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1875.— Mulligan, J- Prairie mice. < Am. Nat. ix, 187.3, pp. 515, 516. 

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families nuder three series — Sciuromorpha, Myomorpha, and Hystricomorpba. See anted, p. 551.] 

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I860, 109.] < Proc. Zool. Soc. London, Nov. 21, 1876, pp. 755, 756 

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1877.— Barber, E. A. Notes od the beaver. < Atn. Nat. xi, 1877, pp. 371, 372. 



Bishop, N. H. Introduction of a western rodent [Spermophilus franklini] into New Jersey. 

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Gooduue, C. F. A word about flying squirrels. (Ptoromys volucellaand hudsouius.) <[ Forest 

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xi, July, 1877, pp. 434,435. 

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©.-EDENTATES. 



1799.— Jefferson, T. A memoir on the discovery of certain bones of a quadruped [Megalonyx] of the 



clawed kind in the western parts of Virginia. < Trans. Am. Philos. Soc. Phila. iv, 1799, no. 



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 Wistar, C. A description of the [Megalonyx] bones deposited bp the president, in the museum 



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Vierfiisser [Megatherium], welche iu Paraguay gefunden und in das naturhistoi iscbe Kabi- 



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