114 OCTODONTID^E. 



e. Presented by the Eev. 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. 



&, I. Purchased, Jan. 24, 1879. From Buenos Ayres. 

 m, n. Deposited, July 2, 1880. 



o. Male ; p. Female. Presented by Mr. A. A. Van Eemmelen, 

 July 20, 1882. 



Genus ECHINOMYS. 



385. Echinomys spinosus, Desm. Spiny Rat. 

 Hob. Brazil. 



a, b. Received in exchange from the Jardin des Plantes, 

 Paris, June 26, 1865. 



Genus CAPROMYS. 



386. Capromys pilorides, Say. Fourmer's Capromys. 

 Hob. Cuba. 



a. Purchased, May 19, 1862. 



b. Purchased, July 20, 1865. 



c-n. Presented by Francis Fesser, Esq., April 29, 1867. 



o. Born in the Menagerie, March 12, 1868. 



p. Born in the Menagerie, May 6, 1868. 



q-s. Born in the Menagerie, May 12, 1868. 



t-v. Born in the Menagerie, Aug. 7, 1868. 



w-y. Presented by T. R. Watkin, Esq., July 15, 1873. 



387. Capromys prehensilis, Poepp. Prehensile Capromys. 

 Hob. Cuba. 



a. Purchased, June 18, 1862. 



388. Capromys brachyurus, Hill. Short- tailed Capromys. 

 Hab. Jamaica. 



, 6. Purchased, Oct. 23, 1865. 



c. d. Purchased, May 29, 1871. 



e. Presented by the Hon. H. J. Burford Hancock, June 28, 



1878. 



