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only two. The tail is short. The pouch opens backwards, that 

 is, towards the tail. The usual arrangement of the teeth is: — 

 incisors Lo • canines \'.]- ; premolars f :-| ; molars ^',^ total |4. 

 They are vegetable-feeders. The Bandicoots represented in the 

 Museum are in cases 5 and 6. The principal species are : — 



Perameles gunni ; Gunn's Bandicoot, from Tasmania, This 

 was the first species described. 



P. broadbenti ; Broadbent's Bandicoot, from New Gruinea. 



P. nasuta ; the long-nosed Bandicoot of N.S.W. 



P. myosurus ; the saddle-backed Bandicoot of Western Aus- 

 tralia. 



P. fasciata ; the striped Bandicoot from South Australia. 

 P. moresbiensis ; Port Moresby Bandicoot. 

 P. cockerelli ; a Bandicoot from New Ireland. 



Peragale lagotis ; sometimes called the Kabbit-rat. This 

 animal is rather different from the Perameles ; it has very 

 long ears and long soft fur. It is found in N.S.W. and 

 in South Australia. 



Ohceropus castanotis ; a peculiar little animal like a rat with 

 the feet of a pig, that is, with two toes only on the fore 

 feet, while the hind foot has one well-developed toe. It 

 has a soft grey or brown fur, 



FAMILY 4.— PHALANGISTID^— These are also vegetable 

 feeders, living on grass, leaves and young shoots. They are good 

 climbers and most of them have long prehensile tails, with which 

 tney can swing themselves from branch to branch; in some species, 

 however, the tail is wanting. There are five toes on each foot, 

 the second and third toes on the hind feet are united with a 

 common skin. The arrangement of the teeth is : — incisors 

 f; canines ^l]- or ^l^; premolars ^l-j- ; molars fl|^ or §'.f; 

 which allows for considerable variation. They are all nocturnal 

 in their habits. Specimens are in cases 5 and 6. 



