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number of specimens belonging to the family of Balistidcc, or Trig- 
ger fishes. Related to these are the Trunk-fishes, whose bodies are 
encased in a coat of mail. 
The Pipe-fishes and the Sea-horses are represented each by 
a single specimen. 
HERPETOLOGY. 
In the left hand end of Case 6ois exhibited the class Batrachia. 
The snake-like comes from Louisiana; the specimens 
of Megohbatrachus from Japan. 
Case C51. — The collection of Reptiles, consisting of lizards, 
snakes, turtles and crocodiles. The 20 foot long Indian Python is 
of special interest. The large lizards belonging to the genus 
Varanus are interesting especially on account of their size. The 
little chamaeleon represents a strange group of lizards. The speci- 
mens of Podocne77iis belong to a group of tortoises which protect 
their heads by turning them sidewise under the shell. The Mata- 
77 iata is another of the same group. There is shown a small spec- 
imen of the Hawksbill Turtle, which furnishes the much prized 
tortoise shell. 
MAMMALOGY. 
Case 62A. — The lowest order of Mammalia {^Order^ Monotre- 
matd) represented by two specimens each of the Duckbill Platypus 
and the Echidna. The Duckbill is curious from the fact that it 
lays an egg, has webbed feet, and the bill of a duck. 
Case 62B. — The Marsupials {Order Marsupialid) are rep- 
resented by the kangaroo and the opossum. The specimen of the 
female kangaroo, carrying its young in its pouch, and the Virginia 
Opossum, carrying its young on its back, are of special interest. 
Case 03. — The Order Bruta (Ede7itaia), represented by 
the ant-eaters, the armadillos, and the sloths. 
Case 64. — The Order Glires {Rode7itia), consisting of the 
squirrels, rats, mice, and rabbits. Of special interest are the 
groups of the common gray squirrel, the beaver, the porcupine, 
and the Capybara, the largest of existing rodents, pig-like in 
appearance. 
Case 65. — The Order hisectivora, consisting of the moles 
and shrews. 
