ORNITHORHYNCHUS. 349 



Didelphys aurita, Pr. Maximilian zu Wied Beitr. Natuurg. Bras., ii, p. 395 



(1S26)*. 

 Didelphys californica, Bennett P. Z. S., p. 40 (1833). 

 Didelphys breviceps, Bennett P. Z. S., p. 40 (ii^33). 



Distrihuiion. — America from the States to Chili and South 

 Brazil. 



a. Skin juv. $ Zoological Gardens, 



Order MONOTREMATA. 



Genus ECHIDNA. 



Echidna, G. Cuvier Tab. Element. d'Hist. Nat., p. 143 (1798)^ 

 Tachyglossus, Illiger Prodr., p. 114 (181 1). 



Echidna aculeata. 



Myrmecophaga aculeata, Shaw A^at. MiscelL, iii, pi. cix (1792). 



Ornithorhynchus hystrix, Home Phil. Trans., p. 348 (1S02). 



Echidna hystrix, Et. Geoff. St. Nil. Cat. Mainm. Mtis. Hist. Nat., p. 224 



(1803)*; Gould Mamni. Austr., i, pi. ii. 

 Tachyglossus aculeatus, Illiger Prodr., p. 1 14 (181 1). 

 Echidna aculeata, Garnot Bull. Soc. Philom., p. 45 (1825)*; Thovias Cat. 



Mars. B. M., p. 379. 

 Echidna acrobata, apud Blyth Cat , p. 187 (1863). 



Disirilution. — Throughout Australia, replaced by geographical 

 races in New Guinea and Tasmania. 



a. Skin, skeleton Purchased. 



h-d. 3 Stuffed A.S.B. 



e. Stuffed New South Wales Bengal Econ. Mus. 



/. Ale. Calcutta Exhibition. 



Genus ORNITHORHYNCHUS. 



Platypus, Sha-w Nat. MiscelL, x, letterpress to pi. ccclxxxvi {\7gg){nec 



Herbst). 

 Ornithorhynchus, Blumenbach Voigt's Mag. Naturk., ii, p. 205 (1800)*. 



Ornithorhynchus anatinus. 



Platypus anatinus, Shaw Nat. MiscelL, x, pi. ccclxxxv, (1799). 

 Ornithorhynchus paradoxus, Bluvienbach Voigt's Mag. Naturh., ii, p. 205 



(1800)*. 

 Ornithorhynchus rufuset fuscus, Peron ct Lessucur Voy. Terr. Austr., Ailas, 



pi. xxxiv (1807)*. 



