cinctus) 182 



Order iNSEcrrvoRA 186 



Large Bat, South Seas (Pteropus) 186 



Bat (Vespertilio) 186 



Mole (Talpa Eumpmi) 187 



African Mole ( Chrysochloris Capensis) 189 



Hedge-hog (Erinaceus Europceus) 189 



Black Shrew (Hydrosorex fodiens) 194 



Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) 195 



Desman (Myogdlea moseliata) 195 



Sumatran Tree-Shrew (Tupaia) 196 



Order Rodentta 197 



Of the Scalpris Dentata 197 



Family Ltporidce 199 



Hare (Lepus timidus) 199 



White Hare (Lepus variabilis) 204 



Babbit (Lepus cuniculus) 206 



Family Caviidm 207 



Guinea-pig (Cavia porcellus) 207 



Capybara (Hydroclmrus capybard) 211 



Family Dasyprociidce 215 



Paca (Ccehgenys /ulcus) 215 



Acouchy (Dasyprocta acouchy) 218 



Porcupine (Hystrix cristata) 221 



Coendou (Erethizon dorsatum) 223 



Small Pca-cupine (Loncheres or Eckimys) 224 



Family Castoridce 224 



Beaver (Castor Canadensis) 224 



Water-rat (Arvicola amphibia) 228 



