On a Collection of Mammals fioni Central and Northern Queensland. 31)7 



liglit i)orti<)ii of the forclicad is groatly mingicd with l)lack, but still 

 lighter tliaii tbc snout. A stroug rcddisli gruy colour bebind tbe bands 

 and toes. 



C. Tbe für of tbe back is evenly made up of reddisb grey and 

 black hairs, Avitbout tbe black in any j)lace forming distinct ])atches. 

 Tbe ligbt portion of tbe forebead is in tbis almost black, like tbe 

 snont, so tbat tbe whole ui)per surface of tbe licad is black. Tbe 

 tbroat is white, bands and toes as in B ; tbe under surface of tbe tail 

 is almost black, bnt the end is whitisb. 



D. Very reddisb above the black bands ; tbe tbroat is white, tbe 

 abdonien ligbt. The back is evcrywhere evenly covered with reddisb 

 grey and black hairs; the neck is black, tbe under portion of the tail 

 jet black. 



E. (lucomplete ; the head wanting). Typical colour. The under 

 surface of the tail ligbter than in tbe other speciinens, l)ut darker 

 than tbe upper side ; the sides of tbe body strongly reddisb yellow. 



The skull. 



Some measurements of the skulls of tbe 2 mature individuals are 

 bere added: 



E F 



Length . 111 mm 115 mm 



Breadtb 66 „ 66,5 „ 



Length of nasale 42,5 „ 45 „ 



Breadtb of nasale posteriorly ... 12 „ 13 „ 

 Interorbital s^ace (tbe narrowest part 



of tbe forebead) 23 „ 23,5 „ 



Length of frontale 45,5 „ 46 „ 



Breadtb of intermaxillaria above . 18 „ 18,5 „ 

 Least breadtb of intermaxillaria , . 9 „ 9,5 „ 



Height of snout (over tbe ceutre of 



nasale) 25 „ 25 „ 



Height from the margiu of the jaw 



over the centre of frontale . . . 37,5 „ 37,5 „ 

 Height of occiput, from tbe summit of 



condyl. occipitalis to upper margin 



of interparietale 24 „ 25 „ 



Distance from posterior margin of 



cond. occip. to the centre of 



posterior margin of the palatine 



bones 47 „ 49 „ 



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