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person, if standing up to receive him, 

 being a favourite goal to aim at. In 

 all instances, as on other occasions 

 noted, the oblique attitude previously 

 attested to, was in no way departed 

 from. This same individual distinguished 

 himself one day in this apartment by so 

 utterly disappearing, instead of return- 

 ing as usual to his nest to sleep, that 

 he was given up for lost. Towards 

 dusk, however, Master Tiny, as he was 

 familiarly known, quietly emerged like 

 Minerva springing from the head of 

 Jupiter from the summit of one of the 

 stereotyped hollow China dogs that 

 adorned the hotel-room mantelpiece. A 

 small hole had been accidentally broken 



in the back of the head of this ornament, and into this the 

 little Phalanger had managed to squeeze himself. In fact, so 

 long as the opportunity lasted, he now regularly repaired to this 

 singular dormitory for his siesta, doubtless regarding it as a 



ft'. Sai-ille-Kent, Photo. 

 WHITE INDIVIDUAL OF I. .UK. I FLYING 



PHALANGER, Pftauroides rolans, WITH TAIL 



PENDULOUS AND IN ITS CHARACTERISTIC 



SPIRALLY ENROLLED STATE. p. 22. 



ONE-FIFTH NATURAL SIZE. 



W. Sacilte-Kent, drl. 



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