MAMMALIA ; 
OR, 
VIVIPAROUS QUADRUPEDS. 
Mammalia* or Viviparous Quadrupeds, are 
distributed by Linnaeus into seven orders^ viz. 
Primates, Bruta, Ferce, 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 mammcej or teats^ for the 
purpose of suckling their young j which circumstance sufficiently 
distinguishes them from all other animals. Some naturalists have 
called them Uviparous quadrupeds ; as producing perfectly- formed 
living young ; in opposition to what were formerly termed oviparous 
or egg-producing quadrupeds, as Tortoises, Lizards, &c. &c« 
