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about 207 of these, or somewhat less than three-fifths.  Again in Troussarts [[underline]] Catalogue des Mammiferes [[/underline]] (1880) 112 genera of recent Rodents are given.  Of these the Museum possesses representatives of only 50 genera; while of the 791 species recognized as belonging in the order, the Museum possesses skins of about 160.

When it is remembered that the collection is chiefly made up of North American species it becomes evident that the exotic forms are but poorly represented.  Though probably surpassing every other collection in the world in the amount of material representing a small number of species it will not bear comparison in general richness with those of some other Museums of the first class, such as the British Museum, the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle at Paris, and the Royal Zoological