Descriptive catalogue of the specimens of natural history in spirit contained in the museum. Vertebrata: Pisces, Reptilia, Aves, Mammalia.

  • Royal College of Surgeons of England. Museum.
Date:
1859
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Credit: Descriptive catalogue of the specimens of natural history in spirit contained in the museum. Vertebrata: Pisces, Reptilia, Aves, Mammalia. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    789. The Pangolin (Manispentadactyla, Linn.). Small specimen. Hab. India. 790. The Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla, Linn.). Hab. India. Genus Myrmecophaga, Linn. 791. The Little Ant-eater (Myrmecophaga didactyla, Linn.). Fig. Linn. Syst. Nat. p. 29. Cav. A. K. vol. iii. p. 261. Cat. of Mammalia in Brit. Mus. p. 191. Hab. South America. 792. The Little Ant-eater (Myrmecophaga didactyla, Linn.). Hab. Linn. Syst. Nat. p. 29. Shaw, Gen. Zool. vol. i. p. 172. Hab. South America. Genus Bradypus, Linn. 793. The Three-toed Sloth or Ai (Bradypus tridactylus, Linn.). Fig. Linn. Syst. Nat. p. 28. Cuv. A. K. vol. iii. pp. 258, 271. Cat. of Mammalia in Brit. Mus. p. 193. Hab. South America. Order V. INSECTIVORA. As a general rule, all have an elongated snout, and lead a nocturnal or subter- raneous life, their food being chiefly insects. Their feet are short, and in running they place the entire sole upon the ground. Family Talpida, Gray. 794. The Common Hedgehog (Erinaceus Europeans, Linn.). Fig. Linn. Syst. Nat. p. 73. Cat. of Mammalia in Brit. Mus. p. 82.