. The class Mammalia. Mammals. jr PREFACE- IT is scarcely necessary to remind the Public that we possess no complete and compendious work on zoology in our language commensurate, at least, with the modern improvements and dis- coveries in that science. And that while the naturalists of the continent have been zealously and rapidly enlarging the extent, and deter- mining the limits of the various departments of the animal kingdom, we have evinced but little solicitude to participate in their labours or to emulate their acquirements. The attempt to supply a work of this descrip- tion, and to exc
. The class Mammalia. Mammals. jr PREFACE- IT is scarcely necessary to remind the Public that we possess no complete and compendious work on zoology in our language commensurate, at least, with the modern improvements and dis- coveries in that science. And that while the naturalists of the continent have been zealously and rapidly enlarging the extent, and deter- mining the limits of the various departments of the animal kingdom, we have evinced but little solicitude to participate in their labours or to emulate their acquirements. The attempt to supply a work of this descrip- tion, and to excite, if possible, a little more at- tention to this very interesting subject, cannot, it is presumed, require apology. With this view it was originally intended that the present book should have been presented to the Public in an original form; but upon consideration that the system almost altogether, as well as much of the materials would be derived from the illus- trious naturalist to whom the science of orga- nized nature is so deeply indebted, it was Vol. I. b. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cuvier, Georges, baron, 1769-1832; Griffith, Edward, 1790-1858; Pidgeon, Edward; Smith, Charles Hamilton; Landseer, Thomas, 1795-1880, ill; Basire, James, 1769-1835, engraver; Bradley, T. , engraver; Clowes, William, 1779-1847, printer. London : Printed for Geo. B. Whittaker
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