Cases 23 to 26

contain the llyracoidca and the Ungulata, or HoofedH mals. The Hyracoidea is a very small order conta only one genus (Hyrax), which, although very diffi page 13 is size, is related to the Rhinoceros. The order is represented in the collection by Hyrax dorsalis in Case 23. The hoofed animals are divided into those with an odd number of toes (Perimodactyla), and those with an even number of toes (Artiodactyla). The former are not represented. The latter are again sub-divided into [unclear: the], represented by the Collard Peccary ([unclear: Noto-] torquatus), in Case 23, and the Ruminantia, or those animals that chew the cud. These are divided into (1) those with hollow permanent horns, represented by several species of Gazelle and Antelope, the Chamois (Rupricapra tragus), and the Wild Sheep (Ovis [unclear: cyclo-]). In the Prong-Buck (Antilocapra americana), however the sheath of the horn is shed annually. (2) Those with solid horns which fall off every year, represented the Reindeer (Tarandus rangifer), the Mule Deer (Eucervus macrotis) &c.; and (3) those without any horns, represented by the pretty little Tragulus [unclear: stan-], and T. javanicus.

In the centre of the hall is a skeleton of the Giraffe, (Giraffa camelopardalis) and one of the extinct Cave Bear (Ursus spelœus). The skeletons of the whales are mentioned in the New Zealand Collections.