504 ANT-EATERS OB^ THE NEW AND THE OLD WORLD 



animal, the marsupial Myrmecobius fasciatus. It is formed 

 like a squirrel, and is of the size of the rat ; its brown red fur, 

 with six or seven light yellow transverse bands over the back, 

 gives it an elegant appearance. It was discovered about thirty 

 years ago in the neighbourhood of Swan River. 



Iiidiau Pangolin. 



