338 MAMMALIA. 



Dislribuliofj. — Western Australia. 

 a-b. 2 Skins $ $ West Australia Adelaide Mus. [3x.] 



Genus AEPYPRYMNUS. 



Aepyprymnus, Carrod P. Z.S., p. 59 (1875). 



Aepyprymnus rufescens. 



Bi'ttongia rufescens, Gray Charlesw. Mag. N. H , i, p. 584 (1837); Gould 



Mavim. Austr., ii, pi. Ixv. 

 Hyp^^iprymnus melanotis, Ogilby P. Z. S., p. 62 (1838). 

 Aepypryinnus rufescens, Garrod P. Z. S., p. 59 (1875) ; Thomas Cat. Mafs, 



B. M., p. 103. 



Distrihiiion. — Eastern Australia. 

 a. Skin $ No history. 



Genus BETTONGIA. 



Bettongia, Gray Charlesw. Mag. N. H., i, p. 584 (1837). 



Bettongia cuniculus. 



Bettorgia setosa, apud Gray Charlesiv. Mag. N. H., i, p. 584 (1837). 

 Hypsiprymnus cuniculus, Ogilby P.Z. S., p. 63 (1838). 



Bettongia cuniculus, Gould Mamm. Austr., ii, pi. Ixiii (1854); Blyth Cat., 

 p. 186; Thomas Cat. Mars. B.M., p. 106. 



Distribution. — Tasmania, 

 a. Skull W. Cracroft, A.S.B. 



Bettongia penicillata. 



Bettongia penicillata, Gray Charlesw. Mag. N. H .\, p. 584 (1837) ; Gould 



Mamm. Austr., ii, pi. Ixi ; Thomas Cat. Mars. B. M., p. no. 

 Hypsiprymnus ogilbyi, Waterhouse Jard. Nat. Libr., xi, p. 185 (1841). 



Distribution. — All Australia except in the North ; not found in 

 Tasmania. 



a. Skin, skull West Australia Adelaide Mus. [Ex.] 



A. Skeleton Major Turnbull. 



Bettongia lesueuri. 



Hypsiprymnus lesueuri, Quoy et Gaiiiiard Voy. Uranie, p. 64 (1S24)*. 



Hypsiprymnus grayi, Gould P. Z.S., p. 178(1840). 



Bettongia grayi. Gray App. Grey's Travels Austr., ii, p. 403(1841)*; Gould 



Mamm. Austr., ii, pi. Ixiv. 

 Bittongia lesueuri, Thomas Cat. Mars. B. M., p. 112 (1888). 



