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TRINIDAD. 



numerous and various creations which thus animate our island; 

 nor can I have the presumption or pretension to offer within 

 the following" narrow compass, other than an imperfect summary 

 of our J^auna and Flora. I only wish to show how rich is this 

 small spot in objects of Natural History, and how much allied, 

 in this respect, to the neighbouring" continent. 



Vertebrata. 



class I. 



Within the limits of Trinidad are to be found the following mammifers, 

 or Mammalia: — 



Order II. — Quadrtjmana. 



Howling- monkey, 



Singe-rouge Mycetes. 1 species. 

 Mycetes Barbatus. 



Sapajou or Grey- 

 monkey, Singe- 

 blanc .... Gebus. 1 species. 



Order III. — Carnaria. 



Bats . . Cheiroptera. 4 genera. 



Molossi 



Noctilions. 



Noctilio leporinus. 



Phyllostoma. 



Mormops. 

 Oarnivora Plantigrada. 



Racoon, or 

 Mangrove- 

 dog . . . Procyon. 



Procyon cancrivorus. 



Glutton . . Gulo. 



Gato-Melao, 



or Ta'ira . Mustela Barbara. 

 Chien-bois, or 



wood dog . Viverra vittata. (?) 

 Digitigrada. 

 Otter, or 



Loutre . Lutra. 



Lutra insularis. 

 Cat ... Felih. 

 Tiger-cat, or 



Chat-tigre. Felis Pardalis. 



Order IV. — Marsupialia. 



Opossums or 



Manicous . Didelphys. 3 species. 

 Dldelphys Opossum. 

 „ Gayopollin. 

 Order V. — Rodentia. 

 Squirrel . Sciurus. 1 species. 



Rat . 



Mm. 



Echymys. 2 species. 

 Echymys chrysuros. 

 „ rufus. (?) 



Rats, properly 



so-called . Mus. Several species. 

 Porcupine . Sy nether es. 

 Porcupine, or 



Coendou . Synetheres prehensiles. 

 Agouti . . Chloromys. 



Chloromys Acuti. 

 Lape,orlapa Coelogenys. 



Gavia Paca. 



Order VI. — Edentata. 

 Armadillo or 



Tatou . Dasypus. 

 Cachicame . Cachicamus novem- 

 cinctus. 

 „ septemcinctu8. 

 Ant-eater . Myrmecophaga. 

 Great Ant- 

 eater, or 



Sloth . . Myrmecophaga 

 dactyla. 

 Small Ant- 

 eater, or 

 Sloth . . „ didactyl 



