127 
inches. 
Length from the tip of the nose to the base of the tail 8 
65 0 of 01S) NT aa i x ra ea 8i 
of the tarsus and toes............-...-055 13 
from the tip of the nose to the base of the ears 13 
PIPER CT ASD. CRSA al aR oa 
3. Hapatortis nirsutus, Gould. 
Mus hirsutus, Gould in Proc. Zool. Soc. part x. 1842, p. 12. 
Since this singular species was brought from Port Essington by 
Mr. Gilbert, at the close of 1841, a second and more perfect indi- 
vidual, also Sani the northern coast of Australia, has been deposited 
in the British Museum. 
This is the largest species of the genus. 
4. Hapatoris conpiror, Gould in Sturt’s Narr. of Exp. to Cen- 
tral Australia, vol. i. pl. in p. 120; vol. ii. App. p. 7. 
5. Hapatoris tonercaupatus, Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. part xii. 
p- 104. 
6. Hapatoris Goutpu, Gray, App. to Grey’s Trav. in Australia, 
vol. ii. pp. 404, 413; List of Mamm. in Brit. Mus. Coll. 
p- 116. 
H. Richardsonii, Gray, on specimens in Brit. Mus. 
H. macrotis, Gray, on specimens in Brit. Mus. 
H. Mitchellii, Gould, Mamm. of Australia, part i. pl. 15. 
Hab. Western and Southern Australia. 
7. Hapatoris muRiNus, Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. part xiii. 1845, 
p. 78. 
Hab. South Australia and the Liverpool Plains in New South Wales. 
8. Hapatotis CeRvINvs, Gould, n. s. 
The whole of the head, upper surface and sides of the body, of the 
most delicate fawn colour, interspersed with numerous fine black hairs 
on the head and back ; whiskers greyish black ; nose and under sur- 
face white ; tail pale brown, lighter beneath ; ears very large, some- 
what pointed, and nearly destitute of hairs. 
inches. 
Length from the tip of the nose to the base of the tail 43 
Givthe. tallest 4 neta se ted cres Cee 54 
of the tarsus and toes. . x Be 
from the tip of the nose to the base of the ears 1t 
BE CICATAE os. sso See tet. eke nsec as li 
This beautiful species was brought from the interior of South 
Australia by Captain Sturt. It is one of the smallest members of the 
genus, and is remarkable for the delicacy of its colouring and for the 
large size of its tail in comparison with that of its body. 
