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RAT-TAILED HYPSIPRYMNUS. 



Hypsiprymnus murinus. 

 PLATE XVI. 



Hypsiprymnus murinus, Pander and JD* Alton. Skelete der 



Bentelthiere, PI. 3. 

 Macropus minor, Shaw. Gen. Zool. Vol. I., PI. 2, p. 513, PI. 



116. 

 Poto-Roo or Kangaroo-Rat, White. Journal of a Voy. to Bot. 



Bay, Append, p. 277. 

 Hypsiprymnus setosus, Ogilby. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1831, p. 149. 



. myosurus ? Ogilby. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1 838, p. 62. 



Peronii, H. Peron. Quoy et Gaim. Zool. de 



la Cog. p. 64. 

 Bettong of the Natives of New South Wales Mus. Linn. Soc. 



Head elongated; ears rather short and rounded; 

 fore-legs strong; tarsi short; tail about equal to the 

 body in length, exhibiting scales, being but sparingly 

 clothed with short decumbent hairs, which (except- 

 ing at the base, and also at the extreme point) are 

 of a black colour on the upper part and sides; on 

 the under side they are brownish, and at the tip there 

 are a few dirty white hairs. General colour of the 

 fur brown, on the back blackish, pencilled with brown- 

 ish white; lips, chin, throat, and the whole of the 

 under parts of the body dirty white; the inner side 

 of the limbs and the fore-part of the hind-legs are also 

 dirty white; the fore-feet are brown, and the tarsi 

 are dusky brown above : ears short and rounded; 

 moderately well clothed with hairs; those on the 



