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will make more conspicuous. The most attractive perhaps 

 of the whole are the pair of Fennecs, which were obtained 

 in 1858. 



a. Phocidce. 



1. Phooa vitulina. 



b. Ursidas. 



2. Tbalassarctos maritimus. 

 •3. Ursus arctos. 



4. isabelliniis. 



5. americanus. 



6. tibetanus. 



7- Prochilus labiatus. 



8. Procyon lotor. 



9. Nasua rufa. 



10. Cercoleptes caudivolvulus. 



c. Mustelida. 



1 1 . Lutra vulgaris. 



12. Meles taxus. 



13. Gulo luscus. 



14. Mellivora ratel. 



15. Grisonia vittata. 



16. Galera barbara. 



17. Mustela erminea. 



18. Putorius fcBtidus. 



19. Martes abietum. 



d. Canidce, 



20. Vulpes zaarensis. 



21. argentatus. 



22. fulviis. 



23. niloticus. 



24. azarse. 



25. Canis pallipes. 



26. aureus. 



27. • mesomelas. 



28. siraensis. 



e. ViverrideB. 



29. Viverra civetta. 



30. Genetta senegalensis. 



31. tigrina. 



32. felina. 



33. pardina. 



34. Herpestes fasciatus. 



35. smithii. 



36. Cynictis levaillantii. 



37. Arctictis binturong. 



38. Paradoxurus typus. 



f. HycBnidcB. 



39. Hyaena striata. 



40. brunnea. 



41. crocata. 



g. Felidee. 



42. Gueparda jubata. 



43. Leopardus macrurus. 



pardalis. 



concolor. 



viverrinus. 



macrosceles. 



varius. 



hernandezi. 



Tigris regalis. 

 Leo barbarus. 



The collection of Quadrumana is always maintained 

 in a sufficiently complete state to demonstrate the dif- 

 ferences which characterize their triple division into 

 Strepsirrhini, or Lemurs; Platyrrhini, Monkeys of 

 the Western Hemisphere ; and Catarrhini, Monkeys of 

 the Eastern Hemisphere. 



A great number of species have from time to time ap* 

 peared in the Monkey House, and it has been proved by 

 the experience of several years that they can only be kept 

 there successfully when a proper relation is maintained 

 between the number of individuals and the cubic contents 

 of the building. 



The series is at present in a satisfactory state of com- 



