I INTRODUCTION. • 1 



ZOOLOGY. 



IntroductioQ to the Mammalia 13 



Erfumeratibn of the characters of the genera composing 



the 1st Order, Primates 18 



Enumeration of the characters of the 2nd Order, Brutse.. 21 



— — 3rd Order, Fer^ . . 25 



— — 4th Order, Giires . 30 

 — . — — = 5th Order, Pecora 35 



— — , -~ 6th Order, Bellulae 39 



— — — 7th Order, Cete. . , 42 



Instructions for preserving the foregoing 43 



Table of particulars, to be attended to in obtaining any 



new species of Quadrupeds 57 



Introduction to Birds 5B 



Enumeration of the characters of the genera composing 



the 1st Order, Accipitres , 64 



Enumeration of the characters of the genera in the 



Order 2, Picae.. 69 



— ™ — . Order 3, Passeres . . 84 



— — — Order 4, Columbine. 95 

 . — - Order 5, Gallinae . , 96 



. — — Order 6, Struthiones 101 



— — — Order 7, Grallae.... 103 



— — — Order 8,Pinnatipedes 1 1 2 



— — — Order 9, Palmapedep 1 1 4 



