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make hats ; the Ondatra of North America on the upper shelf * the 
Hydromys of Australia, and the spiny rats of America, are on the 
lower ones. 
Case 33. The Porcupine of the Old World; the fasciculated 
porcupines of India and Africa; the tree porcupine, or ursons, of 
North America; the spiny and hairy prehensile-tailed porcupines 
of Tropical America are on the upper shelves : the Cavies and genera 
allied to them, which are only found in South or Tropical America, 
are on the lower ones. 
Cases 34, 35. The Hares of Europe, of North America, Africa, 
and India. 
Case 36. The different varieties of Rabbits, and the various kinds 
of tailless hares, from Europe, Asia, and America, on the upper shelves ; 
and the Jerboas of North Africa and Asia, the leaping hare of South 
Africa, the chinchilla of South America, and the dormice of Europe 
on the lower ones. 
Case 37. The Taguans and Flying Squirrels of Asia and its islands ; 
the Assapan of N. America; the Polatouehe of Siberia, and the spiny- 
tailed squirrel of Fernando Po. 
Case 38. The large long-tailed Asiatic squirrel, with or without 
tufts on their ears, on the upper shelf; and the different species of the 
large North American, more or less grisled ones, on the low r er shelves. 
Case 39. The South American squirrel on the upper, and the 
smaller grisled Asiatic species on the lower shelves. 
Case 40. The remainder of the Asiatic grisled squirrels on the 
upper, and the striped backed Asiatic species on the low 7 er shelves. 
Case 41. The ground squirrels of Africa and India on the upper, 
and the striped pouched squirrels of North America and Europe on the 
lower shelves. 
Case 42. The various kind of Souslicks of North America and 
Europe. 
Case 43. The remainder of the Souslicks, the Marmots of America 
and Europe on the upper; and the different kinds of mole rats of 
Europe, the sand moles of the Cape of Good Hope, the bamboo 
rats of Malacca, the golden rats of Africa, and the Sewellel of North 
America, on the lower shelves. 
The Table Cases. The different kinds of Corals. 
Tables 1—20. The various kinds of star corals or madrepores; 
as the sandy corticifera, the sea mushroom ( Case 2) ; the brain stones 
{ Case 10) ; the tree-like corals ( Case 15) ; the clove coral of the Medi- 
terranean (Case 7); the millepore* which grows extremely rapidly and 
expands itself with facility over all the different anomalous objects that 
come in its way : thus we have it covering shells, bottles, horny corals, 
and assuming the form of all the things it covers. 
Table 21. The bright red Organ Corals, which are formed by 
a beautiful green animal. 
Table 22. The red Coral of the Mediterranean, from which the 
coral beads are formed; the horse-tail coral with its jointed axis. 
Tables 24 — 26. The different kinds of Gorgonise ; as the sea fans. 
Table 27. The different kinds of Antipathes. 
Table 28. The different kinds of Fleshy Corals; the Sea Pens 
