CASTORID.E. MURID^E. 31 



Family CASTOEID^E. 

 Genus CASTOR. 



173. Castor canadensis, Kuhl. Canadian Beaver. 

 Hab. North America. 



a. Male. Presented by the Hudson's Bay Company, Oct. 26, 



1861. 



b. Female. Presented by the Hudson's Bay Company, Oct. 7, 



1862. 



c. Born in the Menagerie, July 14, 1864. 



d. Male. Eeceived, Sept. 10, 1866. 



Family MUEID^E. 



Genus Mus. 



174. Mus rattuSj Linn. Black Rat. 

 Hab. British Islands. 



a. Purchased, July 29, 1863. 



b. Presented by Charles HampdenWigram, Esq., Nov. 25, 1864. 



c. Presented by W. M. AUfrey, Esq., July 30, 1866. 



d. Presented by Thomas Smith, Esq., Aug. 3, 1866. 



Genus HAPALOTIS. 



175. Hapalotis mitchellii (Ogilby). Mitchell's Hapalote. 

 Hab. Australia. 



a. Male ; b. Female. Purchased, Sept. 24, 1862. 

 c, d. Born in the Menagerie, Feb, 11, 1863. 



Genus CRICETUS. 



176. Cricetus vulgaris, Desm. Hamster. 

 Hab. Europe. 



a, b. Purchased, Nov. 1, 1864. 



c. Male ; d. Female. Purchased, Feb. 2, 1865. 



e-h. Presented by Dr. G. Hartlaub, F.M.Z.S., Oct. 26, 1865. 



Genus FIBER. 



177. Fiber zibethicus (Linn.). Musquash. 

 Hab. North America. 



a. Presented by A. Downs, Esq., C.M.Z.S., Oct. 1, 1866. 



From Halifax, U.S.A. 



b. Presented by Capt. Herd, H.B.C.S., C.M.Z.S., Nov. 14,1866. 



