874 ROBERT COLLETT, 



Id two other specimens, belonging to the University Museum in 

 Christiania (P. macrura from S. Queensland, P, ohesula from New 

 South Wales), the proportions were as follows: 



P. ohesula, length of skull 68,5 mm 



Length of dental series 35 „ 



P. macrura, length of skull 72 „ 



Length of dental series . . ^ 42 „ 



Furthermore P. macrura attains to a considerably larger size of 

 body. Of P. ohesula, one specimen had fully developed teeth, aithough 

 the length of the lower jaw is but 41 mm, whilst in one of the spe- 

 cimens of P. macrura, the lower jaw of which had a length of 51 mm, 

 the innermost upper molar was not yet developed. 



Finally it is to be noticed, that while the frontalia in P, macrura 

 form an almost straight line in their suture with the parietalia, in 

 P. ohesula (in the largest and most complete skull) the parietalia run 

 to a point in front, so that the sutura coronalis forms a rather obtuse 

 but deep angle, open behind. 



28. Perameles nasuta Geoffr. 1805. 



Perameles nasuta Geoffe. , in : Ann. Mus. d'Hist. Nat. tom. IV , p. 62, 

 PI. 44 (1805). 



A. Young. Herbert Vale, Dec. 1882 (incomplete skeleton). 



B. Young. Herbert Vale, Dec. 1882 (skin with skull). 



This species lives more in the scrub, than on the grassy plains, 

 and is found on the sides of the mountains as high up as the scrub 

 grows. Only two specimens, both young, were brought home. 



Compared with the preceding species, the colouring is a more 

 uniform greyish brown, almost without a reddish mixture. It is spe- 

 cially characterised by its long and pointed snout, and its long ears, 

 which, both on the inner and outer sides, are almost naked and co- 

 lourless. Their tips, when laid forwards, reach to the front margin of 

 the eye. The claws are light horny colour. 



Some measurements from the mounted specimen are here added : 

 Length of body (head included) .... about 290 mm 



Length of tail „ 118 „ 



Length of snout (to front margin of eye) ... 44 „ 

 From posterior margin of eye to ear 22 „ 



