334 J. A. Kershaw: Flinders Island Wombat, 



Two teats situated just within the opening of the pouch. 

 The second specimen is immature. Colour, dark grizzled-grey, 

 lighter on front of head, limbs, and underside. The hairs of the 

 back and sides, when closely examined, are dark brown, almost 

 black at their extreme tips, and conspicuously ringed with white 

 towards their distal end. Shoulders and along centre of back 

 blackish, due to the abundant long, projecting, coarser hairs. 

 TJnderfur fairly thick, dark brown. Sides of muzzle and feet 

 dark brown. Ears well haired, with a dark-brown patch behind, 

 inner sides whitish. 

 Dimensions : — 



Head and body . - - 



Hind foot - . - - 



Ear - - - - - 



Tail from anus 



Protruding portion of tail 

 Dimensions of young female : — 



Head and body - - - 



Hind foot . - - - 



Ear - - - - - 



Tail ----- 

 From evidence obtained at the time of, and since, my visit to 

 the islands, this species appears to vary in colour to the same 

 extent as the Tasmanian and Australian species, black or nearly 

 black varieties being occasionally met with. 



