72 Miscellaneous. 



mark of bufp ; upper lip, chin, and all the under surface of the body 

 and the inner side of the limbs dirty white ; hands and feet dark 

 brown ; upper surface of the tail dark brown ; on its sides the hairs 

 are less numerous, and the scaly character of the skin becomes con- 

 spicuous. 



ft. in. 

 Length fram the tip of the nose to the extremity 



of the tail 3 4 



of the tail I 4 



of the tarsus and toes, including the nail 5|- 



of the arm and hand, including the nails 6^ 



of the face from the tip of the nose to the 



base of the ears 4f 



of the ear 1|^ 



Hab. Point Cooper, on the north-east coast of Australia. 



Remark. — Nearly allied to H. Thetidis, but differing from that 

 species in being of a somewhat larger size, in the more rufous 

 colouring of the fur, particularly of that clothing the hind limbs, and 

 in having a broad brand-like mark of buff on each haunch. 



For the discovery of this new species we are indebted to the re- 

 searches of Mr. John Macgillivray. The typical specimen is now in 

 the British Museum.— Proc. Zool. Soc. Nov. 13, 1860. 



Note on the Female of Cuscus ornatus. 

 By Dr. J. E. Gray, F.R.S., V.P.Z.S., &c. 



On the 1 Uh of January of this year* I described a new species of 

 Cuscus, under the name of Cuscus ornatus, from a male specimen 

 sent by Mr. Wallace fiom the Island of Batchian. 



Mr. Wallace has now sent three female Ctisci (two adults and one 

 younger specimen) from Ternate, which appear to be the females of 

 the species above-described. 



The older female only differs from the male from Batchian in 

 being darker. One specimen has many more spots on it than the 

 other ; the spots are small, irregular in size, and not disposed sym- 

 metrically. The younger specimen is yellower than the others, but, 

 still, darker and browner than the male, and only indistinctly spotted. 

 The dorsal streak is distinct and well marked in the whole of the 

 three, and disposed exactly as in the male. — Proc. Zool. Soc. Nov. 

 13, 1860. 



The National Museum of Victoria. 



This Museum has recently received a very large Herbarium, con- 

 sisting of upwards of 1 7,000 species of dried plants, all named and 

 compared with the European collections, and including specimens 

 from most of the collections which have been recently made by 

 English and Continental collectors. 



* See ' Annals ' for July 1860, p. 65. 



