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CHAPTER XXXIV. RODENTS, concluded. 



THE HARE-LIKE RODENTS. Distinctive Features of the Group The Picas (Lagomyidce) 

 Distribution arid Habits Hares and Rabbits (Leporidce) Common Hare (Lepus) 

 Mountain - Hare North American Hares Asiatic Hares African Species The 

 Rabbit Its Distribution and Acclimatisation Domesticated Rabbits, . .189 



CHAPTER XXXV. THE EDENTATES, Order Edentata. 



Characteristics Distribution Mode of Life The Sloths (Bradypodidce) Three-Toed Sloths 

 (Bradypus) Two- Toed Sloths (Cholcepus) Extinct Ground-Sloths (Megatheriidce) 

 The Ant- Eaters (Myrmecophagidce) Great Ant-Eater (Myrmecophaga) The Taman- 

 dua (Tamandud) Two-Toed Ant-Eater (Cycloturus) The Armadillos (Dasypodidce) 

 The Pichiciago (Chlamydophorus) Six-Banded Armadillos (Dasypus) Their Structure 

 and Mode of Life Broad-Banded Armadillo (Lysiurus) Giant Armadillo (Priodori) 

 Three-Banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes) Peba Armadillo (Tatusia) Other Species 

 The Extinct Glyptodonts (Glyptodontidce) The Pangolins (Manidce) Asiatic Species 

 African Pangolins Aard-Varks (Orycteropodidce), ..... 202 



CHAPTER XXXVI. THE POUCHED MAMMALS, OR MARSUPIALS, Order Marsupialia. 



Distinctive Characters Teeth Mode of Suckling Young Distribution The Kangaroos and 

 Their Allies (Macropodidce) Kangaroos and Wallabies (Macropus) Rock- Wallabies 

 (Petrogale) Spur- Tailed Wallabies (Onychogale) Hare- Wallabies (Lagorchestes) Dorca 

 Kangaroos (Dorcopsis) Tree-Kangaroos (Dendrolagus) Banded Wallaby (Lagostrophus) 

 Rat-Kangaroos Common Rat- Kangaroo (Potorous) Brush-Tailed Rat- Kangaroo 

 (Bettongia) Rufous Rat-Kangaroo (^Epyprymnus) Five-Toed Rat- Kangaroo (Hypsi- 

 prymnodori] Extinct Kangaroo-Like Marsupials The Phalanger Tribe (Phalangeridce) 

 Long-Snouted Phalanger (Tarsipes) discuses (Phalanger) True Phalangers (Tricho- 

 surus) Crescent- Toothed Phalangers (Pseudochirus) Great Fly ing- Phalanger (Petaur- 

 oides) Striped Phalanger (Dadylopsila) True Fly ing- Phalangers (Petaurus) Lead- 

 beater's Phalanger (Gymnobelideus) Dormouse-Phalangers (Dromicia) Pigmy Flying- 

 Phalanger (Acrobates) Pen-Tailed Phalanger (Distcechurus) Koala (Phascolarctus) 

 Great Extinct Phalanger (Thylacoleo) The Wombats (Phascolomyidce) The Bandicoots 

 (Peramelidce) True Bandicoots (Perameles) Rabbit-Bandicoot (Peragale) Pig-Footed 

 Bandicoot (Chceropus) The Dasyure Tribe (Dasyuridce) Thylacine (Thylacinus) 

 Tasmaniaii Devil (Sarcophilus) Dasyures (Dasyurus) Phascologales (Phascologale) 

 Common Pouched Mouse (Sminthopsis) Jerboa Pouched Mouse (Antechinomys) 

 Banded Anteater (Myrmecobius) The Pouched Mole (Notoryctidce) The Opossums 

 (Didelphyidce) True Opossums (Didelphys) Water -Opossum (Chironectes) Extinct 

 Marsupials, .......... 235 



CHAPTER XXXVII. EGG-LAYING MAMMALS, OR MONOTREMES, Order Monotremata. 



Distinctive Features The Duckbill (Ornithorhynchidce) Its Structure and Habits The 



Echidnas (Echidnidce) Allied Extinct Mammals, ..... 283 



