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RODENTIA.—CASTORIDÆ .
divided into regular scales, resembling those of
fishes.
The Beaver (Castor fiber, Linn.) is found both in Europe and North America: and, as late as the twelfth century, was an inhabitant of Great Britain. On the continent of Europe it has be- come scarce, but in the northern parts of Ame- rica it is still numerous, though immense numbers are killed annually for their skins. Formerly from 100,000 to 200,000 beaver skins were im-
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THE BEAVER.
ported yearly into Europe, but the present amount is much diminished.
The most interesting point in the history of this animal, as has been already mentioned, is its
