APPENDIX. 293, 
supposed to feed on birds’ eggs and small birds. It is very 
rare indeed, and is obtai-ed wi.h much difficu'ty.” This 
indicates that the creature belongs to a fast-waning type. In 
general habits it would appear to be very similar to some of 
the Phalangers, with which its resemblances are the closest. 
POLYPROTODONTS. 
SUB-ORDER POLYPROTODONTIA (supra, p. 128). 
FAMILY DASYURID (supra, p. 150). 
GENUS PHASCOLOGALE (surd, p. 166). 
I. CREST-TAILED POUCHED MOUSE. PHASCOLOGALE CRISTI- 
CAUDA. 
Phascologale cristicauda (supra, p. 169); Spencer, Rep. Horn 
Expedition—Zool., p. 21 (1896). 
Characters.—Redescribed by Mr. Spencer as follows: ‘Size 
large; form strong; fur close and soft, mainly composed of 
the under-fur. The general body-colour is mouse-grey, ting d 
with rufous on the back. The under surface is white or 
cream-coloured, and so are the inner and anterior faces of the 
limbs and the upper surfaces of the hands and feet. The 
under-fur on the back is slate-grey at the base, and rufous 
terminally ; on the ventral surface it is cream-white terminally. 
The tail is thickly covered in its proximal (basal) half on the 
upper and lateral surfaces with coarse, chestnut-coloured hair ; 
on the ventral aspect the hairs are dark brown in colour. 
About the middle of its length it is covered with coarse black 
hairs, which increase in length distally on the upper and under 
surface until—especially on the upper surface—they form a 
distinct black crest, a smaller crest being present on the under 
surface. The tail is considerably swollen out proximally, and 
somewhat thickened, although the thickening is hidden by 
the body-hairs, which pass on to the root of the tail. The ears, 
