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she may not have produced a species of this ex^^ 

 traordinary cast. The Cloven-footed Horse was 

 first described by Molina, in his Natural History 

 of Chili : In its general appearance, size, and 

 colour, it resembles the Ass, but has the voice 

 of the Horse, and the hoofs are divided, like 

 those of ruminant-animals. One might be in- 

 duced to suppose that Molina, from its general 

 appearance, might have chosen to consider it as 

 a species of Horse, but that it really belonged 

 more properly to the Antelope tribe 3 but this 

 supposition is contradicted by its anatomical 

 structure, which resembles that of other ani- 

 mals of the Horse genus. It must therefore be 

 considered as one of the most remarkable ani- 

 mals yet discovered. 



The genus Hippopotamus, of which we only 

 know of one species, is a highly singular genus-. 

 The front-teeth in each jaw are fours and the 

 tusks, which are single on each side, are very 

 large : the feet are each furnished with four hoofs. 

 The Hippopotamus is a very large animal : its 

 general size equalling that of the Rhinoceros; 

 in its mode of life it is Amphibious, concealing 

 itself during the day in large rivers, out of which 



