118 CUSCUS MACULA.TUS. 



red; ears and tail yellowish red; underparts like in other 

 females. 



Australia: 48. Young male. Port Albany, Frank, 1867. 

 Colored like N". 11, but somewhat darker. — 49. Young 

 male. Salmin, 1867, Cape York. Colored like the former 

 specimen , but face , hands and feet grey. 



92. A young female from the Moluccas, labeled Pha- 

 langista ursina by Temminck. Colored like N". 17. 



There is in our collection a single young individual from 

 Ceram preserved in spirits. 



Cuscus ursinus. 



1827. Phalangista ursina Temminck. Monogr. de Mamma- 

 logie. I. p. 10. pL 1. figs. 1, 2, 3; pi. 2. figs. 1, 

 2, 3, 4, 5; pi. 4. 



No difi"erence in color between male and female, Ears 

 short , almost hidden by the hairs of the head , externally 

 and internally densely clothed with rather long hairs. For 

 further external characteristics of the species see the detail- 

 ed descriptions by Temminck and Waterhouse. 



Skeleton very stout in proportions: there are 13 costa- 

 les, 6 lumbares, 2 sacrales and 31 caudales. 



The form of the skull agrees much more with that of 

 Cuscus orientalis than with that of Cuscus maculatus , it is 

 however relatively less broad. The number of teeth in 

 upper and lower jaw agrees with that of the same parts 

 in Cuscus maculatus , all the teeth however are strong- 

 er developed , especially the foremost upper-, the two an- 

 terior lower premolars and the upper incisors ; the second 

 upper incisor is not broad like in the other species of the 

 genus Cuscus , but very long , nearly as long as the hind- 

 most upper incisor , which has about three fourth the length 

 of the foremost upper premolar. The upper canine is pla- 

 ced exactly between the incisor and the premolar with 

 only small intervals. The dental formula is: I. y, C. ^, 

 P. I, M. i. 



Notes from tlie X-ieyden IMuseum, Vol. VII. 



