ON THE CLASSIFICATION

AND

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION

OF THE

MAMMALIA,

BEING THE

LECTURE ON SIR ROBERT READE'S FOUNDATION,

DELIVERED BEFORE THE

University of Cambridge, in the Senate-House,

MAY 10, 1859.

TO WHICH IS ADDED AN APPENDIX

"ON THE GORILLA,"

AND

"ON THE EXTINCTION AND TRANSMUTATION OF
SPECIES."

БҮ

RICHARD OWEN, F.R.S.

READE'S LECTURER IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, SUPERINTENDENT OF THE NATURAL
HISTORY DEPARTMENTS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM, PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH

ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE, FOREIGN MEMBER OF
THE INSTITUTE OF FRANCE (ACADEMY OF SCIENCES), &c.

LONDON:

JOHN W. PARKER AND SON, WEST STRAND.

M.DCCC.LIX.

035

CAMBRIDGE: PRINTED BY C. J. CLAY, M.A.

AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

TO

THE REV. WILLIAM HENRY BATESON, D.D.,

MASTER OF ST JOHN'S COLLEGE,

AND

VICE-CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.

MY DEAR SIR,

I AVAIL myself with pleasure of your permission to dedicate to you the present Discourse, which owes its existence principally to your favourable opinion of my ability to discharge the trust which you have done me the honour of confiding

to me.

Believe me to be,

With the highest esteem and respect,

Your obliged and faithful Servant,

RICHARD OWEN.