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CANID^ or DOGS. 



Oanis dingo ; the Native Dog. It is a moot point whether 

 or not the Dingo is indigenous or has been introduced 

 by man. There is evidence of its having been in the 

 country before the arrival of the first white settlers, so 

 that it must have come from the very early navigators 

 or by way of the Northern Islands and Torres Straits. 

 The real Native Dog, however, is called by the aborigines 

 the Worregal, and the Dingo is only the black man's 

 name for the white man's dog. There are specimens in 

 case 11. 



PINNIPEDIA or SEALS. 



ArctocephaluS cinereUS, the Eared Seal commonly found 

 on the coast of N.S.W. 



Stenorhyuchus leptonyx, the Sea Leopard 



Specimens are to be seen in case 11, and in the Central Hall, 

 Upper Floor (see pages 26 and 27). 



INSECTIVOROUS BATS.— The insect-eating Bats found in 

 Australia are represented in the Museum by the following genera : 



Molossus; Plecotus; Taphozous; Nyctophilusi 

 Vespertilio; Vesper ugo; Patalia; Rhinolophus; 



and ScotophiluS. 



FRUIT-EATING BATS are represented by :— 



PteropUS, the flying fox; and Harpyla and others, 

 from New Guinea (see page 28). 



RODENTIA. Of this Order the Rats only are indigenous 

 to Australia. These are well represented by various species, in 

 case No. 11, of MUS, or ground Rats ; HYDROMYS, or Water 

 Rats, said to be peculiar to Australia and New Guinea; and 

 HAPALOTIS, or Tree Rats, which construct nests in trees or 

 among dense vines. 



CETACEA ; Whales (see page 35). 

 SIRENIA ; Dugongs (see page 36). 



