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CHARACTERS of the MAMMALIA. 
I. PRIMATES. Fore-teeth incif or s, 4; tujkj. 
Homo. WalksereS; body naked, except in a few piaces. 
St'mia. Tuiks diftant from each other. 
Lemur. Fore-teeth, lower 6. 
Vejpertillo. Fore-feet palmate, formed for flying. 
10. 
11. 
12 . 
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Sukotyro. 
Elephas. 
Trkhechus. 
II. BRUTA. Fore-teeth o, in either jaw. 
Rhinoceros. Horn on the middle of the forehead. 
Horn on each fide near the eyes. 
Tulks and Grinders ; nofe elongated into aprobofeis, 
Tufles upper; grinders rough bony ; feet ftretched 
backwards. 
Tulks o; anterior grinders longer; body hairy. 
Myrmecophaga.'Tcfiih. o; body hairy. 
Manis. Teeth o; body fcaly. 
Dafypus. Grinders ; Tulks o ; body covered with a crulla- 
ceous lliell. 
Platypus. Mouth like a duck’s bill ; feet palmate. 
Bradyp 
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III. FERj^i. Fare-teeth conic, (10, 6, 2.) ; i- 
14. 
IS- 
16. 
IS- 
IS. 
Phoca. 
Cams. 
Felis. 
Viverra, 
Mijiela. 
19- Urjus, 
20, 
21, 
22 , 
23 
Dielelphis. 
Talpa. 
So rex. 
Erinaceus. 
Fore-teeth upper 6, lower 4. 
Fore-teeth 6, 6; intermediate upper ones lobate. 
Fore-teeth 6, 6 ; lower ones equal ; tongue aculeate. 
Fore-teeth 6, 6 ; intermediate lower ones Ihorter. 
Fore-teeth 6, 6 ; lower ones crowded ; 2 alternate 
interior. 
Fore-teeth 6, 6 ; upper ones excavate ; a crooked 
bone in the penis. 
Fore-teeth upper 10, lower 8. 
Fore-teeth upper 6, lower 8. 
Fore-teeth upper 2, lower 4. 
Fore-teeth upper 2, lower 2. 
IV. GLIRES. Fore-teeth ineijors, 2 \ tufks o. 
24. 
25. 
Hyjlrix. 
Cavia. 
26. Cajlor. 
Body covered with fplnes. 
Fore-teeth wedged ; grinders 4 on each fide ; cU- 
vicle o. 
Fore-teeth upper wedged ; grinders 4 on eacfi lide ; 
clavicle perfeff. 
27 . Mus. 
