162 PERAMELID^. 



This animal was procured by M. M. Qiioy and 

 Gaimard at Dory harbour. New Guinea. Its den- 

 tition is said to be. Incisors, f ; canines, J-:^ ; molars 

 ^:5=46, in which case it has two incisors less in the 

 upper jaw than the other species of Perameles. 



The authors just mentioned, moreover state, that 

 it most nearly resembles the Pe)'a77teles nasuta, but 

 the forehead is less broad, and the nasal bones are 

 less prolonged on to the frontals ; the incisors are 

 shorter, and directed backwards^. 



I did not see this species in the Paris Museum. 



BOUGAINVILLE'S PERAMELES. 



Perameles BougainxiUiL 



Perameles Bougainvillii, Quoy et Gaimard. Zoologie, du voy. 

 de rUranie, p. 56, PI. 5. 



Muzzle attenuated ; eyes tolerably large ; ears 

 ovate, one inch long ; fur moderately harsh, that on 

 the upper parts of the body of a rusty tint, and on 

 the under parts and inner side of the limbs, rusty 

 grey. The tail is rusty brown above, and greyish 

 beneath : the claws are yellowish. 



From nose to root of tail, 6 J inches ; head, 1 

 inch lOi lines; tail, 2 inches 8 lines; fore-legs, 1 

 inch 5 lines ; posterior limbs, 2 inches 8 lines. 



The small size of this animal, and its having the 

 teeth but httle developed, caused M. M. Quoy and 

 Gaimard to suspect that it might be young, they say 

 however, they saw many specimens, and they were 



