On a CoUection of Mammals from Central and Northern Queensland. ggQ 



Short and broad, and has (in its worn condition) nothing in common 

 with the typical form of a premolar. When seen from the side, it has 

 two tubercles ; the posterior one is somewhat broader than the anterior, 

 but a lengthened cutting edge is wanting. 



The milk premolar which is still in use, has completely the cha- 

 racter of a molar, and with its worn surface closely resembles m^. 



Above the root of the tooth, the germ of p ^ can be seen lying 

 ready to push out the milk tooth'). 



The lower p ^ is smaller than the upper, but is still present in 

 both jaws: the milk premolar is in use as in the upper jaw, and quite 

 resembles m^. The germ of jp^ lies ready to replace the milk tooth. 



35. Lagorchestes conspicillatus Gould 1841 



var. leichardti Gould 1853. 



Lagorchestes conspicillatus Gould, in: Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1841, p. 82 



(1841). 

 Lagorchestes leichardti Gotjld, Mamm. Austr. pt. V (1853). 



A. Minnie Downs, 27. Jan. 1882 (skin with skull). 



B. Minnie Downs, Jan. 1882 (skeleton). 



Numerous in the scrub about Peak Downs, and Minnie Downs, 

 but extremely shy, and difficult to obtain. 



In the coast districts it appears, according to Dr. L., to be lighter 

 in colour or with wither tips to the hair, than in the interior. Be- 

 sides the above mentioned specimens, several skins were brought home, 

 prepared as fürs. All are exactly alike in colouring, and agree with 

 Gould's description of L. leichardti (Mamm. of Austr., part V), which, 

 however, can hardly with distinct characters be separated from L. con- 

 spicillatus. 



The region round the eye is bright rusty red; the ground colouring 

 of the back brownish red, but the white tips to the hair are very 

 conspicuous, and give, especially to the lower part of the back, a 

 whitish appearance. The colour at the base of the hair is really 

 chestnut brown; the outer third is snowy white, with a short red- 

 dish tip. 



1) Another specimen in the University Museum, also from Queens- 

 land, received from the Brisbane Museum (length 88 mm), is in a slightly 

 more advaneed state , as ;* * has just pushed out the milk tooth on the 

 one side, and shews its tips beyond the margin of the socket, whilst on 

 the left side the milk tooth is still in use (as also in the lower jaw). 



