LECTURE III. 81 



tenial structure is not less extraordinary than 

 its external ; since it appears to be oviparous ; 

 presenting an appearance which gives reason for 

 supposing that it bears internal eggs, in the 

 manner of many of the lizard tribe, from which 

 the young are hatched before their final ex- 

 clusion. 



This Quadruped therefore may be considerecj 

 as the miracle of Modern Zoology. 



In the Phil. Trans, for 1802, may be found aa 

 excellent description of the anatomy of this in- 

 teresting animal, by the ingenious Mr. Home. 



The order Bruta presenting several highly 

 curious animals, we have dwelt somewhat longer 

 upon it, than its proportional limits would other- 

 wise have allowed us to do ; and must hastea 

 through the remaining orders with a more rapid 

 step. 



The third Linnaean Order of the Mammalia is. 

 entitled FercB. It contains the predacious qua» 

 drupeds, and consists of several genera, all agree- 

 ing in having teeth evidently calculated for feeding 

 on flesh. The front-teeth, which are usually svk, 

 both above and below, approach to a conical or 

 ,pointed figure; the canine-teeth are long; and 



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