MAMMALIA. 
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EDENTATA. 
Dasypus gigas. Prof. Krauss describes the skin and skeleton from seven 
examples collected by Hr. Kappler. Wiegm. Arch. 18GG, pp. 271-280. 
PACHYDERMATA. 
Sus scrofa, domest. M. A. Sanson states that the domestic pig cannot bo 
the descendant of the Wild Boar, the former having six, the latter five lumbar 
vertebrae (Compt. Rend. 186G, Nov. 12, pp. 843-845) ; and much less of Sus 
indicusj which has only four lumbar vertebrae (ibid. Nov. 26). 
Sus taivanus (Swinhoe) has the appearance of being a domesticated animal. 
Sclater, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1866, p. 419. 
Hippopotamus amphihius. Dr. F. Schlegel reports on the successful rearing 
of a young Hippopotamus born in the Zoolog. Gardens in Amsterdam (July^ 
31). It had been separated from the mother, which was in the habit of killing 
her offspring on two previous occasions. Zoolog. Garten, 1866, p. 34. 
Equus cahallus. M. A. Sanson mentions that the Horse in the East has 
five lumbar vertebrae, whilst those bred in Western countries have six. Compt. 
Rend. 1866, Ixiii. p. 48^ 
Equus hurehclli Notes on the period of gestation and birth of a young by 
Dr. M. Schmidt. Zoolog. Garten, 1866, p. 267. 
RUMINANTIA. 
^ Mr. Sclater, in liis paper on Antilocapra (Ann. & Mag. 
fNsit, Hist, xviii. p. 403), proposes the following arrangement of 
Hlie Ruminants : — 
{ I. RuMINANTIA PIIALANGIOn ADA. 
j 1. CamclidcD, 
1 II. RuMINANTIA UNQULIGRADA. 
I n. Placenta polycotyledonaria. Stomachus, etc. 
j a'. Pedes didactyli, iingulis succenturiatis nullis. 
i 2. Camclopardalid( 2 . 3. Antilocapridoi. 
i b'. Pedes tetradactyli, ungulis succenturiatis duabus. 
I 4. Bovidco. 6. Ccrmdoi. 6. Moscliidai. 
i b. Placenta diflusa. Stomachus, etc. (See A. Milne-Edwards, Zool. 
I Record, i. p. 29.) 
( 7. Tragididcc. 
I The paper is eoneluded with a table showing the geographical 
j distribution of these Mammals, in which the geographical divi- 
i sions employed are the same as those used by the author in his 
paper on the distribution of birds, and prove to be equally 
■ applicable to the class of Mammals. 
4 Dr. Gray, referring to the preceding paper (ibid. p. 468), regrets that the 
author, adopting SimdevalPs division, changed SundovalPs term Digitiyrada 
into Phalangigrada. He doubts the applicability of the form of the placenta 
to zoological classification, reminding us of the scanty information we possess 
at present on this subject ; and points out several instances of Bovidcc without 
false hoofs. (To which Mr. Sclater replies, ibid. 1867, xix. January, p. 58.) 
^Auchenia, Dr. Murie describes and figures the Llama and Alpacas, in the 
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