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indistinctissivie flavo-tinctis ; caudd corpore loiigiore, dlmidio ba- 

 sali pilis brevibus, rufis, apicali pilis longis nigris obsitd ; auribus 

 magnis ad basin pilis flavescentibus obsitis. 



iiicii. liii. 

 Length from tip of nose to extremity of tail ..10 6 



of tail 5 6 



from tip of nose to base of ear 1 3 



of t£irsi and toes O 11 



of ear O 7į 



This beautiful species was procured in the interior of Western 

 Australia. 



It is nearly allied to P. penicillata, but is of smaller size and has 

 the tai] less bushy ; the portion covered with short hair is extended 

 from the base nearly to the middle of the tail, and is remarkable for 

 its brilliant rusty-red colour ; on the apical half of the tail the hairs 

 are long, being on an average about half an inch in length ; all the 

 under side is black, very nearly to the root. The fur is soft and 

 moderately long, and its general colour is ashy grey externally, but 

 grey next the skin ; the under parts of the body are white, tinted 

 with cream-colour, and this last-mentioned tint is very distinct on 

 the sides of the body ; the eye is encircled by a narrow black line, 

 and there is a blackish patch in front of the eye. The ears are large 

 and very sparingly clothed for the most part with very minute dusky 

 hairs, but at the base, both externaUy and internally, are some long- 

 ish yellow hairs. 



Phapcogale CBASsicAunATA. Phūsc. suprtl cinerea flavo-tincta ; 

 corpore subths, pedibusgue albis ; auribus mediocris, externe maculd 

 nigrd ornatis ; caudd brevi crassd. 



inch. lin. 

 Length from tip of nose to extremity of tail . . 5 7 



of tail 2 1 



of ear O 5į 



tarsi and toes O 7 



Hab. "VVestem Australia. 



This species is about the size of the common mouse, and is not 

 unlike the Mus sylvaticus in its colouring ; above grey with a veash 

 of yellow, and on the sides of the body distinctly tinted with yellow ; 

 under parts and feet pure white ; tail much svrollen, especially in the 

 middle, and clothed throughout with very minute pale hairs ; ears 

 clothed with pale hairs, but with a largish black spot externally ; 

 eyes encircled with black hairs ; fur moderately long and soft. 



AVĖS. 



Ieracidea occidentalis. ler. vertice et corpore superiore ferru- 

 gineo-fuscis ; singulis plumis strigd centrali nigrd angusti notatis ; 

 cauddfusco multi-fasciūtd ; corpore subtūs albo plumis lined fuscd 

 angustd notatis. 



Crown of the head, back and scapularies rūsty brown, ■mth a nar- 

 ro\v stripe of black down the centre j rump deep rūsty brown, crossed 



