THE TRUE BANDICOOTS. 143 
Perameles rufescens, Peters and Doria, Ann. Mus. Genov., vol. 
Wil. p 542 (1875), 
Ferameles aruensis, Petersand Doria, of. cit., 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. PERAMELES COCKERELLI. 
Perameles cockerelli, Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. South Wales, 
vol. i., p. 310 (1877) ; Thomas, Cat. Marsup. Brit. Mus., 
p. 238 (1888). 
Perameles myoides, Giinther, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 5, vol. 
Xi, p. 247 (1883). 
Perameles garagasst, 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 mamme ; the 
general colour being coarsely grizzled black and yellow. 
DistributionNorth coast of New Guinea, Aru, and adiacent 
islands. ; 
IX. NORTH AUSTRALIAN BANDICOOT. PERAMELES MACRURA. 
Perameles macrura, Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc., 1842, p. 413 
Thomas, Cat. Marsup. Brit. Mus., p. 234 (1888). 
The skulls of this and the remaining species of the genus 
