. The animal kingdom; based upon the writings of the eminent naturalists, Audubon, Wallace, Brehm, Wood and others. Mammals. CHAPTER I. THE OPOSSUMS AND BANDICOOTS. THE MARSUPIALS—THE TRUE OPOSSUMS—THE VIRGINIA OPOSSUM—MERRIAN'S OPOSSUM—THE CHAD- EATING OPOSSUM—THE YAPOCK—THE POUCHED MOUSE—THE TASMANIAN DEVIL—THE NATIVE CAT—THE ZEBRA WOLF—THE NATIVE ANT-EATER—THE SrRll'KI) liANDICOOT—THE CIlrEROPUS. TIIR name Marsupialia is derived from the Latin word marsu- piinn "a purse," and indicates the characteristic peculiarity of the whole Order. The pouch varies considerably in the various
. The animal kingdom; based upon the writings of the eminent naturalists, Audubon, Wallace, Brehm, Wood and others. Mammals. CHAPTER I. THE OPOSSUMS AND BANDICOOTS. THE MARSUPIALS—THE TRUE OPOSSUMS—THE VIRGINIA OPOSSUM—MERRIAN'S OPOSSUM—THE CHAD- EATING OPOSSUM—THE YAPOCK—THE POUCHED MOUSE—THE TASMANIAN DEVIL—THE NATIVE CAT—THE ZEBRA WOLF—THE NATIVE ANT-EATER—THE SrRll'KI) liANDICOOT—THE CIlrEROPUS. TIIR name Marsupialia is derived from the Latin word marsu- piinn "a purse," and indicates the characteristic peculiarity of the whole Order. The pouch varies considerably in the various species. Usually it is tolerably large, and it contains the niainince or teats. The young, when born, are exceedingly minute, and arc trans- ferred by the mother into the pouch, when they instinctively attach themselves to the teats. By degrees they loosen their hold, and put their little heads out of llic living cradle. In a few weeks more they leave the pouch entirely, but their mother is always ready to receive them again into their cradle. The (^rder is divided into sevai families, six of which are Australian, and one American. The family DiDELPHinyE or TRUE Opossums range through all the wooded districts of South America from Texas to the River Flatt, with one species extending to the Hudson River, and west to the Missouri. They are most numerous in the great forest region of Brazil, but the number of species is very uncertain. GENUS DIDELPHYS. With the exception of the Yapock, and a small rat-like animal, HVRA- roDON, found in Ecuador, all the members of the family belong to this genus, and form tivcnty 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 Craig, Hugh. New York : Johnson & Bailey
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