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Chinchillas and Viscachas (Chinchillidce) True Chinchillas (Chinchilla} 

 Common Species Short-Tailed Species Cuvier's Chinchilla (Lagidium) The 

 Viscacha (Lagos tomus) Description of a Viscachera Agutis and Pacas (Dasy- 

 proctidce) The Argutis (Dasyprocta) Common Species Aguchi The Pacas 

 (Ccelogenys} Branick's Paca (Dinomys} The Cavies ( Caviidcz] True Cavies 

 (Cavia) Restless Cavy Cutler's Cavy Guinea Pig Bolivian Cavy Rock Cavy 



Patagonian Cavy (Dolichotis} Carpincho, or Capivara (Hydrocharus*), . . 1326 



CHAPTER XXXIV. RODENTS, concluded. 



THE HARE-LIKE RODENTS. Distinctive Features of the Group The Picas (Lagomyidce} 



Distribution and Habits Hares and Rabbits (Leporidce} Common Hare 

 (Lepus) Mountain Hare North American Hares Asiatic Hares African Spe- 

 cies The Rabbit Its Distribution and Acclimatization Domesticated Rabbits. 1360 



CHAPTER XXXV. THE EDENTATES, Order Edentata. 



Characteristics Distribution Mode of Life The Sloths (Bradypodidce} Three-Toed 

 Sloths (Bradypus) Two-Toed Sloths (Cholcepas) Extinct Ground Sloths (Mega- 

 theriidce} The Ant-Eaters (Myrmecophagjdce) Great Ant-Eater (Myrmecophaga) 



The Tamandua (Tamandua) Two-Toed Ant-Eater (Cycloturus) The Arma- 

 dillos (Dasypodidce} The Pichiciago (Chlamydophorus} Six-Banded Armadillos 

 (Dasypus} Their Structure and Mode of Life Broad-Banded Armadillo (Lysi- 

 urus) Giant Armadillo (Priodon) Three-Banded Armadillo ( Tolypeutes} Peba 

 Armadillo (Tatusia) Other Species The Extinct Glyptodonts (Glvptodontidte) 



The Pangolins (Manidce} Asiatic Species African Pangolins Aard Varks 

 (Orycteropodidce), ........... 1373 



CHAPTER XXXVI. THE POUCHED MAMMALS, OR MARSUPIALS, Order Marsupialia. 



Distinctive Characteristics Teeth Mode of Suckling Young Distribution The Kanga- 

 roos and Their Allies (Macropodidce} Kangaroos and Wallabies (Macropus} 

 Rock Wai '^bies (Petrogale} Spur-Tailed Wallabies (Onychogale) Hare Walla- 

 bies (Lagor-i,. ^stes} Dorca Kangaroos (Dorcopsis) Tree Kangaroos (Dendrolagus) 



Banded Wallaby (Lagostrophus) Rat Kangaroos Common Rat Kangaroo (Po- 

 torous) Brush-Tailed Rat Ka.ngaroo(et/ong-ia) Rufous Rat Knngaroo(^22pyprym- 

 nus) Five-Toed Rat Kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon) Extinct Kangaroo-like Mar- 

 supials The Phalanger Tribe (Phalangeridce) Long-Snouted Phalanger ( Tarsipes) 

 Cuscuses (Phalanger} True Phalangers (Trichosurus} Crescent-Toothed Pha- 

 langers (Pseudochirus) Great Flying Phalanger (Petauroides} Striped Phalanger 

 (Dactylopsila} True Flying Phalangers (Petaurus) Leadbeater's Phalanger (Gym- 

 nobelideus} Dormouse Phalangers (Dromicia} Pygmy Flying Phalanger (Aero- 

 bates} Pen-Tailed Phalanger (Distcechurus} Koala (Phascolarctus} Great 

 Extinct Phalanger (Thylacoleo) The Wombats (Phascolomyidce} The Bandicoots 

 (Peramelidce) True Bandicoots (Perameles) Rabbit Bandicoot (Peragale} 

 Pig-Footed Bandicoot (CJiccropus) The Dasyure Tribe (Dasyuridce} Thylacine 

 (Thylacinus) Tasmanian Devil (Sarcopkilns) Dasyures (Dasyurus) Phascolo- 

 gales (Phascologale) Common Pouched Mouse (SmintJiopsis) Jerboa Pouched 

 Mouse (Antechinomys} Banded Ant-Eater (Myrmecobius) The Pouched Mole 

 (Notoryctidce} The Opossums (Didelphyidce) True Opossums (Didelphys) 

 Water Opossum ( Chironectes) Extinct Marsupials. ..... 1406 



CHAPTER XXXVII. EGG-LAYING MAMMALS, OR MONOTREMES, Order Monotremata. 



Distinctive Features The Duckbill (Ornithorhynchida:} Its Structure and Habits 



The Echidnas (Echidnidte} Allied Extinct Mammals, .... 1455 



