178 Mr. Harris's Description of two new Species of Didelphis. 



The specimen from which the drawing was made was a very 

 fine male, in the possession of Lieutenant Governor Collins, 

 and was put on board the Ocean transport, as a present to 

 Sir Joseph Banks, but died before the vessel left New South 

 Wales. » 



Its vulgar name is the Native Devil. 



XII. De- 



