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the section by the fur being destitute of spots or 

 markings. Adult animals 3 feet 4 or 6 inches in total 

 length, of which the tail is from 19 to 20 inches; 

 the average height of the body is from 9 4 inches, to 

 9 inches and 10 lines. 



This animal is found, in great numbers, in the 

 northern parts of the Celebes ; the inhabitants know 

 no varieties in this species ; they eat the flesh. The 

 Phalangers are seen but little during the day, at 

 which time they squat on the branches of the trees 

 and remain hidden beneath the foliage. 



YELLOW-RUMPED PHALANGER. 



Phalangista chrysorrhos. 



Equal to the wild cat (Felis catus) in size ; muzzle 

 short, upper part on the same line with the forehead ; 

 ears very short, hidden by the fur and covered 

 throughout with hair; tail equal to the body and 

 neck in length, covered with fur above and on the 

 sides for about two thirds of its length ; the remain- 

 ing portion naked, wrinkled, and of a yellowish 

 colour ; fur short, close and woolly ; the longer 

 silky hairs of the same colour as the ordinary fur ; 

 the fur on the head is of a pale ashy-grey colour, 

 but that on the ears is whitish ; all the upper parts 

 of the body, the flanks, and the outer side of the 

 limbs are ashy-grey, more or less inclining to black- 

 ish ; the rump and the upper part of the tail are of 

 a golden yellow tint, brighter in the adults than in 

 young individuals ; inner sides of the limbs and the 



