W. S. Dallas

CONTENTS.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

ORDER RODENTIA.

ORDER EDENTATA, OR BRUTA (ANIMALS WITHOUT FRONT TEETH).

ORDER MARSUPIALIA, MARSUPIAL OR POUCHED ANIMALS.

THE CLASS AVES. THE BIRDS.

Transcriber’s Notes

This e-text is based on ‘Cassell’s Natural History, Vol. III,’ from 1893. Inconsistent and uncommon spelling and hyphenation have been retained; punctuation and typographical errors have been corrected.

The spelling of toponyms might differ slightly from today’s orthographical conventions.

The cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.

EDITED BY

P. MARTIN DUNCAN M.B. (LOND.) F.R.S., F.G.S.

PROFESSOR OF GEOLOGY IN AND HONORARY FELLOW OF KING’S COLLEGE, LONDON
CORRESPONDENT OF THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES PHILADELPHIA

VOL. III.

ILLUSTRATED

CASSELL AND COMPANY LIMITED

LONDON PARIS & MELBOURNE

1893

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

UNGULATA:—

RUMINANTIA.

A. H. GARROD, M.A., F.R.S.

RODENTIA.

W. S. DALLAS, F.L.S.

EDENTATA.

P. MARTIN DUNCAN, M.B. (LOND.), F.R.S., F.G.S.

MARSUPIALIA.

P. MARTIN DUNCAN, M.B. (LOND.), F.R.S., F.G.S.

AVES.

R. BOWDLER SHARPE, F.L.S., F.Z.S.