ir,o 



[Gai.ictis \-iTrATA, Scbr. The Orison. Thi^may or nmy 

 not be De Verteiiil's '• Viverra vittata." and F do not 

 know if the species occurs in the island.] 



r!2. LuTRA ixsULABis, P. Cuv, Otter. First record — F. 

 Cuvier, (1S23.) A specimen in Musenm from Mr. 

 R. J. L. Chippy, (1874). 



This animal has long been a puzzle Lo Zoologists, as tlu- 

 oi'iginal specimen was insufiiciently described and Mr. Gupnv's 

 specimen is unfortunately v/ithout a skull. Should any mem- 

 bers of the Society be al)le to obtain a Trinidad otter they ■would 

 be doing a very great service, if the\' Avould send at least the 

 skin of the head and the skull, or better still, the xthole head in 

 spirits to London for proper examination and description. Skulls 

 nlonc would also be by no means valueless. 



83. Procyok cancrivorcs. Cnv. Racoon. First record, — 



De Verteuil. 



84. Cerceleptes caqdi volvulus . Pall. Kinkajou. First 



discoveiy — Hon. A. Gordon, by whom two specimens 

 were presented to the Zoological Society of London. 



Of all the gronps of Animals found in Trinidad, tlie Rodentia are thoso 

 which demand the greatest attention on the part of collectors and observers, 

 for not only are the species very numerous as with the Bats, so that there 

 is every probability of absolutely new forms being discovered, but, owins 

 to their inability to fly, their geographical range is usually much less extended 

 than those of the aerial Mammals and therefore great interest attaches to 

 those inhabiting isolated localiti'^s such as Trinidad. Special attention is 

 drawn to the rats and mice which are sure to exist in the forests of the 

 interior, but which are as yet absolutely unknown. Skins (with skulls) or 

 sjiirit specimens of these are special desiderata. 



35. SciURUS CESTUANs, L. Squirrel — First discovery Dr. 

 Denny, a specimen sent by whom was received by the 

 Museum in 1880. This specimen had been for some 

 years in the collection of the late Mr. G. 1.1. Water- 

 house, so that I do not know at what date it was sent 

 from Trinidad, also recorded by de Verteuil. 



36. HoLOCHiLrs squamipes, Bts. First discovery — Mr. 



Caracciolo 188it. 



This is a large Avater-rat, and is perhaps the " Ml'S 

 PiLORiDES ■" of Ledrn's list (1810). 



37. Heteuomys axomaeus, Thomps. Pouched Mouse. First 

 discovery — Thompson, 1812. Original specimen in 



