46 ALLEN AND BARBOUR—A NEW MARSUPIAL eae: 
Remarks.— In the reduction of the incisors to 4, the new genus 
resembles the Papuan genus Echymipera, to which it is doubtless 
related. The reduction in size of the last premolar, however, is 
the more remarkable, since this usually is the largest of the pre- 
molars in the related genera. The bone above the premolars was 
carefully broken away on one side of the skull, to discover if any 
unerupted tooth were there present. Since none was found, it 
seems fairly certain that the permanent dentition had been attained. 
This specimen was brought in by a native collector who caught 
it on the hillside back of the village of Manokwari. This hill is not 
far from the foot of Mt. Arfak. The Papuans considered the 
animal an unusual find and displayed considerable interest in the 
little captive. It was wonderfully tame, but refused food, so that 
efforts to keep it alive proved unavailing. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 
Puate IT. 
(Each figure is enlarged one and one half times.) 
Figure 1. Lateral view of skull. 
Figure 2. Palatal view of skull. 
Figure 3. Dorsal view of skull. 
Figure 4. Plantar view of right manus. 
Figure 5. Plantar view of right pes. 
Puate III. 
Colored lateral view of type of Suillomeles hispida. 
