134 LLOYD'S NATURAL HISTORY. 
The burrow has only a single entrance, and may be at once dis- 
tinguished from that of Lesueur’s Rat-Kangaroo. Krefft writes 
that as the Rabbit-Bandicoot “‘ often prefers entering the ground 
on a hillside, and as hills, even of very slight elevation, are 
often scarce on these extensive plains [of the Murray], it will 
sometimes happen that the Peragale takes advantage of the 
mound raised upon a departed black-fellow’s grave, providing 
for itself a habitation beneath the native’s weary bones. Upon 
this ground an investigator asserted some years ago that this 
animal dug out the dead bodies of the natives and fed upon 
them.” Such a charge is, however, totally unfounded, the 
Rabbit-Bandicoot feeding upon grass, fruits, and insects ; a large 
grub which burrows at the foot of the acacias being said to be 
a favourite donne bouche. Its flesh is compared to that of the 
Rabbit. 
A specimen formerly kept in the Gardens of the Zoological 
Society of London, according to Waterhouse, “ was very active 
in the evening, but usually slept during the daytime, when, sit- 
ting upon his haunches, with its head thrust between its hind 
legs, it appeared like a large ball of fur. It was an exceedingly 
savage animal, bit very severely, and would not readily unfix 
its hold of anything it happened to seize withits teeth. When 
walking, the hind legs were only used, and these were very 
widely separated. ‘The tail assisted slightly in supporting the 
body, which was but little raised in front.” The males so.ne- 
what exceed the females in size, 
II, WHITE-TAILED RABBIT-BANDICOOT. PERAGALE LEUCURA. 
Peragale leucura, Thomas, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser 5, p. 
397 (1887), and Cat. Marsup. Brit. Mus., p. 225 (1888). 
Characters.—Probably smaller than the last ; form slender ; fur 
