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CATEGORY 3 ANIMALS
 
Note: (a) Heads of quadrupeds and of quadrumana will be placed in the appropriate sections of divisions 3.1 to 3.5 and not in 3.6.25.
 (b) Written or typographical matter representing an animal is classified under 27.3.3.
3.1.

QUADRUPEDS (SERIES I)

3.2.

QUADRUPEDS (SERIES II)

3.3.

QUADRUPEDS (SERIES III)

3.4.

QUADRUPEDS (SERIES IV)

3.5.

QUADRUPEDS (SERIES V), QUADRUMANA

3.6.

PARTS OF THE BODIES, SKELETONS, SKULLS OF QUADRUPEDS OR OF QUADRUMANA

3.7.

BIRDS, BATS

3.9.

AQUATIC ANIMALS, SCORPIONS

3.11.

REPTILES, AMPHIBIA, SNAILS, SEALS, SEA LIONS

3.13.

INSECTS, SPIDERS, MICRO-ORGANISMS

3.15.

OTHER ANIMALS; LARGE PREHISTORIC ANIMALS

3.17.

GROUPS OF ANIMALS CLASSIFIED IN DIFFERENT DIVISIONS OF CATEGORY 3

 3.1

QUADRUPEDS (SERIES I)

*3.1.1

Lions

*3.1.4

Tigers or other large felines

*3.1.6

Cats or other small felines

*3.1.8

Dogs, wolves, foxes

*3.1.14

Bears, koalas, wombats

*3.1.15

Pandas

 3.1.16

Heads of animals of Series I

Auxiliary Sections of Groups 3.1
Auxiliary Section Associated with Principal Section 3.1.1
A3.1.2

Heraldic lions

Auxiliary Sections Associated with Principal Section 3.1.8
A3.1.9

Boxers, bulldogs

A3.1.10

Saint Bernards

A3.1.11

Poodles

Auxiliary Sections Associated with Principal Sections 3.1.1, 3.1.4, 3.1.6, 3.1.8, 3.1.14, 3.1.15
A3.1.20

Animals of Series I rearing

A3.1.21

Animals of Series I bounding

A3.1.22

Animals of Series I with forepaw(s) resting on an escutcheon or other object

A3.1.23

Animals of Series I facing each other

A3.1.24

Animals of Series I stylized

A3.1.25

Animals of Series I in costume or personified

A3.1.26

Animals of Series I standing

A3.1.27

Animals of Series I lying down

A3.1.28

Animals of Series I sitting down

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 3.2

QUADRUPEDS (SERIES II)

*3.2.1

Elephants, mammoths

*3.2.7

Hippopotamus, rhinoceros

*3.2.9

Giraffes

*3.2.11

Okapis

*3.2.13

Camels, dromedaries, llamas, alpacas, vicunas

 3.2.15

Heads of animals of Series II

Auxiliary Sections of Groups 3.2
Auxiliary Sections Associated with Principal Section 3.2.1
A3.2.3

Elephants or mammoths facing front

A3.2.4

Two elephants facing each other

Auxiliary Sections Associated with Principal Sections 3.2.1, 3.2.7, 3.2.9, 3.2.11, 3.2.13
A3.2.24

Animals of Series II stylized

A3.2.25

Animals of Series II in costume or personified

A3.2.26

Animals of Series II standing

A3.2.27

Animals of Series II lying down

A3.2.28

Animals of Series II sitting down

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 3.3

QUADRUPEDS (SERIES III)

*3.3.1

Horses, mules

*3.3.2

Donkeys

*3.3.3

Zebras

 3.3.15

Heads of animals of Series III

Auxiliary Sections of Groups 3.3
Auxiliary Sections Associated with Principal Sections 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3
A3.3.17

Animals of Series III rearing, bounding

A3.3.24

Animals of Series III stylized

A3.3.25

Animals of Series III in costume or personified

A3.3.26

Animals of Series III standing

A3.3.27

Animals of Series III lying down

A3.3.28

Animals of Series III sitting down

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 3.4

QUADRUPEDS (SERIES IV)

*3.4.1

Bovines

*3.4.7

Deer, stags, elk, reindeer, fawns, antelopes

*3.4.11

Goats, sheep, moufflons, chamois

 3.4.12

Heads of animals of Series IV, without horns (except 3.4.20)

*3.4.13

Heads of animals of Series IV, with horns

*3.4.18

Pigs, boars, warthogs

 3.4.20

Heads of pigs or of boars

Auxiliary Sections of Groups 3.4
Auxiliary Sections Associated with Principal Section 3.4.1
A3.4.2

Cows, calves

A3.4.4

Bisons, bulls

A3.4.5

Other bovines

Auxiliary Sections Associated with Principal Section 3.4.13
A3.4.14

Heads of stags

A3.4.15

Heads of stags with cross between antlers

A3.4.16

Heads of elk

Auxiliary Sections Associated with Principal Sections 3.4.1, 3.4.7, 3.4.11, 3.4.18
A3.4.22

Animals of Series IV bounding, galloping

A3.4.23

Animals of Series IV charging (attacking)

A3.4.24

Animals of Series IV stylized

A3.4.25

Animals of Series IV in costume or personified

A3.4.26

Animals of Series IV standing

A3.4.27

Animals of Series IV lying down

A3.4.28

Animals of Series IV sitting down

A3.4.29

Animals of Series IV with forehoof(s) resting on an escutcheon or other object

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 3.5

QUADRUPEDS (SERIES V), QUADRUMANA

*3.5.1

Rabbits, hares

*3.5.3

Squirrels

*3.5.5

Beavers, marmots, badgers, martens, mink, wolverines, raccoons, skunks, armadillos

*3.5.6

Ornithorhynchus (duck-billed platypuses)

*3.5.7

Rats, mice, moles, hamsters

*3.5.9

Hedgehogs, porcupines

*3.5.11

Pangolins, anteaters

*3.5.15

Kangaroos

*3.5.17

Other quadrupeds belonging to Series I to V

*3.5.19

Monkeys, apes, orang-utans and other quadrumana

 3.5.20

Heads of animals of Series V

Auxiliary Sections of Groups 3.5
Auxiliary Sections Associated with Principal Sections 3.5.1, 3.5.3, 3.5.5, 3.5.6, 3.5.7, 3.5.9, 3.5.11, 3.5.15, 3.5.17, 3.5.19
A3.5.24

Animals of Series V stylized

A3.5.25

Animals of Series V in costume or personified

A3.5.26

Animals of Series V standing

A3.5.27

Animals of Series V lying down

A3.5.28

Animals of Series V sitting down

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 3.6

PARTS OF THE BODIES, SKELETONS, SKULLS OF QUADRUPEDS OR OF QUADRUMANA

*3.6.1

Parts of the bodies of quadrupeds or of quadrumana, skeletons, skulls

Auxiliary Sections of Groups 3.6
Auxiliary Sections Associated with Principal Section 3.6.1
A3.6.3

Paws, feet, pawprints, footprints

A3.6.5

Skeletons, bones, skulls of quadrupeds or of quadrumana

A3.6.6

Horns

 3.6.7

Eyes of quadrupeds or of quadrumana

A3.6.11

Hides, furs, skins

A3.6.25

Other parts of the bodies of quadrupeds or of quadrumana

 
Note: Not including heads, which will be placed in the appropriate sections of divisions 3.1 to 3.5.
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 3.7

BIRDS, BATS

*3.7.1

Eagles, falcons, vultures, condors

*3.7.3

Cocks, hens, chickens

*3.7.4

Turkeys, pheasants, peacocks, hoopoes

*3.7.5

Owls

*3.7.6

Ducks, geese, swans

*3.7.7

Storks, herons, cranes, flamingos or other waders

*3.7.8

Penguins

*3.7.9

Albatross, cormorants, gulls, pelicans

*3.7.10

Swallows

*3.7.11

Doves, pigeons, turtle-doves

*3.7.12

Jackdaws, crows, rooks, magpies

*3.7.13

Sparrows or other passerine birds

*3.7.14

Ostriches, emus

*3.7.15

Parrots, budgerigars, toucans

*3.7.16

Birds in flight or with outspread wings

 3.7.17

Wings, stylized or not

 
Note: (a) Including wings constituting a symbol or an emblem.
 (b) Not including wheels or wheel segments with wings (15.7.17), staves with wings (24.11.3) and Mercury’s helmet (with wings) (24.11.14).
*3.7.18

Kiwis (apteryx)

 3.7.19

Heads of birds, parts of birds, feathers, footprints, skeletons of birds

 3.7.20

Nests, bird cages

 
Note: Including nests with eggs. Eggs alone are classified in 8.7.11.
*3.7.21

Other birds

 3.7.22

Hummingbirds

 3.7.23

Bats

 3.7.26

Groups of birds or bats

Auxiliary Sections of Groups 3.7
Auxiliary Section Associated with Principal Section 3.7.1
A3.7.2

Heraldic eagles

Auxiliary Sections Associated with Principal Sections 3.7.1, 3.7.3, 3.7.4, 3.7.5, 3.7.6, 3.7.7, 3.7.8, 3.7.9, 3.7.10, 3.7.11, 3.7.12, 3.7.13, 3.7.14, 3.7.15, 3.7.16, 3.7.18, 3.7.21
A3.7.24

Birds or bats stylized

A3.7.25

Birds or bats in costume or personified

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 3.9

AQUATIC ANIMALS, SCORPIONS

 
Note: Not including aquatic animals of divisions 3.7, 3.11 or 3.13.
*3.9.1

Fish, animals of fish-like form

 3.9.13

Heads, parts of fish and/or other aquatic animals, skeletons

 
Note: Including shark jaws and shark teeth, octopus tentacles.
*3.9.14

Sea horses

*3.9.15

Inkfish, octopuses

*3.9.16

Crustaceans (crabs, shrimps, crayfish, lobsters), scorpions

*3.9.17

Starfish

*3.9.18

Shellfish (oysters, mussels, conches, other shellfish), shells of shellfish

 
Note: Not including snails (3.11.7).
*3.9.19

Coral, coral reef

*3.9.20

Jellyfish

*3.9.21

Groups of aquatic animals of division 3.9, of different kinds (except 3.9.1)

*3.9.22

Aquariums, terrariums or vivariums containing animals of division 3.9

*3.9.23

Other aquatic animals

Auxiliary Sections of Groups 3.9
Auxiliary Sections Associated with Principal Section 3.9.1
A3.9.2

Squali (sharks)

A3.9.3

Cetaceans (sperm whales, whales, orcs, grampus, killer whales)

A3.9.4

Dolphins

A3.9.5

Swordfish, narwhal, sawfish

A3.9.6

Ornamental fish

 
Note: Including goldfish.
A3.9.7

Flat fish (sunfish, rays, dabs)

A3.9.8

Snake-like (eels or others)

A3.9.10

Other fish

A3.9.11

Fish in their element or represented as such

A3.9.12

Groups of fish, or of animals of fish-like form, of different kinds

Auxiliary Sections Associated with Principal Sections 3.9.1, 3.9.14, 3.9.15, 3.9.16, 3.9.17, 3.9.18, 3.9.19, 3.9.20, 3.9.21, 3.9.22, 3.9.23
A3.9.24

Animals of division 3.9 stylized

A3.9.25

Animals of division 3.9 in costume or personified

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 3.11

REPTILES, AMPHIBIA, SNAILS, SEALS, SEA LIONS

*3.11.1

Serpents

*3.11.6

Worms

*3.11.7

Snails, slugs

*3.11.9

Alligators, caymans, crocodiles

*3.11.10

Chameleons, lizards, salamanders

*3.11.11

Tortoises

*3.11.12

Toads, frogs, tadpoles

*3.11.17

Seals, sea lions

*3.11.21

Groups of animals of division 3.11, of different kinds

*3.11.22

Terrariums or vivariums containing animals of division 3.11

*3.11.23

Other animals belonging to division 3.11

Auxiliary Sections of Groups 3.11
Auxiliary Sections Associated with Principal Section 3.11.1
A3.11.2

Serpent and cup (symbol of pharmacy)

A3.11.3

Serpent(s) and staff (symbol of medicine)

Auxiliary Sections Associated with Principal Sections 3.11.1, 3.11.6, 3.11.7, 3.11.9, 3.11.10, 3.11.11, 3.11.12, 3.11.17, 3.11.21, 3.11.22, 3.11.23
A3.11.24

Animals of division 3.11 stylized

A3.11.25

Animals of division 3.11 in costume or personified

A3.11.26

Heads, parts of animals of division 3.11, skeletons

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 3.13

INSECTS, SPIDERS, MICRO-ORGANISMS

 3.13.1

Butterflies

*3.13.2

Insects (except 3.13.1), spiders

*3.13.5

Beehives, cells of honeycombs

 3.13.20

Micro-organisms

*3.13.21

Groups of insects, spiders or micro-organisms, of different kinds

Auxiliary Sections of Groups 3.13
Auxiliary Section Associated with Principal Sections 3.13.2, 3.13.5
A3.13.4

Bees, wasps

Auxiliary Sections Associated with Principal Section 3.13.2
A3.13.6

Dragonflies

A3.13.7

Flies, mosquitoes

A3.13.8

Spiders, spider webs

A3.13.9

Ladybirds

A3.13.10

Beetles

A3.13.11

Cockroaches

A3.13.12

Cicadas, crickets, locusts, grasshoppers

A3.13.16

Ants

A3.13.17

Lice and aphides

A3.13.18

Caterpillars, silkworms

A3.13.19

Cocoons of silkworms, chrysalises

A3.13.23

Other insects

Auxiliary Sections Associated with Principal Sections 3.13.2, 3.13.5, 3.13.21
A3.13.24

Insects or spiders stylized

A3.13.25

Insects or spiders in costume

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 3.15

OTHER ANIMALS; LARGE PREHISTORIC ANIMALS

 
Note: Not including fabulous animals of divisions 4.3 and 4.7.
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 3.17

GROUPS OF ANIMALS CLASSIFIED IN DIFFERENT DIVISIONS OF CATEGORY 3

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