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TRINIDAD. 



nor can I have the presumption or pretension of offering within 

 the following narrow compass, other than an imperfect summary 

 of our Fauna and Flora. I only wish to show how rich is this 

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

 these respects, to the neighbouring continent. 

 VERTEBRATA. 



CLASS I. 



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

 or MAMMALIA : 



ORDER V. (continued.) 

 Rats, properly 



so-called . Mus. Several species. 

 Porcupine . Synetheres. 

 Porcupine, or 



Coendou . Synetheres prehensiles, 

 Agouti . . Cliloromys. 



ORDER II. QUADRUMANA. 

 Howling-monkey, 



Singe-rouge Mycetes. I species. 



Mycetes Barltatus. 

 Sapajou or Grey- 

 monkey, Singe- 

 blanc . . . Cebus. 1 species. 



ORDER III. CARNARIA. 



Bats . . Cheiroptera. 4 genera. 

 Molossi. 



Noctilions. 



Noctilio leporinus. 

 Phyllostoma. 

 Mormops. 



Carnivora Plantigrada. 

 Racoon, or 

 Mangrove- 

 dog . . Procyon. < 



Procyon cancrivorus. 

 Glutton . Gulo. 

 Gato-Melao, 



or Taira . Mustela Barbara. 

 Chien-bois, or 

 wood dog . Viverra vittata. (?) 



Digitigrada. 

 Otter, or Lou- 

 tre . . Lutra. 



Lutra insularis. 

 Cat . . Felts. 

 Tiger-cat, or 



Chat-tigre. Felis Pardalis. 



ORDER IV. MARSUPIALIA. 

 Opossums or 



Manicous . Didelphis. 3 species. 

 Didelphis Opossum. 

 ,, Cayopollin. 



ORDER V. RODENTIA. 



Squirrel . Sciurus. 1 species. 

 Rat ... Mus. 



Echymys. 2 species. 

 Echymys chrysuros. 

 Rufus. (?) 



Cliloromys Acuti. 

 Lape, orlapo. Coelogenys. 



Cavia Paca. 



ORDER VI. EDENTATA. 



Armadillo or 



Tatou . Dasypus. 

 Cachicame . Cacldcamus novem- 

 cinctus. 



,, Septemcinotus. 

 Ant-eater . Mynnecophaga. 

 Great Ant- 

 eater, or 

 Sloth . MyrmecopTiaga Tri- 



dactyla. 

 Small Ant- 

 eater, or 

 Sloth . Didactyla. 



ORDER VII. PACHYDERMATA. 

 Cuenco,orPe- 



cari . . Dicotyles. 

 Collared Cu- 



enco . . Dicotyles Torquatus. 

 RedCuenco. ,, Labiatus. 



ORDER VIII. RUMINANTIA. 

 Deer or Biche Cervns. 



Cervus simplicicornis, 

 or Guazoupita. 



ORDER IX. CETACEA 



HERBIVOROUS. 

 Manati, or La- 



mantin . Tricliecus Manatus. 

 ORDINARIA. 



Balaenoptera. 

 Whale, or 



Baleine . Balaena Boops. 



