Maucaucos and Bats , the companions Linn,® us has 
allotted us even in this his laft Syftem. 
The fecond order of Brut a I avoid for much the 
fame reafon : T he moil intelligent of Quadrupeds, 
the half-reafoning Elephant is made to affociate with 
the moll difeordant and ftupid of the creation, with 
Sloths , Ant-eaters and Armadillos , or with Manaties 
and Walrufes , inhabitants of another element. 
The third order of Fera is not more admifiible 
In all its articles •, for it will be impoflible to allow 
the Mole , the Shrew , and the harmlefs Hedge-hog , to 
be the companions of Lions , Wolves and Bears : We 
may err in our arrangement, 
Sed non ut placidis Coeant immltia , non ut 
Sejpentes avihus geminentur , tigrihus agni. 
In his arrangement of his fourth and fifth orders 
we quite agree, except in the fingle article Nofiilio, 
a fpecies of Bat, which happening to have only two 
cutting teeth in each jaw, is feparated from its com¬ 
panions and placed with fquirrels, and others of that 
clafs. 
The fixth order is made up of animals of the 
hoofed tribe •, but of genera fo different in their na¬ 
ture, that notwithftanding we admit them into the 
fame divifion, we place them at fuch diftances from 
each other, with fo many intervening links and 
foftening gradations, as will, it may be hoped, leffen 
the fhock of feeing the Horfe and the Hippopotame 
In the fame piece. To avoid this as much as pofll- 
ble, we have flung the laft into the back ground, 
where it will appear more tolerable to the Critick 
than if they were left in a manner conjoined. 
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