21 
Cases 12 and 13 contain the Common Seal ( Phoca SA LOO N. 
vitulina, Linn.), also various animals of the Order Nat. Hist. 
Glires of Linnaeus, as Marmots, and specimens of 
the Common Beaver. At the bottom of these Cases, 
are placed some.of the Marsupial animals, which Cuvier 
has classed in a separate Order, on account of many pe- 
culiarites which they possess in their economy, especi¬ 
ally as regards the reproduction of the species, and the 
reception of the young in a very early stage of its exist¬ 
ence, into a pouch, or bag, situated beneath the abdo¬ 
men of the mother. To support this pouch, a corre¬ 
sponding peculiarity is required in the skeleton of the 
animal, which is accordingly provided with two pro¬ 
cesses, called the marsupial bones, and the young, even 
long after they have begun to run about, on the slightest 
apprehension of danger, fly to this natural shelter for 
refuge and protection.—In this case is the first Kanga¬ 
roo ever imported into Europe; it was captured in 
the wild state, and was brought home by the celebrated 
circumnavigator, Captain Cook: also the white Kanga¬ 
roo, (Macropus albus .)—All the marsupial animals, ex¬ 
cept the Opossums ( Didelphis ), most of which are from 
America, come from the east, particularly New Holland.^ n \ 
■■ r L\L n r„w i i of] various quadrupeds ' * / 
lon<fln£ to tlm Onl l t ij 
Pecary ( Dicotyf.es 
Cuv.), from South Amenca^afi-aniiiial closely allied 
Boar, but wanting the projecting canm^i^th, or tu 
and the external toe of the hind feet of th^Jatter : 
also some animals belonging to the Order Edenta 
(Bruta, Linn.), amongst which are .nhm li f 
the Ampri rrir ^ thn .»n^ 
Wfi 17frili T linn )<■ " Tr ^ 1 specimens of the Sloths, {Bra¬ 
dy pus tridactylus ,. Linn. ^4^ , young TTobmi 
*%jt- /4 — 2.4? £ 
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