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inches. 

 Length from tip of nose to extremity of tail .... 16 



of tail 9 



from tip of nose to base of ear 1 1 



of hind-leg, tarsi and toes 2 



of fore-leg If 



of ear Q^ 



All the upper surface and the outside of the limbs pale sandy, in- 

 terspersed on the head and over the back with numerous line black 

 hairs, which, becoming longer on the lower part of the back and rump, 

 give that part a dark or brown hue ; ears naked and of a dark brown ; 

 sides of the muzzle, all the under surface and the inner surface of 

 the limbs white ; tail clothed with short dark brown hairs at the base, 

 with lengthened black hairs tipped with white on the apical half of 

 its length, the extreme tip being white ; tarsi white ; whiskers very 

 long, fine, and black ; the fur is close, very soft, and of a dark slaty 

 grey at the base, both on the upper and under surface. 



This species is considerably smaller than Hapalotis albipes, but has 

 a much longer tail and longer hind-legs in proportioji to the size of 

 the body. 



'Kor-tung' and * Goota-was/ aborigines of Moore's River, Western 

 Australia. 



Phascogale calurus. Phase, cinerea; subtHs pedibusque albis, 

 indistinctissime flavo-tinctis ; caudd corpore longiore, dimidio ba- 

 sali pilis brevibus, rufis, apicali pilis longis nigris obsitd ; auribus 

 magnis ad basin pilis flavescentibus obsitis. 



inch. lin. 

 Length from tip of nose to extremity of tail ..10 6 



of tail 5 6 



from tip of nose to base of ear 1 3 



of tarsi and toes II 



of ear 7| 



This beautiful species was procured in the interior of Western 

 Australia. 



It is nearly allied to P. penicillata, but is of smaller size and has 

 the tai] less bushy ; the portion covered with short hair is extended 

 from the base nearly to the middle of the tail, and is remarkable for 

 its brilliant rusty-red colour ; on the apical half of the tail the hairs 

 are long, being on an average about half an inch in length ; all the 

 under side is black, very nearly to the root. The fur is soft and 

 moderately long, and its general colour is ashy grey externally, but 

 grey next the skin ; the under parts of the body are white, tinted 

 with cream-colour, and this last- mentioned tint is very distinct on 

 the sides of the body ; the eye is encircled by a narrow black line, 

 and there is a blackish patch in front of the eye. The ears are large 

 and very sparingly clothed for the most part with very minute dusky 

 hairs, but at the base, both externally and internally, are some long- 

 is h yellow hairs. 



Phascogale crassicaudata. Phase, suprci cinerea flavo-tincta ; 



