QUADRUPEDS. 
than that of the other great quarters of the globe. 
The animals in its interior, those in many districts 
both on its east and west coasts, are, in a manner, 
unknown to us. The various journeys of modern 
travellers, in different directions through Africa, 
have added many species to its Fauna, and have 
excited an extraordinary desire amongst natural- 
ists to know more of its zoological productions. 
Its quadrupeds and birds are amongst the largest 
and most striking hitherto met with by natu- 
ralists. Its amphibious animals, fishes, and in- 
sects, exhibit phenomena of the highest curiosi- 
ty ; and the few facts that are known in regard 
to the moUuscan animals and corals, allow us to 
anticipate, from a further examination, numerous 
important discoveries. In a work like the present, 
we cannot enter into any particular account of 
the Fauna of this quarter of the globe ; but must 
rest satisfied with a short enumeration of some of 
the animals which are peculiar to it. 
We shall mention the different classes of ani- 
mals as they are arranged in the zoological system 
of natui'alists, beginning, therefore, with 
CLASS I. 
Mammalia. 
Order 1. Quadrumana. 
Of all the quadrumanous, or four-handed ani- 
mals found in Africa, the most remarkable is the 
