ZEBRA. An African animal, of the horse tribe, about the sizeof a mule. It is beautiful, swift, wild, and vicious. Its colour is white, with regular stripes of black.
The first class, Mammalia, comprehends seven orders, namely, the primates, brute, ferae, glires, pecora, aind cete. Un der the Primates are four genda, namely, ho mo, man ; simia, the ape, baboon, and monkey; lemur, the lemur ; vespertine, thebat. Of the Brute there are the following genera, namely, bradypus, the sloth ; myrmecophaga, the ant eater ; Lypus, the armadillo; rhinoceros, the rhinoceros; sokotyro ; elephas, the ele phant; trichechus, the morse and walrus, and the maths. The Peres consist of ten genera, namely, phoca, the seal; canis, "the dog, the wolf, the fox, and the !wane ; fells, the lion, tiger, leopard, tiger-cat, the lynx, and the cat; viverra, the weasel, the shank, the civet, the genet, and the fitchet; mustela, the otter, the marten, the ferret, the polecat, the ermine, and the stoat; ursus, the bear, the badger, the rae koon, and the glutton; didelphia, the opossum, the marmose, the phalanger, and the kanga roo; talpa, the mole ; sorer, the shrew; eri naceus, the hedgehog. The Glires consist of histrix, the porcupine; cavia, the cavy ; cas • tor, the beaver ; mus, the rat, muskrat, and the mouse ; arctomys, the marmot; sciurus, the squirrel ; myoxus, the dormouse; dipus, the jerboa ; lepu.s, the hare and the rabbit ; and the hyrax. The Pecora consist of camelus, the camel and the llama ; mooches, the musk ; cervus, the stag, the deer, the moose or elk ; camelopardalis, the cameleopard or giraffe; an tilopus, the antelope ; copra, the goat; ovis, the sheep ; and boa the ox. The &Maine
consist of equus, the horse, the ass, and the mule ; hippopotamus, the river-horse; tapir, the tapir ; and sus, the hog. The Ceta con sist of monodon, the monodon ; butane, the whale ; ph ter, the cachelot ; delphinus, the porpoise, the dolphin, and the grampus.
The second class, Ayes, is divided into six orders, namely, accipitres, pica, anseres, gallina, and passeres. Tile Accipitres consist of four genera, namely, vultur, the vul ture and the condor ; falco, the eagle, the kite, the buzzard, the falcon, and the hawk ; strix, the owl ; lanius, the shrike, the butcher-bird, and the woodchat. The Picas consist of the following genera, namely, ramphastos, the toecap; momotus, the motmot ; psittacus, the parrot, the macaw, the parroquet, the cocketoo, and the lory ; buceros, the hornbill ; croto phaga, the ani; glaucopis, the wattle-bird ; corvus, the crow, the rook, the raven, the jack daw, and the jay ; coracoas, the roller ; orio• lug, the oriole ; gracula, the grackle;, paradi sea, the bird of paradise ; buceo, the barbet ; trogoii, the curucui ; cuculus, the cuckoo; yurex, the wryneck; picus, the woodpecker ; sitta, the nuthatch ; todus, the toddy ; aleedo, the kingfisher; galbula, the jacama ; inerops,