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the Banksias, and lived a few days in captivity. In its habits 

 it is nocturnal. The tongue of this Dromicia is well adapted 

 for sucking the honey from the blossoms of the Banksice and 

 Eucalypti, being fui'nished with a slight brush at the tip. 

 This species ditfers from the D. concinna of Western Australia 

 in being of a uniform dark colour^ without the white belly, 

 and having the base of the tail slightly enlarged ; it is about 

 the same size as D. concinna.^' 

 Hubitut. New South Wales. 



Cienus PiiAscoGALE, Temm. 



33. Phascogale penicillata Vol. I. PI. 31. 



Bal-lard, aborigines of King George's Sound. 



Hahitnt. New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and 

 Swan River. 



34. Phascogale calura, Gould Vol. I. PI. 32. 



King-goor, aborigines of Williams River. 



Habitat. Interior of New South Wales and the colony of 

 Victoria. 



35. Phascogale lanigera, Gould .... Vol. I. PI. 33. 

 Habitat. Interior of New South AVales. 



Gcinis Antkciiinus, MacLeay. 

 3G. Antechinus Svvainsoni Vol. I. PI. 34. 



Habitat. Van Diemen's Land. 

 37- Antechinus leucopus. Gray .... Vol. I. PI. 35. 



Habitat. Van Diemen's Land ? 



38. Antechinus ferruginifrons, Gould . . Vol, I. PI. 3G. 

 Habitat. New South Wales. 



39. Antechinus unicolor, Gould .... Vol. I. PI. 3/. 

 Habitat. New South Wales. 



40. Antechinus leucogaster. Gray .... Vol. I. PI. 38. 

 Habitat. Western Australia. 



4L Antechinus apicalis Vol. I. PI. 39. 



Habitat. Southern atul Western Australia. 



