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neck the hairs are grizzled with grey and whitish; and 

 the tuft which covers the ears is generally whitish; the 

 chin, all the under parts of the body, and the inner 

 side of the limbs, are pure white, generally immacu- 

 late ; the feet are of a very bright rusty tint in the 

 adults, and white in the young ; the hairy portion of 

 the tail is usually without spots, of a pure white 

 colour ; the claws are yellow. 



The hairs which project beyond the ordinary fur 

 are often very long in the young animal, and are gene- 

 rally blackish over the white spots, and whitish over 

 the brown. Very young individuals are sometimes 

 entirely grey. 



Length from nose to root of tail, •! 8 inches ; tail, 

 15 inches. The dimensions of some specimens ex- 

 ceed those here given. 



This species lives upon trees, and inhabits the 

 Islands of Amboina and New Guinea ; its flesh is of 

 good flavour, and is eaten by the natives. It is sub- 

 ject to great variation in its colouring. 



HOLLOW-FRONTED PHALANGER. 



Phalangista cavifrons. 



In size equal to the common rabbit; ears not 

 hidden by the fur of the head, hairy within but 

 naked without ; forehead concave ; tail equal in 

 length to the body only ; fur compact and woolly, 

 white in the male sex, in aged individuals tinted 

 with yellow ; naked portions of the feet and tail, as 

 well as the tip of the muzzle, whitish ; the iris of the 



