MAMMALIA ; 



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VIVIPAROUS QUADRUPEDS. 



JM 



.AMMALIA*, or Viviparous Quadrupeds, are 

 distributed by Linnaeus into seven orders, viz. 

 Primates, Brut a, Perce, Glires, Pecora, Belluce, 

 Cete. 



The Primates are remarkable for a nearer ap- 

 proach to the human form than is exhibited in 

 the other quadrupeds. The Bats, however, which 

 are by Linnaeus ranked in this order, differ greatly 

 from the rest. The principal character of the 

 Primates consists in the teeth, which, except in 

 the Bats, strongly resemble the human. 



The Bruta have no front or cutting-teeth, ei- 

 ther in the upper or under jaw : their feet are 

 armed with strong claws ; their pace is, in gene- 



* So named from being provided with mamma?, or teats, for the 

 purpose of suckling their young ; which circumstance sufficiently 

 distinguishes them from all other animals. Some naturalists have 

 called them viviparous quadrupeds ; as producing perfectly-formed 

 living young ; in opposition to what were formerly termed oviparous 

 or egg-producing quadrupeds, as Tortoises, Lizards, Sec. &c. 



