THE FPOUCHED MICE. E71 
Characters.—Asreeing with the preceding in the single-striped 
back, the character of the tail, and the presence of only four 
teats, this Papuan species may be distinguished by the hairs 
of the back being tipped with white, the rich chestnut hue of 
the under-parts, and the inferior length of the hind foot. 
Distribution North-western New Guinea. 
VII. SWAINSON’S POUCHED MOUSE. PHASCOLOGALE SWAIN- 
SONI. 
Phascologale swainsont, Waterhouse, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 
ser. 2, vol. iv., p. 299 (1840); Thomas, Cat. Marsup. 
Brit. Mus., p. 285 (1888). 
Antechinus swainsonit, Gould, Mamm. Australia, vol. i, pl. 
xxlv. (1854). 
Antechinus niger, et A. mooret, Higgins and Petterd, Proc. Roy. 
Soc. Tasmania, 1882, p. 172, and 1883, p. 182. 
With this species we revert to the non-striped representatives 
of the genus, all of which, with the exception of one species 
from the Aru Islands, are Australian, one of the latter ranging 
into New Guinea. 
Characters.—Size medium; fur very long, soft and thick. 
General colour deep rufous or umber-brown, under-parts dull 
brownish-grey ; muzzle long; ears short and broad, covered 
with short dark brown hairs; feet dark brown; soles of the 
hinder pair with five pads, that of the hallux being at most but 
indistinctly divided ; front claws very long and strong. Tail 
moderate, short-haired, uniformly dark brown. Probably ten 
teats. Length of head and body about 5 inches; tail of 4 
inches. 
Distribution—Tasmania and South-eastern Victoria. 
VIII. LITTLE POUCHED MOUSE. PHASCOLOGALE MINIMA. 
Dasyurus minimus, Geoffr., Ann. Muséum, vol. iii., p. 362(1804). 
