220 THE STRUCTURE OF MAN 
CrercopitHEecus.—A family of African Apes—I(the “Green Monkeys” of 
menageries |. 
CERVUS CAPREOLUS.—The Roebuck. 
CrtTaceaA.—An order of Aquatic Mammals (Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises), 
CaELonta.—Turtles and Tortoises. 
[CHIMPANZEES.—Anthropoid Apes, readily remarkable for the relative short- 
ness of the fore-limb. Confined to West and Central Equatorial Africa. ] 
CHIROPTERA.—Bats. 
CHoLtepus.—The two-toed Sloth of Northern South America, 
CaLocEenys.—The “ Paca,” a large Rodent somewhat resembling the Guinea- 
Pig, inhabiting Central and South America. 
Dasyprocta.—The “ Agouti,” a near relative of the Celogenys. 
Dasypus.—One of the Armadillos, 
DELPHINUS.—The common Dolphin. 
DicotyLes.—The Peccary, or New World Pig. 
D1pELPpH1A.—Marsupials, Mammalia having two vagine. 
Dipno1.—Fishes having not a few points of resemblance to the Amphibia. 
[Remarkable among fishes for the conversion of the air-bladder into a 
functional lung] (confined to certain rivers of Queensland, Tropical 
Africa, and South America). 
DuckBiLtt.—The “Platypus” of Australia, one of the Monotremata. (Cf. 
Aplacentalia and Ornithodelphia.) 
Ecu1pNna.—The “Spiny Ant-Eater” of Australia, one of the Monotremata. 
(Cf. Aplacentalia and Ornithodelphia.) 
EpEeNntTATA.—<An order of Mammals, comprising the Ant-Haters, Armadillos, 
and Sloths. 
[ELAsMoBRANCHII.—The lowest living order of true Fishes, includes the Sharks, 
Rays, and Herring Kings, with their allies. ] 
[EmBryoLocy.—The study of the earlier growth stages of living organisms, 
in the higher animals up to the completion of organ formation. A 
department of the wider study of Development. ] 
Erinaceus.—The Hedgehog. 
GANOIDEI.—A group of living Fishes, [including the Sturgeons, the Bony 
Pikes of North America, and the Polypterus or “ Bichir” of the Nile, 
and their allies. ] 
GoRILLas.—[The largest of the Anthropoid Apes. Confined to West 
Equatorial Africa. | 
GyMNOPHIONA.— Limbless Amphibians (Ceecilians) with Snake-like bodies, 
some of which are known to live a subterranean life. 
Harrerta.—The “Tuatara” of New Zealand. A “Lizard” of very 
primitive structure. 
[ HisroLogy.—The study of the minute structure of tissues and organs. | 
Homaosavurvus.—A Fossil Lizard [of the Jurassic of the European Continent]. 
HyLopates.—The Gibbons [“ Long-armed Apes.” Anthropoid Apes, con- 
fined to South-east Asia. The only Apes which habitually walk upright]. 
HyprrRoodpon.—A toothed Whale of the North Atlantic, sometimes called the 
“¢ Bottlenose.” 
Hystrix.—The Porcupine. 
