340 MAMMALIA. 



Genus PETAURUS. 



Petaurus, Shaw Nat. Misc., ii, text to pi. Ix (1791). 

 Belideus, Waierhouse P. Z. S., p. 151 (1838). 



Petaurus australis. 



Petaurus australis, Shaw Nat. Misc., pi. ix (1791); Thomas Cat. Mars, 



B. M., p. 151. 

 Didelphys petaurus, Shaw Genl. Zool., i, pt. 2, p. 496 (i8oo). 

 Petaurus flaviventer, Dcsviarest N. Did. d'Hist. Nat., xxv, p. 403 (181 7). 

 Belideus flaviventer, Gould Mavim. Austr-, i, pi. xxiii (1845). 

 Belideus australis et sciurus, Blyth Cat., pp. 182, 183 (1863). 



Distribution. — New South Wales and Victoria. 



a. Skin, skull N. S. Wales Calcutta Exhibition. 



b. Stuffed N. S. Wales Dr. Scone, 1864. 



c. Skull Mrs. TurnbuU, i860, A.SB. 



«f. Skull No history, A. S.B. 



Petaurus breviceps. 



Petaurus (Belideus) breviceps, Waterhouse P. Z. S., p. 152 (1838). 

 Petaurus breviceps, Gray App. Grey's Travels Austr., ii, p. 402 (1841)* ; 



Thomas Cat. Mars. B. M., p. 156. 

 Belideus breviceps, ariel et notatus, Gould Ma7n?n. Austr., i, pis. xxv, xxvi 



and xxvii (1849). 



jDistridutioti.— Qneenshnd, New South Wales and Victoria. 



a-b. 2 Stuffed, Victoria Dr. Scone, 1864. 



2 skulls. 

 C'd. 2 A\c. adt. N. S. Wales Calcutta Exhibition, 



and juv. 



Genus PETAUROIDES. 



Volucella, Bechstein Allgem. Ubers. vierf. Thiere, ii, p. 351 (1800)*. 

 Petaurista, Desmnrest Matuvi,, i, p. 268 (1820). 

 Petauroides, Thomas Cat. Mars. B. M., p. 163 (1888). 



Petauroides volans. 



Didelphis volans, Kerr Linn. Anim. Kingd., p. 199 (1702)*. 



Volucella nigra et niacroura Bechstein Allgem. Uebers. vierf. Thiere, W, 



p. 3SI (1800)*. 

 Petaurus taguanoides, Desmarest N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat., xxv, p. 400 (1817); 



Blyth Cat., p. 182. 

 Petaurista taguanoides, Desmarest Mamm., i, p. 269 (1820); Gould Mamm, 



Austr., i, pi. xxii. 

 Petauroides volans, Thomas Cat. Mars. B. M., p. 164 (1888). 



Distribution. — Queensland to Victoria. 



