100 OCTODONTID^E. HYSTRTCID^E. 



Genus MYOPOTAMUS. 



356. Myopotamus coypus (MoL). Coypu. 

 Hob. South America. 



. Presented by Capt. Hutchkiss, Oct. 22, 1863. 



b. Presented by Capt. Leeke, Oct. 1, 1867. 



c. Presented by G. Wilks, Esq., C.M.Z.S., March 5, 1868. 



From La Plata. 



d. Purchased, July 6, 1870. From Chili. 



e. Presented by the Key. Dr. Stirling, July 9, 1873. From 



South Patagonia. 



/. Male. Purchased, Dec. 23, 1873. 

 g. Presented by C. B. Young, Esq., May 9, 1874. 

 h. Female. Presented by Eobt. E. Paton, Esq., May 18, 1875. 

 i. Male. Purchased, Aug. 13, 1875. 

 j. Purchased, Jan. 19, 1876. 



Genus OCTODON. 



357. Octodon cumingi, Benn. Cuming's Octodon. 

 Hob. Chili. 



a-d. Purchased, Oct. 19, 1868. 

 e. Born in the Menagerie, Dec. 9, 1868. 

 f-j. Born in the Menagerie, April 20, 1869. 

 Ic-n. Born in the Menagerie, Sept. 7, 1869. 

 o-t. Born in the Menagerie, April 6, 1870. 

 u~z. Born in the Menagerie, May 2, 1870. 

 a 1 c 1 . Born in the Menagerie, Aug. 11, 1870. 

 d\ e 1 . Born in the Menagerie, Feb. 21, 1872. 

 /*, g l . Born in the Menagerie, March 24, 1872. 

 ftV-m 1 . Born in the Menagerie, Oct. 1, 1872. 

 n l . Deposited, May 26, 1873. 

 o l -r l . Born in the Menagerie, June 3, 1873. 

 s l -v l . Born in the Menagerie, July 17, 1874. 

 w 1 , a? 1 . Born in the Menagerie, Nov. 11, 1875. 

 y\ z l . Born in the Menagerie, April 1, 1876. 



Family HYSTRICID^E. 



Genus HYSTRIX. 



358. Hystrix cristata (Linn.). Crested Porcupine. 

 Hob. Asia and Africa. 



a. Presented by H.E.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, Nov. 12, 

 1860. From South Africa. 



