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and falling down much more quickly. They appear to liatton 

 themsolves out, and when skinning them we found a small flap or 

 fold of skin from the thigh to the ribs, and the same Ijehind the 

 foi-elegs, but not so noticeable. This fold or parachute does not 

 extend along the body, but no doubt it is of assistance in their 

 movements from tree to tree. The eyes of this species protrude 

 in a very remaikable maniier, and both sexes have a sti'ong 

 disagreeable odor, which, even in a young one that we attempted 

 to rear, was very pronounced ; it appears to proceed from the 

 sexual organs. 



The habitat of P. herberteusiti (native name " Outa ") is similar 

 to that of F. leinni'oides, but it is hardly so numerous. The 

 white markings on this species vary \(>ry much, two specimens 

 being obtained with one foreleg completely white. The two 

 species were occasionally fovind sleeping in the stag-horn ferns, 

 but generally in holes in trees. 



P. archeri (native name " Tula "). These animals are occa- 

 sionally seen moving al)Out in tlie daytime, or seated in a branch 

 or fork. They dilfei" from the rest of the Pseudochirus in having 

 the pupil of the eye elongated like that of a cat. 



Tricliosurtis jolmstonii (native name "Bong-a") is also found 

 in the scrubs on the tableland, frequently amongst the masses of 

 staghorn ferns growing high up, but th(iy have the peculiarity of 

 coming out at night into the forest to feed on the gum leaves, 

 and we obtained our specimens by moonlight on the tall gums at 

 the edge of the scrub, but never any distance away. None of 

 the other varieties were seen on these occasions. 



All the mammals collected, with the exception of the Tree 

 Kangaroos, were obtained on the tableland at lioar Pocket, with 

 the aid of the natives, they simply walk up saplings with hands 

 and feet, but for the larger trees they use a cane, known as 

 the " lawyer's " (a species of CUdaiiLnti) about ten or twelve 

 feet in length ; they tie a knot on one end and swing it round 

 the tree, get a grip with the other hand, then leaning well 

 l)ack walk up, lifting the cane about two feet every step. 

 Unfortunately they are not to be trusted, and after the Russell 

 River murders we got very little help from tluun. 



DnndroIaf/'Ufi lainhol/zi (native nann; " Map-pi "). The speci- 

 mens Itrought down were obtained on a special tiip, by Mr. Cairn 

 in August, to the Dividing Range about eight miles eastward of 

 Herberton. Through the kindne.ss of Inspector Stewart, Mr. 

 Hanson and the native police accompaiiied him. It rained the 

 whole time they were out, or they would possibly have obtained 

 something new in the way of Birds. Mr. Cairn saw the bower 

 of P. 'lUiwUndd'na but none of the birds. The party, however, 

 was fortunate in getting fine perfect specimens of D. hiviholf.zi, 

 and had an opportunity of seeing the aboriginal style of Imnting 



