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ratagonian Cavy, Dolichotie patagonicuS. 

 Chinchilla, Chinchilla hunger. 

 Viscacha, Lagostomus trichodactylus. 

 Cuvier's Chinchilla, Lagidium cuvieri. 

 African Porcupine, Hystrix crislata. 

 Coypn. Myopotamtis coypu. 

 Capo Jumping Hare, Pedetes coffer. 

 (Jrcat Rodent Mole, Bathyergusmaritimus. 



Borneo Flying Squirrel, Pteromys nitidus. 

 Red Squirrel, Sciurus hudso'nius. 

 Malabar Squirrel, Sciurus maximus. 

 Indian Hill-Squirrel, Sciurus macrurus. 

 Jelerang Squirrel, Sciurus bicolor. 

 Grizzled Squirrel, S. punctissimue. 

 Fox Squirrel, Sciurus niger. 

 Prairie-Dogs, Cynomys ludovioidjius (group 



Norway Rat, Mus decumanus. of four specimens). 



White-tailed Rat, Brachytarsomys albi- 

 can da. 



South African Dormouse, Graphiurus 

 capensis. 



Common Dormouse. Myoxus glis. 



Taguan Flying Squirrel, Pteromys petaur- 

 ista. 



Common Dolphin, Delphinus del phis. 

 Spotted Dolphin, Prodelphinus plagiodon. 

 Aard Vark, Orycteropus capensis. 

 Giant Armadillo, Priodon gigas. 

 Tree Kangaroo, Dendrolagus ursinus. 

 Opossum, Didelphys marsupialis (group 

 of seven specimens). 



As no statement of the character of exhibits prepared by this depart- 

 ment for the Cincinnati exhibition was included in last year's report, it 

 is perhaps, desirable that a brief account of the same should be given 

 in this connection. After a number of plans had been considered, it 

 was decided that a series representing all the existing families of mam- 

 mals would be of more general interest, and would indicate more nearly 

 the educational side of the work of the department, than any other 

 collection which could be prepared in the time allotted. A number of 

 families were unrepresented in the regular exhibition series of the 

 Museum, but it was found possible to purchase representatives of 

 many of them from the dealers in natural history specimens. A few 

 were unrepresented, except by pictures. The real excellence of the 

 collection as a whole is indicated by the fact that out of the eighty- 

 eight families recognized, seventy-five were represented by from one 

 to fourteen typical species. The whole number of mounted skins exhib- 

 ited was one hundred and twenty-two, and of skeletons fifty-nine, 

 making a total of one hundred and eighty one. Among these were 

 some of the largest species, such as the fin-back whale, rhinoceros, 

 elephant, tapir, gorilla, narwhal, walrus, black bear, etc. The Prong- 

 horn antelope was represented by the admirable group executed by Mr. 

 Hornaday, and now in the Museum. Specimens of two important forms, 

 the Fur-seal and the Saiga antelope were loaned respectively by Prof. 

 H. A. Ward and Dr. G. E. Manigault. The families of which repre- 

 sentatives could not be obtained, such as those including the Ganges 

 dolphin, the foussa, the giraffe, etc., were represented by pictures. 



The collection was installed in a special case 145 feet long, 3 feet 

 wide, and 6 feet high (without the base), which was constructed in 

 Washington and transported to Cincinnati for the exhibition. The rhi- 

 noceros and the group of Prong-horn antelopes were placed in special 

 cases, while the skeleton of the finback whale and the narwhal were, 

 alter much labor, suspended from the roof of the building. The collec- 

 tion was arranged by the Curator, who went to Cincinnati for that i>ur- 

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