122 Mr. BELL on a new Species of Phalangista. 
semble those of the other species of the genus; but from 
the difficulty of examining the back part of the mouth, 
the molares have not been very accurately observed: they 
are moreover extremely small, and almost concealed by 
the gum. The body is particularly flat and broad, and is 
covered with a very’ soft and thick fur; the hairs which . | 
compose it being of a gray colour tipped with reddish- . | 
brown, give the general hue of rufous-gray. The under 
parts are more sparingly covered with fur of a pale yel- A 
lowish-gray colour, the yellow predominating at the sides, 
and especially at the throat. The general colour of the 
face is also yellowish, the upper and back part of the head 
assuming the rufous-gray colour of the back: there is a 
blackish ring round the eyes, which passes upwards on 
each side to the forehead, where it mingles with the general - | 
‘colour of that part. The sides of the neck as well as the , 
throat are buff. There is a darkish ring partially surround- 
ing the ears, at the anterior pU iene ids a distinct 
white spot behind each. | 
The feet are almost eainiie comodidad by the = when the ani- 
—malisat rest; and even when in an active state, the breadth 
of the body, combined with the length of the fur, and the 
extent to which the skin of the sides is attached to the legs, 
. namely, as far as the carpi and tarsi, gives it very much the 
aspect of a Petaurista, to which genus the present species 
may, I think, be considered as exhibiting a remarkable 
approximation. The tail is nearly as long as the body and j 
head together ; it is remarkably broad and thick at the base, 
-to more than half. an inch from the origin, at which part it 
becomes contracted, and then gradually tapers to the ex- 
tremity. It is hairy, being more thickly covered on the 
upper part, and especially at the base, where it partakes of 
the 
