. Comparative zoology, structural and systematic. For use in schools and colleges. Zoology. 338 COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY, milk-teeth are succeeded by a permanent set. The grind- ers have broad crowns. As a rule, all are herbivorous. The brain is always convoluted, but the cerebellum is largely uncovered. Ungulates are divided into the odd and even toed. a. The Odd-toed, as the three-toed Rhinoceros and Tapir,'" and the one-toed ;" The first is distinguished by its very thick skin, the absence of canines, and one or two horns on the nose. The tapir has the four kinds of teeth, a
. Comparative zoology, structural and systematic. For use in schools and colleges. Zoology. 338 COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY, milk-teeth are succeeded by a permanent set. The grind- ers have broad crowns. As a rule, all are herbivorous. The brain is always convoluted, but the cerebellum is largely uncovered. Ungulates are divided into the odd and even toed. a. The Odd-toed, as the three-toed Rhinoceros and Tapir,'" and the one-toed ;" The first is distinguished by its very thick skin, the absence of canines, and one or two horns on the nose. The tapir has the four kinds of teeth, and a short proboscis. Tlie dental formula of the Horse is— —x^ P'^ 3—3. 40. The canines are often wanting in the mare. The Horse walks on the third finger and toe. The metacarpals and metatarsals are greatly elongated, so that the wrist and heel are raised to the middle of the leg. h. The Even-toed Ungulates — Hog, Hippopotamus, and Ruminants — have v\-^^Kfe''^^ '~^i\vl. FiQ. 334.—Indian Khiuoceros {R. unicorni&).. 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 Orton, James, 1830-1877. New York, Harper and brothers
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