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Pernmeles rufcscens, Peters and Doria, Ann. Mus. Genov., vol. 



vii., p. 541 ^1875). 

 Ferameles aruensis, Peters and Doria, op. cif., p. 542. 



Characters. — This and the following species may be at once 

 distinguished from all the other members of the genus by 

 having only four, in place of five, pairs of upper incisor teeth. 

 The present species is characterised by its large size and 

 elongated muzzle, coupled with the presence of eight teats : its 

 general colour being dark coppery-brown, coarsely grizzled 

 with orange. 



Distribution. — New Guinea and neighbouring islands, includ- 

 ing the Kei and Aru groups. 



VIII. COCKERELL'S BANDICOOT. FERAMELES COCKERELLI. 



rerainrles cockerelli., Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. South Wales, 



vol. i., p. 310 (1877) ; Thomas, Cat. Marsup. Brit. Mus., 



p. 238 (1888). 

 Peranieks myoides, Glinther, Ann. Mag. Nat. Plist., ser. 5, vol. 



xi.,p. 247 (1883). 

 Pe7'aiiielts garagassi, Mikl. Maclay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. South 



Wales, vol. ix., p. 715 (1884). 



Distinguished from the last by its inferior size, and shorter 

 muzzle, coupled with the presence of only six mammae ; the 



general colour being coarsely grizzled black and yellow. 



Distribution. — North coast of New Guinea, Aru, and adjacent 

 islands. 



rX. NORTH AUSTRALIAN BANDICOOT. PERAMELES MACRURA. 



J'erauieles macrura, Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1842, p. 41 ; 

 Thomas, Cat. Marsup. Brit. Mus., p. 234 (1888). 



The skulls of this and the remaining species of the genus 



