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THE CONTENTS. 



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The Herbivorous Marsupials (Poephaga), . . . 206 



The Kangaroos, 206 



Ursine Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus ursinus), . 207 

 Tufted-tailed Rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnus peni- 



cillatus), 207 



Yellow-footed Rock-kangaroo (Petrogale xantho- 



pus) 208 



Great Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus), . . 208 



The Root-eating Marsupials (Rhizophaga), . . . 210 



Broad-fronted Wombat (Phascolomys latifrons), 210 

 Geographical Distribution and Descent of the Marsu- 

 pials, 211 



THE MONOTREMES (MONOTREMATA). 



Introduction, 



The Water-mole, Duck-mole, or Duck-billed Platy- 



Ps, 



Water-mole or Duck-mole (Ornithorhynchus 

 paradoxus), 



The Echidnas, ....... 



Long-spined Echidna or Porcupine Ant-eater 



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216 



217 



217 

 219 



(Echidna hystrix), 219 



Short-spined Echidna (Echidna setosa), . .219 

 Echidna of New Guinea (Acanthoglossus Bruynii),22o 



Geographical Distribution and Origin of the Monotremes, 220 



GLOSSARY, explaining the Principal Scientific Terms employed in this Work, 



223 



GENERAL INDEX, giving References to the Animals both by their Scientific and 



their Popular Names, 235 



