﻿86 Allen's naturalist's library. 



In moonlight nights, creeping stealthily to the foot of a tree, 

 where they have observed one sleeping, taking care not to 

 lift their heads so that the light flash in their eyes, they 

 imitate at sh jrt intervals its cry by placing the fingers in the 

 nose ; the Cuscus descends, and is fallen on by the watchers 

 below." 



IV. Wallace's cuscus. phalanger ornatus. 



Cuscus o?'fiatus, Gray, Proc. Zocl. Soc, i860, pp. i and 374. 

 Phalafiger ^r?tatus^ Thomas, Cat. Marsup. Brit. Mus., p. 205 

 (1888). 



Characters. — This species, which was discovered by Dr. A. R. 

 Wallace, may be distinguished from the last by its smaller size 

 ^.nd lighter build, and by the back being more or less dis- 

 inctly spotted with white, the dark hne down the latter being 

 >vell marked. Old males frequently become highly rufous on 

 the fore quarters, neck, and under-parts. 



Distribution. — Molucca islands, viz., Morotai, Ternate, Bat- 

 chian, and Halmahera. 



V. CELEBEAN cuscus. PHALAN3ER CELEBENSIS. 



Cuscus celebensis, Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1858, p. 105, 

 Phalangista celebe?isis^ Jentink, Notes Leyden Mus., vol. v., 



p. 181 (1883). 

 P/ialciftger celebensis^ Thomas, Cat. Marsup. Brit. Mus., p. 206 



(1888). 



Characters. — The smallest of the genus. Fur thick and soft ; 

 colour uniform grey, with a coppery tinge, but no trace of a 

 dark line down the back. Top of muzzle naked nearly to the 

 level of the corner of the eye. Ears larger than in the other 

 species, covered behind with soft fawn-grey hairs, but with 



