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RUMINATING ANIMALS. 
Uor first Volume devoted to these useful and iii- 
animals, was terminated by the clescription 
^ form of great elegance and beauty of colouring ; 
've have chosen to commence the present one 
a series of animals, which begin to leave the 
Deer and Antelope, and to 
Sh tnore compact make of the Goats and 
As we proposed in the commencement, we 
ih *^*’'**'’'’*® arrangement of Major Smith, as 
® f*est which has been hitherto proposed, and based 
actual observation in the greater number of in- 
‘"Cs. {j,g sjjjjje time, we liave to acknowledge 
great benefit we liave derived from his various 
* *Dgs upon the different groups of ruminants — 
®*’'als which must foim the groundwork of every 
on the subject, until our knowledge ar- 
a much higher degree of perfection. 
Cat' ’roltune appeared, the new classifi- 
ed '! ®oimals by Mr Swainson has been publish- 
ig ’ *®“'® '^hey are attempted to be arranged accord- 
® file principles of Mr MacLeay. Major Smith, 
