glirine

Updated: June 28, 2025

In the wall cases devoted to British vertebrate animals he will notice, first the Carnivorous Beasts, which include the foxes; stoats; cats; &c.: the Glirine Beasts, including rabbits; squirrels; hares; rats; and mice: the Hoofed Beasts, as the fallow deer; the stag; and the roebuck: and the Insectivorous Beasts, including moles; hedgehogs; &c.

W. Blanchard Jerrold - How to See the British Museum in Four Visits