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inches. 

 Length from tip of nose to extremity of tail .... 16 



of tail 9 



from tip of nose to base of ear 1 2 



of hind-leg, tarsi and toes 2 



of furc-leg 1^ 



of ear 0^ 



All the upper surface and the outside of the limbs pale sandy, in- 

 terspersed on the head and over the back with numerou.« tine black 

 hairs, which, becoming longer on the lower part of the back and rump, 

 give that part a dark or brown hue ; ears naked and of a dark brown ; 

 sides of the muzzle, all the under surface and the inner surface of 

 the limbs white ; tail cluthed with short dark brown hairs at the base, 

 with lengthened black hairs tijjped with white on the apical half of 

 its length, the extreme tip being white ; tarsi white ; whiskers very 

 long, tine, and black ; the fur is close, very soft, and of a dark slaty 

 grev at the base, both on the upper and under surface. 



This species is considerably smaller than Hapalotis alb'ipes, but has 

 a much longer tail and longer hind-legs in proportion to the size of 

 the body. 



' Kor-tung' and ' Goota-was,' aborigines of Moore's River, "Western 

 Australia. 



Phascogale calurus. Phase, cinerea ; .fubtiis pedibusque albis, 

 indistinctissime flavo-tinctis ; caudd corpore longiore, dimidio ba- 

 sali pilis brevibus, rufis, apicali pilis longis nigris obsitd ; auribus 

 7nagnis ad basin pilis flavescentibus obsitis. 



inch. lin. 

 Length from tip of nose to extremity of tail ..10 6 



of tail 5 6 



from tip of nose to base of ear 1 3 



of tarsi and toes 11 



of ear 7^ 



ITiis beautiful species was procured in the interior of Western 

 Australia. 



It is nearly allied to P. penicillata, but is of smaller size and has 

 the tail less bushy ; the portion covered with short hair is extended 

 from the base nearly to the middle of the tail, and is remarkable for 

 its brilliant rusty-red colour ; on the apical half of the tail the hairs 

 are long, being on an average about half an incii in length ; all the 

 under side is black, very nearly to the root. The fur is soft and 

 moderately long, and its general colour is ashy grey externally, but 

 grey next the skin ; the under parts of the body are white, tinted 

 with cream-colour, and this last-mentioned tint is very distinct on 

 the sides of the body ; the ej'e is encircled bj' a narrow black line, 

 and there is a blackish pat:-h in front of the eye. The ears are large 

 and very sparingly clothed for the most part with very minute dusky 

 hairs, but at the base, both externally and internally, are some long- 

 ish yellow hairs. 



Phascogale crassicaudata. Phase, supra cinerea flavo-tincta ; 



