Analytical table of a systematical course of lectures on zoology : including comparative anatomy, illustrated by drawings and natural objects / by B. Jaeger.

  • Jaeger, B. (Benedict), 1789-1869
Date:
1835
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Credit: Analytical table of a systematical course of lectures on zoology : including comparative anatomy, illustrated by drawings and natural objects / by B. Jaeger. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    3. Or</er—Carnivora.— Definition of them.-Division of them into five families.—(a.) Chiroptera, bats or hand-winged ani- mals.—Their difference from birds.—Aristotle and Pliny's defi- nition of them.—Natural History of the Vespertilio caninus, flying dog. auritus, long eared bat. Spectrum, vampyre. Carolinensis, Carolina bat, of the United States. Noveboracensis, New York bat. do pruinosus, hoary bat. do arcuatus, arcuated bat. do subulatus, subulate bat. do (b.) Insectivora, Insect-eaters.—Natural History of the Sorex parvus, small shrew, of the United States. brevicaudus, short tail shrew. do Scalops Canadensis, shrew mole. do Condylura cristata, star-nose mole. do (c.) Carnivora, flesh-eaters.—Natural History of the Procyon Lotor, racoon. Ursus Americanus, black bear. of the United States. horribilis, grizzly bear. do maritimus, polar bear. do Gulo 1 use us, wolverenne. do Meles Labradoria, American badger. do Cam's familiaris, Dog.—Varieties of them. Whether he is a different species from the common wolf. Experiments of Buffon.—Godman's arguments.—Hydrophobia.—Cause of it.— The various remedies used for it in Europe and America. Canis,Lupus, common wolf. of the United Stales. 11 latrans Prairie wolf. do <: nubilus, dusky wolf. do Lycaon, black wolf. do u lagopus, arctic fox. do argentatus, silver fox. do fulvus, red fox. L]n