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The lašt molar of the upper jaw is of the šame narrow foim, and placed 

 obliąuely as in P.penicillata. 



Not having a skull of P. penicillata, I am gtdded in my observations 

 by M. Temminck's figure in the ' Monographies de Mammalogie.'* 

 Upon comparing the škulis of P.flavipes with the šame figure, the 

 resemblance is great ; in the smaller animal, how-ever, the skull is 

 3omewhat narrower in proportion (especially the fore part) ; the na- 

 šai bones are not so broad at their base. 



Phascogale MURINA. Pliosc. cbierea leviter Jlavo lavata; cor- 

 pore subfūs pedibusgue albis; caudd, corpus quoad loyigitudi- 

 neni ėxcellente, pilis albis valde minutis et adpressis vestitd. 



unc. lin. 

 Longitudo ab apice rostri ad caudsc basin .... 3 O 



caudee 2 7 



ab apice rostri ad basin auris O 8^ 



— — tarsi digitorumque O 7į 



auris O 4^ 



Hab. North of Hunter's River, Ne\v South Wales. 



l'his species may be readily distinguished from the former by its 

 much smaller size, being in fact rather less than the common mousc 

 {Mus mitsculus) , or less than half the bulk of P.flavipes. The fur is 

 rather short and soft; its general hue is gray witli a faint yellowish 

 tint, the longer hairs on the upper parts of the body being gray at 

 the apex, and the shorter hairs tipped -svith pale yello\v or cream 

 colour ; the feet and under parts are white, as are likewise the sides 

 of the face beneath the eye. AU the hairs of the body are of a deep 

 slate colour at the base. The tail is covered \vith very minute closely 

 adpressed silvery white hairs. The dentition is evidently that of an 

 adult animal . the canines and anterior incisors of both upper and 

 lowcr jaws appear to be smaller in pro,portion than in P.flavipes. 



Mus Hayi. Mus uuribus nuyusculis, rastro obtuso, tarsim elon- 

 gatis, caudd corpns cum capite guoad longitudinem exiellente ; 

 corjjcre suprd fusco; lateribus Jlavis ; pedibus corporeųue subins 

 albis; pectore nota Jlavescente notato. 



unc. lin. 

 Longitudo ab apice rostri ad caudse basin. ... 3 8 



caudtE 3 10 



ab apice rostri ad basin auris .... O lly 



tarsi digitO)nimque 11 



auris O 6f 



Hab. Morocco. 



* In M. Temmfinck's figure the three lateral inėisoWflf the upper jaw are 

 rcpresented a!s being close to the anterior pair. There is, however, a space 

 bet\veen the anterior incisors and the lateral, both in P.penicillata and in 

 the Iv.'o species here described. 



