﻿248 Allen's naturalist's library. 



Habits. — Western New Guinea (Charles Lewis Mountains). 



Additional specimens are required before it can be defi- 

 nitely asserted that this form indicates anything more than a 

 large race of P. bruijfti, characterised by the abundance and 

 dark colour of its spines ; since its points of difference from the 

 ordinary form do not appear to be greater than thos3 dis- 

 tinguishing the local races of the Common Echidna. 



