Zoological Society. 307 



belonging to the genus Phascogale ; and the other, of which only an 

 imperfect skin had been procured, Mr. Waterhouse observed, was 

 evidently a new species of Perameles, nearly allied to the P. Lagotis 

 of Mr. Reid, but differed from that animal in having much smaller 

 ears, a less hairy tail, and in being of a brown colour above, pen- 

 cilled with white. The fur is dense and very soft; on the upper 

 part of the body it is of a slate-grey colour next the skin ; each hair 

 of the ordinary fur is brownish white towards the apex, and shaded 

 into deep brown at the point. The longer and less soft hairs are 

 very broadly annulated with white near the point, and black at the 

 the point. The fur on the under parts of the body is white — rather 

 impure ; and next the skin it is tinted with palish grey. On the 

 side of the body and head a yellowish hue is observable. The ears 

 are of moderate size, rather broad, and well clothed with hairs ; on 

 the inner side these are of a dirty white colour, slightly tinted with 

 yellowish, and so are those on the outer side, excepting towards the 

 margin, where they are of a brownish black hue. The tail is im- 

 perfect ; it must have been, however, longer than in any known 

 Perameles (excepting the P. Lagotis), the part attached to the skin 

 measuring eight and a half inches. It is well clothed with hairs, 

 which completely hide the skin, though they are rather short : on 

 the upper part they are of a rich brown colour, excepting towards 

 the apex, where they are longer and entirely white ; on the under 

 side they are dirty white. The feet are unfortunately wanting. The 

 length of the head and body is about sixteen inches, and the ear 

 measures about one inch in length. 



Mr. Waterhouse gave to this animal the name of its discoverer, a 

 Corresponding Member of the Society, and one to whom the Society 

 is indebted for very many valuable collections. Its principal cha- 

 racters may be thus expressed : — 



Perameles Harveyi. Per. pilis mollibus ; corpore supra fusco 

 alboque irrorato, infrh albo ; caudd longd, supra fused, infrd, et 

 ad apicem sordide alba. 



Hab. Port Adelaide. 



The Phascogale presents the following characters : — 



Phascogale albipes. Phase, pilis brevibus et permollibus ; corpore 

 supra nigro et jlavescenti-irrorato, infra albo ; pedibus albis ; 

 caudd longd suprd, fuscescente, infra fusco -albd. 



unc. lin. 



Longitudo ab apice rostri ad caudae basin. ... 3 9 



ad basin auris .... 10^ 



auris 7 



caudte 3 2 



tarsi digitorumque 8J 



Hab. Port Adelaide. 



The fur in this little animal is shorter than in other species of 

 Phascogale hitherto described, and extremely soft ; it is of a deep 

 slate-grey colour next the skin, but externally, on the upper parts of 

 the body, the colour is brownish, a tint produced by the admixture 

 of black and yellow, the hairs being annulated with the latter colour 



X2 



