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CLASSIFICATION. 
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ORDER V. 
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ORDER 13. 
ORDER 14. 
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ORDER 1. 
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ORDER 6. 
ORDER 1. 
INSEGTIVORA, insect-eaters, as the mole, shrew, desman, hedge- 
hog, tanrec, banxring, &c. 
CARMfORA, flesh-eaters, including the dog, wolf, fox, jackal, Cape 
hunting-dog, hyena, earth-wolf, cat, lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar, che- 
tah, cougar, ocelot, lynx, &c., civet, weasel, ferret, polecat, martin, 
skunk, otter, mink, badger, glutton, ratel, kinkajou, bear, raccoon, 
coati, and many others. 
PIBINIPEDIA, animals with feet fitted for swimming, including the 
seal, sea-lion, sea-bear, and walrus. 
RODENTIA, gnawing animals, as the hare, rabbit. Guinea-pig, capy- 
bara, agouti, porcupine, beaver, coypu, musk-rat, rat, mouse, ham- 
ster, lemming, sand-rat, mole-rat, chinchilla, viscacha, jerboa, dor- 
mouse, squirrel, marmot, woodchuck, prairie-dog, &c. 
EBEBJTATA, animals, without front teeth as the ant-eater, pango- 
lin, armadillo, sloth, &c. 
RUiyEINANTIA, ruminating animals, as the ox, musk-ox, yak, bison, 
buffalo, sheep, goat, prong-buck, gnu, antelope, spring-bok, gazelle, 
eland, addax, koodoo, nylghau, deer, chamois, giraffe, llama, camel, 
and many others. 
SOLIDUNGULA, solid-hoofed, as the horse, ass, and zebra. 
FACHYDERMATA, thick-skinned, as the hog, peccary, hyrax or 
cony, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, tapir, and elephant. 
GETACEA, the whale kind, as the dugong, sea-cow, grampus, nar- 
whal, dolphin, porpoise, whale, &c. 
MARSUFIALIA, animals with a ventral pouch, including the phas- 
cogale, dasyuras, pouched wolf, banded ant-eater, phalanger, yapock, 
opossum, bandicoot, koala, kangaroo, wombat, &c. 
MONOTREMATAj including the echidna or porcupine ant-eater, 
and the ornithorhynchus or duck-billed platypus. 
Birds : divided into eight Orders : 
RAFTORES, birds of prey, as vultures, hawks, eagles, and owls. 
FASSERES, perching-birds, including an immense variety of species, 
as the whippoorwill, swift, martin, swallow, roller, trogon, kingfisher, 
bee-eater, hoopoe, humming-bird, creeper, nuthatch, wren, lyre-bird, 
warbler, nightingale, redstart, titmouse, wagtail, dipper, thrush, cat- 
bird, robin, fly-catcher, king-bird, waxwing, cedar-bird, shrike, jay, 
magpie, raven, rook, crow, bird of paradise, bower-bird, starling, beef- 
eater, honey-eater, oven-bird, friar-bird, sun-bird, finch, goldfinch, 
bullfinch, linnet, sparrow, skylark, meadow-lark, oriole, grosbeak, 
crossbill, hornbill, and many others. 
SOANSORES, climbers, including the toucan, parrot, parakeet, mac- 
caw, cockatoo, wryneck, woodpecker, cuckoo, honey-guide, bar- 
bet, &c. 
GOLUMB^, doves and pigeons. 
RASORES, or scrapers, including the guan, curassow, bush-turkey, 
mound-bird, peacock, common-fowl, pheasant, Guinea-fowl, turkey, 
quail, grouse, partridge, &c. 
CURSORES, runners, including the ostrich, cassowary, emeu, rhea, 
bustard, crane, trumpeter, &c. 
GRALLATORES, wading-birds, including the lapwing, plover, oys- 
ter-catcher, killdeer, bittern, heron, adjutant, stork, ibis, spoonbill, 
avocet, stilt, curlew, phalarope, coot, mud-hen, snipe, rail, jacana, &c. 
