Popular Zoology (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Popular ZoologyThe study of animals, Zoology (zo Ol'o j!) [z0'5n, ani mal, leg' Os, a discourse], would naturally begin with the more simple forms, and finally conclude with those Of the highest development. We would not, however, were we even to include a consideration Of all fossilized, as well as living, forms, meet with an unbroken series, but would find rather a branched arrangement, the ultimate twigs Of which might represent the living forms It is the province Of systematic zoology to discover the rela tions that these ultimate twigs bear to one another and to their supporting branches, giving us 'finally a natural arrangement, a complete classification.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.