264 PHALANGISTID^E. 



eye is whitish and the pupil is linear and black. 

 The female has a dusky longitudinal mark on the 

 back, which commences on the forehead, and termin- 

 ates before it reaches the rump ; the colour of this 

 mark is always darker than that of other parts, and 

 is generally chestnut-brown ; the general tint of the 

 fur is variable ; in the adults it is yellowish-brown, 

 hazel, or greyish; in the young it is rusty-grey, some- 

 times silvery or whitish ; the chin, and all the under 

 parts of the body, as well as the inner side cf the 

 limbs, are always white slightly tinted with grey; 

 the region of the pouch is rust coloured. 



Full grown individuals are about 21 inches in 

 length, without including the tail, which measures 

 15 inches. 



Even when young the female is distinguishable by 

 the dusky line on the back. 



This species inhabits the Islands of Timor and 

 Amboina. 



SECTION 2. 

 Phalangista proper. 



Tail well clothed with fur, and more or less 

 dense, excepting the extreme point, and part of the 

 apical portion beneath, the extent of which varies 

 somewhat, according to the species. 



