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November 26, 1839. 

 William H. Lloyd, Esq., in the Chair. 



An extensive collection of shells, sponges, &c., presented by J. B. 

 Harvey, Esq., Corr, Memb. Zool. Soc, was exhibited. The specimens 

 rontained in this collection are from South Australia, and were prin- 

 cipally collected in Kangaroo Island. 



Prof. Rymer Jones called the attention of the Meeting to certain 

 specimens contained in this collection, and to the sponges in par- 

 ticular, and, having made some obsei'vations upon their structure and 

 mode of reproduction, he entered into the question relating to their 

 animal or vegetable nature. 



Mr. Waterhouse laid before the Meeting the following tabular 

 view of the distribution of the Rodentia : — 



Europe ami Northi 

 Asia. ' 



Noitli .\racrica. 



A frica. 



India and l(~ 

 lands. 



South America 



and West Indian 



Islands. 



3-« 



a. S:'iurus. 



Ptcroniys. 



Tamias. 

 3. Speriiiophilus. 



Arctomys. 



Z 



S 



. r .i. S:'UirUS 



.§ 1 . Pternm 



^ J 1. Tamias 



I 



' / 3. Myoxus. 



> 

 ( 

 t 8. OipUS. 



I 



16. Mus. 



6. Cricctiis. 



r 1. Castiir. 



S-l ■< '20. Arvicola. 

 ^'■3 1 4. Leramus. 

 '-\ i. .Spaljx. 



Ml 





il} 



-~ o- 



20. Sciurus.; 



3. Pteromys. 



5. Taiiiias. 

 10. Speriiiophilus. 



8. Arctomys. 



1. Apludontia. 



•2. Merioncs. 



. r Mus. 

 \ Hesiieromys. 



I 1. Sigmodon. 

 ■ 2. N'ecitoina. 



! 1. Castor, 

 i 1 . Ondatra. 

 , 8. Arvicola. 

 I 4. Lemmus. 

 10. Geomys. 



•I. Sciurus. 

 3. Xcrus. 



G. Giapliiurus. 

 3. Myoxus. 



4. Dipus. 



10. Mus. 



2. Deudromys. 

 fi. Geiblllus. 



1. IVammomys. 



3. Euryotis. 



|25. Sciurus. 

 ; 9. Pteromys. 



6. Sciurus. 



13. Mus. 



2. Gerbillus. 



1. Phloeomys 



2. Rhizomys. 



30. ( Mus. 



I Hesperomya 

 3. Reiihrodon. 



