On a Collecüon of Mammals from Central and Northern Queensland. 907 



Two specimens of this species, as yet but rarely found in mu- 

 seums, were obtained. It appeared to be not unfrequent at the Herbert 

 River, or in the same district, in which Prof. Ramsay obtained bis 

 type specimens. Their haunts are in the scrub, especially in the lower 

 parts of the hilly districts, and usually in the neighbourhood of water. 



One of the individuals was enticed out of a hollow tree, in which 

 it had taken refuge, but it also lives on the ground. Its nest, which 

 was not uncommonly found, was round and formed of leaves; when 

 such a nest was discovered, the natives used to run quickly to it and 

 trample upon it, in order to capture the animals. It was called 

 „Jopolo" by the natives. 



Of the two specimens, the one was prepared as a skeleton, which, 

 however, on its arrival at Christiania proved to be very incomplete; 

 the other was skinned, and both are now mounted in the University 

 Museum. 



Some measurements taken from the mounted specimen are here 

 given : 



Length of body, head included .... about 255 mm 



Length of tail 145 „ 



Length of fore foot from elbow to end of claw . , 86 „ 

 Length of bind foot from heel to end of claw . . 59 „ 

 Height of ear (measured along its inner margin) . 24 „ 

 It will be Seen that the length of the tail is but little more than 

 half that of the body, and is thus comparatively very short. It is 

 apparently naked, but on closer examination, at the root of each scale 

 a Short hair is perceptible, Standing straight out, shorter in length 

 than the scale itself, and quite resembling those found on Uromys 

 macropus (p 840). The scales do not arrange themselves in regulär rings. 

 To the detailed description of this species, given by Ramsat in: 

 Proc. Lin. Soc. N. S. Wales 1876 (vol. I), also by Owen in: Trans. 

 Lin. Soc. Lond. ] 878 (2. ser., vol. I, p. 573), but a few remarks may 

 be added, concerning certain portions of its skeleton which do not 

 appear to have been present in the earlier described specimens. 



The present skeleton is, however, as above mentioned, far from 

 complete. Thus, of the more important parts, the sternum, the cla- 

 vicles, as well as the marsupial bones are wanting. 



The skull. 



A. Length 64 mm, breadth 34 mm, length of lower jaw 40 mm. 

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