22 SCIURID.E. MURID.E. 



Genus CASTOR. 



143. Castor canadensis, Kuhl. Canadian Beaver. 

 Hob. 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. 



Family MURID^E. 



Genus MYOXUS. 



144. Myoxus glis, Schreb. Fat Dormouse. 

 Hab. Europe. 



a. Purchased, Feb. 18, 1863. From Poland. 

 6. Purchased, April 17, 1864. From Austria. 



Genus DIPUS. 



145. Dipus cegyptius (Hasselq.). Jerboa. 

 Hab. Egypt. 



a. Male. Presented by the Hon. Mrs. Stuart, Sept. 9, 1861. 



b. Presented by B. Cochrane Willis, Esq., Feb. 5, 1862. 



Genus Mus. 



146. Mus rattus, Linn. Black Rat. 

 Hab. British Islands. 



a. Purchased, July 29, 1863. 



b. Presented by Charles Hampden Wigram,Esq.,Nov.25,1864. 



Genus CRICETUS. 



147. Cricetus vulgaris, Desm. Hamster. 

 Hab. Europe. 



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



Genus HAPALOTIS. 



148. 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. 



