ON THE NEW-GUINEA MAMMALS. 201 



of skull 127 (?) mm., greatest breadth 78"min. In the British- 

 MuseuiD is a specimen from Mount Victoria, Owen Stanley 

 Range, meanwhile in 'Loria's collection was a skin from 

 the Upper Vanapa District, S. E. N. G. 



107. Dendrolagus maximus Kothschild. 



The type-specimen, an adult female, besides a young in- 

 dividual are from Dutch New-Guinea by Bruyn ; Rothschild 

 based upon it a new species; it is much larger sized than 

 inustus^ with which it comes nearest in general affinities 

 and rhinarium (Nov. Zool. 1898, p. 511). Head and body 

 890 mm., tail 838 mm.; skull: basal length 128 mm. 



108. Perameles moreshyensis Ramsay. 



Mr. Oldfield Thomas (Catalogue, p. 236) had considerable 

 hesitation in retaining this species as distinct from P. 

 macrura (North-Australia) ; but the differences between the 

 two, although slight, seem to be constant, and their respective 

 localities being definitely separated by sea, intermediate 

 specimens are not very likely to occur. It shows how 

 large a range of variation must be allowed between the 

 different species of Perameles. Head and body 400. mm. ; 

 skull: basal length 72 mm., greatest breadth 35.6 mm. 

 In the British-Museum are specimens from Port-Moresby 

 by Turner, from Aleya, S. E. N. G., by James and from 

 Kalo (1750 feet), S. E. N. G.; in the Genoa-Museum 

 are specimens from Upuli, east of the mouth of the Kemp 

 Welch-river, on the sea-coast, collected by Loria. 



109. Perameles doreyana Quoy et Gaimard. 



Head and body 450 mm., tail 120 mm.; skull: basal 

 length 77 mm., greatest breadth 32 mm. (Thomas, Catalogue, 

 1888, p. 237). Known from N. W. N. G., Sorong (d'Al- 

 bertis, Beccari and Bruyn), Doreh (Quoy and Gaimard and 

 Leyden-Museum), Mysore (Beccari) and Soëk, both in the 



Notes from the Leyden IVEuseum, Vol. X^'VIII. 



