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Family CastoridjE. 

 (The Beavers.) 

 Castor fiber, Linn. Beaver. 3726, 3727. 



Family Saccomydas. 

 (The Pouched Gophers.) 

 Geomys bursarius, Ricli. Pocket Gopher. 3730. 



Family Muridse. 

 (The Mice.) 

 Arvicola pinetorum, LeC. Pine Mouse. 3733. 

 Fiber zibethicus, Cuv. Muskrat. 3713. 



Family Hystricidte. 

 (The Porcupines.) 

 Erethizon dorsatum. Canada Porcupine. 3416. 

 Hystrix cristata. African Porcupine. 3720. 

 Sphingurus mexicanus, Shaw. Mexican Tree Porcupine. 

 3718.. 



Family Caviidae. 



(The ('avys.) 



Dasyprocta isthmica. Central American Agouti. 4315. 

 Dasyprocta punctata. Punctated Agouti. 2729. • 



Family Octodontidae. 

 (The Hares.) 



Lepus Americanus, Erxl. North American Hare. 3725. 

 Lepus campestris. Prairie Hare. 3724. 



Order 8. Edentata. 



(The Edentates. j 



Family Dasypodidse. 



(The Armadillos.) 

 Dasypus sex-cinctus. Six-Banded Armadillo. 3706. 



Order 9. Marsupialia. 

 (The Pouched Mammals.} 



Family Didelphyidae. 

 (The Opossums.) 



Didelphys quica. Quica Opossum. 2731. 



Didelphys Virginiana, Shaw. Virginia Opossum. 4619, 4618. 



(Albino.) 



