THE CONTENTS. 



VII 



I'AGE 



THE DORMOUSE FAMILY (Myoxida), . . .148 



Loir (Myoxus glis), 149 



Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius), 149 



THE BEAVER FAMILY (Castorida), . . . .149 

 Beaver (Castor fiber), 149 



THE MOUSE FAMILY (Murida), . . . -153 



The Mole-rats, 153 



Common European Mole-rat (Spalax typhlus), . 153 



The Hamsters (Cricctns), 154 



Hamster Proper (Cricetus frumentarius), . . 154 



Ra ts and Mice (Mitriiia), 155 



Black Rat (Mus rattus), 155 



Brown Rat (Mus dccumanus), . . . .156 

 Common Domestic Mouse (Mus musculus), . 156 

 Field-mouse (Mus agrarius), . . . .156 

 Long-tailed Field-mouse (Mus sylvaticus), . . 156 

 Harvest-mouse (Mus minutus), . . . .156 

 Striped or Barbary Mouse (Mus striatus), . .156 



The Voles (Arvicolina), 157 



Common Field-vole (Arvicola arvalis), . .158 

 Water-rat or Water-vole (Arvicola .amphibius), . 158 

 Lemming (Myodes lemmus), . . . .158 

 Musk-rat or Musquash (Fiber zibethicus), . . 159 

 The genera Hydromys, Meriones, Gerbillus, 159-160 



THE JERBOA FAMILY (Dipodida), . . . . 160 



Egyptian Jerboa (Dipus mauritanicus), . . 161 

 Jumping-rabbit of Siberia (Alactaga jaculus), . 162 

 Cape Jumping-hare (Pedetes caffer), . . . 162 

 Phillips's Pocket-mouse (Dipodomys Phillipsii), 162 

 Gopher (Geomys bursaria), . . . .162 



THE PORCUPINE FAMILY (Hystricida), . . .163 



Common European Porcupine (Hystrix cristata), 163 

 African Brush-tailed Porcupine (Atherura africana), 164 

 Tri-coloured Tree-porcupine (Cercolabes villosus), 164 



THE SPINY RAT FAMILY (Echimyida), . . .165 

 Coypu (Myopotamus coypu), .... 165 



THE DEGU FAMILY (Octodontida), . . . .166 

 Degu of the Chileans (Octodon Cummingii), . 166 



THE CHINCHILLA FAMILY (Chinchillida), . . 166 



Larger Chinchilla (Eriomys chinchilla), 

 Smaller Chinchilla (Eriomys laniger), 

 Cuvier's Lagidium (Lagidium Cuvieri), 

 Vizcacha (Lagostomus trichodactylus), 



THE AGOUTI FAMILY (Subungulata), 



Agouti Proper or Golden Agouti (Dasyprocta 



Aguti), 



Paca (Coslogenys paca), 



Patagonian Cavy or Mara (Dolichotis patagonica), 171 

 Restless Cavy or Aperea (Cavia aperea), . . 171 

 Capybara (Hydrochcerus capybara), . . .172 



THE RABBIT FAMILY (Leporida), . . . . 173 



Alpine Pika (Lagomys alpinus), . . . '73 

 Common Hare (Lepus timidus), . . . . 174 



Alpine, Mountain, or Northern Hare (Lepus 



alpinus), 174 



Rabbit (Lepus cuniculus), ..... 175 



Geographical Distribution and Descent of the Rodents, 17; 



THE EDENTATES (EDENTATA). 



Introduction, 180 



THE SLOTHS (Bradypoda), 181 



A'i or Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), . 182 



Unau or Two-toed Sloth (Cholcepus didactylus), 183 



THE ARMADILLOS (Dasypoda) 183 



Giant Armadillo (Prionodon gigas), . . .185 



Six-banded Armadillo (Dasypus sexcinctus), . 185 

 Pichiciago (Chlamydophorus truncatus), . .185 



THE WORM-TONGUED EDENTATES (Vermilinguia), 186 

 Aard-vark or Cape Ant-bear (Orycteropus capen- 



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sis), 



The True Ant-eaters (Myrmecophagida], 

 Great Ant-eater or Ant-bear (Myrmecophaga 



jubata), 



Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla), . 

 Little Ant-eater (Myrmidon didactylus), 



The Pangolins or Scaly Ant-eaters (Manis), . 

 Long-tailed Pangolin (Manis longicaudata), 

 Short-tailed Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla), 



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Geographical Distribution and Descent of the Edentates, 189 



THE MARSUPIALS OR POUCH-BEARING 

 MAMMALS (MARSUPIAL1A). 



Introduction, 192 



THE OPOSSUMS (Didelphyida), . . . .195 

 Yapock (Cheironectes variegatus), . . .196 



Common Opposum (Didelphys virginiana), 

 The Predaceous Marsupials (Rapaces), 



THE POUCHED BADGERS (Peramelida), . 



Long-nosed Bandicoot (Perameles nasuta), 

 Pig-footed Perameles (Choeropus castanotus), 

 Banded Ant-eater (Myrmecobius fasciatus), 



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THE DASYURE FAMILY (Dasyurida), 



Brush-tailed Phascogale or Tafa (Phascogale 



penicillata), 200 



Viverrine Dasyure (Dasyurus viverrinus), . . 201 



Tasmanian DC* ;J O)asyurus ursinus), . . 201 



Tasmanian Vfblf- -^'jv&fls cynocephalus), . 202 



The Fruit-eating Marsupials (Carpophaga), . . . 203 



THE PHALANGER FAMILY (Phalangistida), . . 203 

 Squirrel Flying-phalanger (Belideus or Petaurus 



sciureus), 203 



Vulpine Phalanger (Phalangista vulpina), . . 204 

 Koala or Native (Australian) Bear (Phascolarctos 



cinereus), 204 



