268 PHALANGISTID^:. 



back is pale brown next tbe skin. The size and 

 proportions are those of P. vulpina. 



CUVIER'S PHALANGER. 



Phalangista Cuvieri, Gray MSS. 



Cookii, F. Cuv. et Geoff. Mamm. Plate xlv. 



This Phalanger is of an ashy-grey colour on all 

 the upper parts of the body and at the base of the 

 tail ; the remainder of the tail is entirely black ; all 

 the under parts of the body are yellowish white, 

 rather deeper on the abdomen and sides of the 

 cheeks ; on the chest is a longitudinal brown mark, 

 and the hairs on this part are less woolly than else- 

 where. All the naked parts are flesh coloured. 

 Length about 1 foot ; head, 4 inches ; tail, 9 inches. 



Rather less than Phalangista vulpina, the general 

 colour much paler ; ears larger, tail less bushy ; the 

 upper surface of the head and the back are grey 

 pencilled with white, the sides of the body are 

 brown-white, slightly tinted with yellow ; the under 

 parts of the body are dirty white ; on the chest is a 

 rusty patch ; the limbs are externally of a pale ash 

 colour, the feet are blackish ; about three inches of 

 the tail at the base is coloured as the body, and the 

 remaining portion is blackish ; about four inches of 

 the apical portion, beneath, is naked, and the extreme 

 point is entirely destitute of hair. The muzzle, as 

 far back as the eye, is blackish ; the cheeks faintly 

 tinted with yellow. The ears are very long and 



