Chapter II: Section I: Unguiculated Animals, or Mammalia having Nails or Claws

I. _Bimana_, or two-handed. This order contains only the human
species.

II. _Quadrumana_, or four-handed. This order contains the apes,
baboons, and monkeys, and the lemurs.

III. _Cheiroptera_, the bat family.

IV. _Carnivora_, or beasts of prey. This order is divided into the
following three tribes:--

1. _The Insectivora_, consisting of those animals which live upon
insects, as the hedgehog, the shrew, and the mole.

2. _The Carnivora proper_, consisting chiefly of the cat family,
including lions, tigers, and their allies; the bear family,
including the badger, the coati-mondi, the racoon, &c.; the dog
family, including the wolf and the fox; the weasel family; the
civet-cats; and the hyæna.

3. _The Amphibia_, consisting of the seals, and other allied
animals.

V. _Marsupialia_, including the opossums and the kangaroos.

VI. _Monothrema_, containing the Echidna and Ornithorhynchus of
Australia.

VII. _Rodentia_, or gnawing animals. The principal of these are the
squirrel family, mice and rats, hares and rabbits, the beaver, the
porcupine, and the guinea-pig.

VIII. _Edentata_, or toothless animals, that is, without front
teeth. The principal of these are the sloths, the armadillos, and
the ant-eaters.

SECTION II.--_Ungulated or Hoofed Mammalia._

IX. _Pachydermata_, or thick-skinned animals. The principal of
these are the elephant, the hippopotamus, the rhinoceros; the horse
family, including the ass, the mule, the zebra, and the quagga; the
wild boar family, and the tapir.

X. _Ruminantia_, or ruminating animals, the principal of which are
the camel family, the deer family, the giraffe, the antelope
family, the goat family, the sheep family, and the ox family.