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hairs being black ; there are also numerous long black hairs dispersed 

 over the surface of the body ; feet grizzled grey and rufous. 



This is a very elegantly formed little animal, and is intermediate 

 in size between Macropus lunatus and Macropus fr(Enatus. 



Hypsiprymnus PLATYOPs. H . facie maguopere laid; Jidc, corpo- 

 risque lateribuSyfuscescente-cinereis ; dorso rufescenti-fusco ; facie, 

 partibusque superiorihus pilis longis, et flavido-albis inter vellus 

 crebre adspersis ; corpore inferiore fulvescente-cinereo. 



feet in. 

 liCngth from tip of the nose to the extremity of the tail . . 1 7 



of tail 7 



of tarsi and toes, including nails 24 



of arm and hand, including the nails 2i 



of face from tip of nose to base of ear 3 



of ear OJ 



Face extremely broad, and, with the sides of the body, brownish 

 grey ; back reddish brown ; the whole of the face and upper surface 

 beset with numerous long yellowish white hairs, offering a strong 

 contrast to the darker colouring of the fur ; all the under surface and 

 limbs buffy grey ; tail brown above, paler beneath. 



* Mor-da,' aborigines of Western Australia. 



The above is the description of a female received from Swan River. 



Perameles arenaria. p. vellere rigido et cinerascente-fusco, 

 pilis longis nigris intermixto, his fasciam lateralemvix distinctam, 

 notamque instar ephippii ad dorsum medium efficientibus ; auribus 

 ferrugineis ad basin, in medio saturate fuscis, ad apicem cineras- 

 cente-fuscis ; corpore inferiore f ulvescente-albo . 



inches. 

 Length from tip of nose to extremity of tail .... 14^ 



of tail 4 J 



from tip of nose to base of ear Z^ 



of hind-leg, tarsi and toes 2^ 



of fore-leg 2j 



of ear 1^ 



The fur is harsh to the touch and of a greyish brown hue, inter- 

 spersed with numerous long black hairs, which form a broad indi- 

 stinct band down the flanks, immediately before the hind-legs, and a 

 kind of saddle-like mark on the centre of the back ; ears rather length- 

 ened and of three colours — rusty red near the base, then dark brown, 

 and the apex of a light greyish brown ; sides of the muzzle and all 

 the under surface buffy white ; line along the upper surface of the 

 tail dark brown, the remainder buffy white ; outside of the fore- legs 

 dark brownish grey ; feet and claws buffy white. 



Hapalotis longicaudata. H. superne pallide arenacea, pills 

 longis, nigris, ad caput et dorsum cum vellere intermixtis ; rostri 

 lateribus, et abdomine albis ; caudd pilis brevibus nigris ad basin 

 indutd, apicem versus nigris et elongatis ; apice extreme albo vel- 

 lere molli, adpresso etjuxta cutem plumbeo. 



