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MAMMALIA. 



ance with the arboreal life. With respect to the dentition these 

 animals are intermediate between the Glirina and Halmaturidce. 



Fam. Phascolarctidae. Body stout, unwieldy, head thick, ears large, and 

 tail quite rudimentary. Phascolarctus cinereus Goldf., Koala. Dentition 



c. - i. - p. m. - m. -, New South Wales. 



Fam. Phalangistidae. Of slender form, with prehensile tail. Petaurus 

 tfaviventer Desm. ; P. pygmceus Desm., scarcely 4: inches long ; Phalangista 

 wxina Temm., Celebes ; P. (Tricliosaurus) vulpina Desm. (fig. 685) ; P. 



viverrina, New South Wales; Tar 

 sipes restrains Gerv. 



Tribe 4. Eapacia (carnivo- 

 rous Marsupials). The den- 

 tition presents the characters 

 of that of the Insectivora and 

 Carnivora. Stomach without 

 glandular apparatus. The 

 caecum is but slightly de- 

 veloped. Some are climbers, 

 some jumpers and runners. 



Fam.Peramelidse (Entomophaga). 

 Bandicoots. With elongated hind 

 legs and pointed snout, as in the 

 Insectivora. They dig holes in the 

 earth. Peramelcs nasuta Geoffr., 

 New South Wales. 



Fam. Dasyuridae. Native cats, 

 devils, etc. With distinct car- 

 nivorous characteristics and hairy 

 tail, which is not prehensile. 

 Myrmecobius fasciatus Waterh., 

 Marsupial Ant-eater ; Phascogale 

 penicillata Temm. Bloodthirsty 

 and bold carnivorous animal of the 

 FIG. faZ.Trichosurus vulpinus. s i ze of a squirrel, in a certain sense 



the Weasel of South and West Australia. Pli. Jiampes Waterh., yellow-footed 



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 viwrrinug Geoff r., Dentition: i.^c. -p.m. -m.^ 



Tasmanian Wolf. 



Marsupial mouse ; Dasyurus 



New South Wales ; Tliylacinw cynocephalns A. Wa 

 Fam. Didelphyidse (Pedimana). Opossums. Dentition: i. -c. -p. m. -w.-. 



with tolerably pointed snout, large eyes and ears, and usually long prehensile 

 tail. The feet have five tees. On the hind foot the inner toe is opposable. 

 Itithlpliys virginiana Shaw ; D. cancrivora Gm., Brazil, with completely 

 Viehensile tail ; D. opossum L. ; D. philander L. ; D. dorsigcra L., Surinam. 



