CONTENTS
OF
T H E T H I R D V O L U M E
ORDER RODENTIA (continued)................................ i
SUB-ORDER DUPLIC1D EN TA TA ............................. i
FAMILY LEPORIDAi.............................................i
GENUS L E P U S ...................................................... 2
THE COMMON H A R E ......................................3
THE MOUNTAIN HARE . . . . 29
SUB-SPECIES—THE IRISH HARE . . . 37
THE.RABBIT................................ . . 40
ORDER U N GU LA TA ...........................................58
SUB-ORDER PROBOSCIDEA..........................................58
THE ELEPHANTS........................................... 58
SUB-ORDER PERISSODACTYLA........................... 61
SUB-ORDER ARTIODACTYLA
FAMILY HIPPOPOTAMIDAL
FAMILY S U ID /E ..........................
GENUS SU S ................................
THE WILD BOAR . . . .
FAMILY CERVID/E . . . .
SUB-FAMILY CERVIN/E . . . .
GENUS RANGIFER . . . .
THE REINDEER..........................
GENUS ALCES ..........................
THE ELK or MOOSE
GENUS CERVUS ..........................
THE RED DEER . . . .
THE DAMINE GROUP.
THE COMMON FALLOW DEER
THE GIANT FALLOW DEER
GENUS CAPREOLUS . . . .
THE ROE DEER ..........................
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FAMILY B O V ID /E ..........................
GENUS BOS . . . . . .
THE PLEISTOCENE BISON
THE URUS or AUROCHS
THE COMMON OX . .
GENUS O V IB O S ..........................
SUB-FAMILY CAPRINA5 . ' .
GENUS OVIS . . . . . .
THE SHEEP ................................
GENUS CAPRA ................................
THE GOATS ................................
ORDER CETACEA ..........................
SUB-ORDER MYSTACOCETI .
FAMILY BAL/ENID/E . . . .
GENUS BAL/ENA................................
THE ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE .
FAMILY BALAJNOPTERID/E .
GENUS MEGAPTERA . . . .
THE HUMPBACKED WHALE .
GENUS BAL/ENOPTERA . . . .
THE RORQUALS OR FIN WHALES .
THE BLUE WHALE . . . .
THE COMMON RORQUAL .
RUDOLPHI’S RORQUAL .
THE LESSER RORQUAL .
SUB-ORDER ODONTOCETI .
FAMILY PHYSETERID/E . . . .
GENUS PHYSETER..........................
THE SPERM WHALE or CACHALOT
GENUS HYPEROÖDON . . . .
THE BOTTLE-NOSED WHALE .
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