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of the three kinds of teeth, namely, the primores 

 or indfores^ called fore-teeth^ or cutting teeth ; the 

 Icmiarii or caniniy called dog-teeth, canine^ or lace- 

 rating teeth ; and the molar es^ double teeth or 

 grinders, Linn^us, notwithftanding, does not 

 entirely negled the feety as will appear from his 

 defcription of the natural charaders of the orders^ 

 as well as from the follomng Jyjlematic arrangement, 

 of this clafs. 



I. Digitated. 

 Fore-teeth, none — BRUTA. S.- 



Fore-teeth, two. Canine none GLIRES. 4.' 

 Fore-teeth, four. Canine fingle PRIMATES. 



2. Hoofed. 



Fore-teeth, above and below - BELLU^. 6, 

 Fore-teeth, none above — PECORA. 5. 



3. Deftitute of hoofs or claws* • 



We fliall give the chara5fers as they ftand at 

 the head of each order ; and then enumerate the 

 genera^ adding to the latter only the abbreviated 

 charaders. 



I. PRIMATES. Animals furniflied with fore' 

 teeth, or cutting teeth: four above; parallel. 

 Two pedoral teats. 



II. BRUTA. No fore-teeth. 



III. FERiE. Six, fharp fore-teeth in the up- 

 per jaw. One canine tooth on each fide. 



There are exceptions in this order. The Di- 



Fore-teeth, 6, 2, 10. conical. 



Canine fmglc 



FERiE. 



Teeth, various ; in the different 

 genera — — 



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