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such an opportunity does occur, it shall not be suffered to pass 

 by unimproved. 



Measurement. 



Inches. Lines. 



Total length .......... 7 6 



Length of the head . . ; 12 



body ........ 2 8 



tail 3 6 



Breadth of the head between the ears ..09 



Length of the ears ........ 5 



Breadth of the ears when expanded ... 5 



Breadth of the body when at rest .... 2 1 



Height of ditto 1 6 



Breadth of the tail at its origin .... 6 



at one inch from base . 3 



Depth of the tail at its origin 3 



Span of the fore-foot ' . 6 



' hind ditto 7 



Length of fore-toes . 2 ^ 



two outer hind-toes ....'. 3 



the double hind-toe 2 



the thumbs before and behind . 2 



Distance from the edge of pouch to the cloaca 6 



EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 



Tab. XIII. 

 Phalangista gliriformis, of the natural size. 



Tab. 



