﻿THE TRUE BANDICOOTS. T4I 



Peraineles lov^J-audata, Thomas, Cat. Marsup. Brit. Mus., p, 



241 (1S88). 



In common with tlie whole of the remainino; members of 

 the genus, this species diders from the preceding group in the 

 following points : Centre of sole of hind foot in the adult 

 naked nearly, or quite, to the heel. Ear short, so that when 

 laid forwards, it falls short of, or barely reaches, the eye, its tip 

 being rounded instead of pointed. 



Characters — Size small; form light and slender; fur close, 

 coarse, and rough, but not spiny. General colour dull greyish- 

 brown, the thinner hairs tipped with dull yellow or grey ; chin 

 greyish-brown ; under-parts, as well as inner sides of limbs, 

 white or yellowish. Ears rounded, rather small, and broad, 

 not reaching the eyes when laid forwards. Eore feet with 

 brown hair, but the fingers naked ; backs of hind feet white ; 

 their soles wholly naked, finely granu'ated, with small rudi- 

 mental pads at tiie bases of the toes. Tail as long as the body 

 (exclusive of the head), tapering, thinly haired, with the termi- 

 nal two inches of the under surface white, elsewhere brown. 

 Eight teats. 



Distribution. — North-western New Gumea. 



V. raffray's bandicoot, perameles raffrayana. 



PerameJes raffrayana, Milne-Edwards, Ann. Sci. Nat., ser. 6, 

 vol. vii., pi. viii. (1878) ; Thomas, Cat. Marsup. Brit. Mus., 

 p. 239 (1888). 



Characters. — Size rather large ; form Ight and delicate ; head 

 long and slender ; fur thick, close, rough, and slightly spinous 

 in places. General colour coarsely grizzled rufous or umber- 

 brown, with the thicker hairs black, and the thinner or.es 

 tipped with orange or rufous ; head dark brown, with the sides 

 of the face paler ; chin and chest white \ rest of under-parts 



