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Lagomys spelaeus. Hippopotamus major. 



Elephas primigenius. Megaceros Hibernicus. 



Rhinoceros tichorhinus. Strongyloceros spelaeus. 



leptorhinus. Cervus Bucklandi. 



Equus plicidens. 



Five species came down to the age of tradition or history, and 

 have been extirpated in England, viz. — 



Canis lupus, Wolf. 

 Castor Europaeus, Beaver. 

 Cervus Tarandus, Reindeer. 

 Bison priscus, Aurochs. 



Bos primigenius, or great Urus. This species is also extinct on the 

 continent. 



Twenty -six of the Mammalia whose fossil remains testify to their 

 co-antiquity with the Mammoth, still exist in England as well as on 

 the continent of Europe, viz. — 



Vespertilio noctula, 1 ,, Lepus cuniculus, Rabbit. 



Rhinolophus ferrum-equinum, J *** Equus caballus, Horse, 



Sorex, Shrew, three species. asinus, Ass. 



Meles taxus, Badger. Sus scrofa, Hog. 



Putorius vulgaris, Polecat. Cervus elaphus, Red Deer. 



ermineus, Stoat. capreolus, Roe. 



Lutra vulgaris, Otter. Capra hircus, Goat. 



Canis vulpes, Fox. Bos longifrons(probable source 



Felis catus, Wild Cat. of the Highland cattle). 



Mus rattus. Black Rat. Physeter, Sperm Whale. 



musculus, Mouse. Balaenoptera. 



Arvicola, Vole, three species. Balsena mysticetus, Whalebone 



Lepus timid us, Hare. Whale. 



You cannot but remember the great interest that was excited when 

 Dr. Royle, in March 1836, communicated to this Society a paper by 

 his friends Captain Cautley and Dr. Falconer, then resident in India, 

 on the remains of Mammalia found in tlie Tertiary formations of 

 the Sewalik Mountains, at the southern foot of the Himalayas, be- 

 tween the Sutlej and the Ganges ; discoveries deemed so important, 

 that the Council, at the following anniversary, awarded a Wollaston 

 Medal to each of these gentlemen. Besides the paper by Captain 

 Cautley, published in the fifth volume of our 'Transactions,' numerous 

 details respectinji: these discoveries are contained in the ' Asiatic 

 Researches,' and in the ' Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.' 

 A magnificent donation of these remains, contained in more tlian 

 two hundred chests, was made by Captain Cautley to the British 

 Museum, and a work of immense labour and research has been 

 undertaken by Dr. Falconer, to describe, in conjunction with his 

 friend, now Major Cautley, these very interesting remains. Her 

 Majesty's Governmeni and the. Directors of the East India Com- 

 pany have supplied funds in aid of the successful progress of the 

 work. The first part has just appeared ; it bears the title of ' Fauna 



