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to Phal. Vulpina, aud the t^vo allied species described in the ' Pro- 

 ceedings ' for 1830-31, (page 135,) but is easily distinguished from 

 them all by the small size and round form of the ears, as well as 

 by the distribution of the colours. AU the upper parts of the body, the 

 head, cheeivs, back, sides, and outer face of the arras and thighs are 

 of a uniform grizzled brown ; the throat, breast, belly, and interior 

 of the members dirty ashy grey with a slight shade of yellow. The 

 ears are only an inch in length and about the šame in breadth, being 

 thus little more than half as long as in Phal. Vulpina. They are 

 naked \vithin, but covered with deep cofiee-coloured fur on the out- 

 side ; the nose, and the paw^s, both before and behind, are dark brown ; 

 and the tail is bushy and entirely black to \Tithin about 2 inches of 

 its root, \vhich is of the šame colour as the back. All these circum- 

 stances distinguish the present species from Phal. Vttlpina, \vith 

 •which alone it can possibly be confounded, and in which the backs of 

 the ears, and the cheeks and paws are yellowishwhite, whilst the black 

 colour occupies only the latter half of the tail. Both these animals 

 have long black vih-isscs, and a tuft of similar stifF hair on the cheek, 

 about an inch below and behind the eve. The whole length from 

 the nose to the root of the tail is 2 feet"; the length of the tail 13i 

 inches. 



Phal. Cookii. I notice this species merely to observe that the 

 present specimen is the only certain evidence ^e possess of this 

 animal being an inhabitaut of Continental Australia. Cook observed 

 it in Van Diemen's Land, and I had never been able to ascertainthe 

 precise locality from which the various other individuals I had for- 

 merly examined, Avere obtained. 



Macropvs Eugenu. This specimen agrees ^ith M. Desmarest's de- 

 scription, and is interesting as coming from a very distant part of 

 the country. 



Perameles obesitla. An adult specimen of the šame size as the 

 full-gro\vn Per. nasuta. I notice it to mention that the teeth 

 are, in all respects, similar to those of Per. nasuta, both in form and 

 number. 



The collcction contains besides, two very fine specimens of Pe- 

 taurus Taguanoidea ; one of Pet. Sciureus ; one of Hydromys chryso- 

 gaster; and a young Koala." — W. O. 



Specimens were exhibited of numerous Shells of the genus Mitra, 

 Lam., and of one species of Conoelix, S\vains., forming part of the 

 collection of Mr. Cuming ; and the follo\ving account of them by Mr. 

 Broderip \vas read. 



" The species of the genus Mitra, Lam., •vvhich I am about to de- 

 scribe had been sent by Mr. Cuming, in whose cabinet they are, to 

 Mr. S\Vcunson, ■u'hose intimate acąuaiiitance with this family renders 

 him so particularly competent to the task of describing them. They 

 vėre named by him, and he also made notes respecting them before 

 retuming them. In the following account of them I have retained 

 Mr. Swainson's name in every instance but one : and whenever he 

 has made any written observations I have quott'd them. 



