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English Name Linnaean Name Synonymes Page 
VampyreRat j . Ve t S r ^ tiH ° . SPeC ;| Ph ^° ma ^ eCtrmn -[ .82 
Kalong Bat Pteropus edulis. — Pe'ron. 83 
Section IV.— MARSUPIALIA, OR POUCH-BEARING ANIMALS. 
(Macropus giganteus. — "| 
Tr.„„ A „„„ j Shaw and Cuv. *H alma-! QA 
KangAR0 ° \ turns. -Illig. and *Kan-f 84 
\ gurus. — Desm. . .) 
Opossum . . j Di £f ]"*>;} 86 
Phalanger Phalangista vulpina. — Desm. 87 
Section V.-RODENTIA, OR GNAWING ANIMALS. 
Beaver . . Castor Fiber . 88 
C Fiber zibethicus. — Des.^i 
Musk Rat X Ondatra zibethica. — > 90 
(_ Lacep. . . .) 
Hare . . Lepus timidus 91 
Rabbit {Wild) . Lepus cuniculus 93 
Rabbit {Domestic) .... ..... 94 
Squirrel . . Sciurus vulgaris . ..... 95 
Dormouse. . Mus avellanarius . \ M g™^ musoardinus. - £ Q6 
M pr N M E°RAT r ^[Musmarmotta . ) Ax ^\ Mamo^-lj 97 
TCaviacobaya.— P«ZZ.Cavia"| 
Guinea-pig . Mus porcellus .< aperea. — Erxl. Hydro- > 98 
(^ choerus aperea.— F.Cuv. J 
Mouse . . Mus musculus . ..... 99 
Rat . . . Mus decumanus 100 
{Mus aquaticus. — Briss. \ 
* Lemmus aquaticus. — F. J 
Cuv. — Arvicola amphi- \ 102 
bia. — Desm. and Jenyas. j 
Arvicola aqnatica.-i*7e/rt. I 
Lemming . . Mus Lemmus . Myodes Lemmus.— Pall. . 103 
Jerboa \ Di P us ^oa.-Gmel.) 
} Mus sagitta.— Pall. . \ 
Chinchilla Chinchilla lanigera . . 103 
Porcupine . Hystrix cristata . ..... 106 
Couendou . . Hystrix prehensilis Synetheres prehensilis. : — Cuv.106 
Section VI.— EDENTATA, OR TOOTHLESS ANIMALS. 
Sloth . i Bradypus tridac-/ 1Q7 
Armadillo . Dasypus sexcinctus . . , 109 
Ant-eater . J W £™ eCOphaga ju "[ 110 
Duck - billed ) ' f Ornithorhyncus para-} 
Platypus .( ' ' ' 'i doxus.-PW Platypus V 111 
J (_ anatinus. — Shaw. . .) 
