332 J. A. Kershaw: 



Although inclined to be savage for the first few days, she soon 

 became accustomed to my presence and took the foofl offered, 

 consisting of fresh grass and thistles, very readily. By gentle 

 treatment she gradually permitted me to handle her, and seemed 

 particularly fond of being rubbed along the back, head and sides. 

 I found that by rubbing her along the sides, behind the foreleg, 

 she almost invariably tumbled over lazily on her side ; in fact 

 she seemed unable to resist the inclination to do so. By continu- 

 ing the rubbing process between the forelegs and under the jaws, 

 she would gradually settle herself more comfortably, and allow 

 both fore and hind feet to be gently handled. 



It was during such an operation that I discovered the presence 

 of the young one in the pouch, and noticed it was attached to the 

 teat and had the eyes closed. Any sudden movement or slight 

 noise would cause her to immediately start up and huddle herself 

 in a corner of her enclosure, uttering a low growl and kicking 

 violently backwards with both hind legs at once. 



On the 10th November, or 14 days after her arrival, it was 

 noticed that the young one, though still in the pouch, was not 

 attached to the nipple and had its eyes open. It would occasion- 

 ally extend one or both fore feet from the pouch as though 

 stretching itself. The following day it was found crawling about 

 in an apparently very weak state, close by the mother. The 

 latter appeared to be very uneasy, and attempted to push it 

 under her body with her paws. Every care was taken to prevent 

 her being disturbed, but when visited later in the day the young 

 one was lying near her, cold and almost dead. No sooner had I 

 picked it up than the old one rushed at me savagely and, failing 

 to reach me, bit pieces from the edge of the box on which I stood. 



I eventually succeeded in soothing her, and after a time she 

 permitted me to expand the pouch, which seemed to have con- 

 tracted very nmch, sufficiently to insert the young one. My 

 efforts were, however, useless, for, apparently owing to her quick 

 movements, the young one was again ejected, and was found 

 quite dead the same evening. 



A second living .specimen, captured near Killiecrankie, on the 

 north-west side of Flinders Island, was received on 20th January 

 last. This was also a female and not full-grown. It arrived in 



