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part of the back together with the tail for three fourth 
of its length; the midmost part of the back black also, 
but some hairs have a whitish subterminal ring, giving this 
part a fine grizzled appearance ; the latter colour dominates 
also on the shoulders and haunches; underparts of a dirty 
yellow, suffused with some brownish red; feet black, hands 
sooty; ears exteriorly white haired, inside black haired, 
margin of ear white; distal part of tail for one fourth 
pure white haired. Claws stronger and larger than in other 
Phascogale-species known to me. 
mm, 
fread and body tn. 280 
ORNE EP are td at ND 
hindfoot with claw. . . . 38 
skull: basal length. . . . 44 
greatest breadth . . 24 
palatal length . . . 26 
length of molars 1—3 7 
Phascogale Nouhuysii, n. sp. 
No 321. Young adult 9. Bivak-island (4 1050 M.), October 12, 1909 
(skin and. skeleton). 
Another specimen apparently belonging to an undescribed 
form of Phascogale. The animal is smaller than Lorenteú, 
has the hairs very soft, short and adpressed like in melas 
and other species. Upperparts black, contrasting with the 
lovely coloured underparts; however there are among the 
black back-hairs several ones showing a tendency to a more 
brightly colouring, as these hairs are ringed with reddish 
brown, like all the hairs of the upperparts of head, sides 
of body, upperparts of extremities and anal underparts 
of tail. Underparts of a beautiful golden red, each hair 
being basally mouse-coloured. Ears inside as well as out- 
side black haired, like hands and feet and tail, the tip of 
the latter however is pure white for about half an inch. 
Claws longer and stronger than in other Phascogale-species, 
although much shorter than in Lorentzi. 
Notes from the Leyden Museum, Vol, XX XIII. 
