POUCHED ANIMALS. 



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Holland, where they occasionally visit, though un- 

 welcome guests, the houses of the natives; and 

 that thePerametes also affect Australasia, where they 

 form burrows in the earth, and run with incredible 

 celerity. These three divisions represent, in the 

 New World, the insectivorous animals with long 

 teeth, such as the tenrecs and moles, which are com- 

 mon in other parts. 



THE PHALANGER. 



The Phalangers, properly so called, reside on trees, 

 where they seek for fruit and insects. When they 

 see a man, they immediately suspend themselves by 



