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Petaurista taguanoides ; the Great Flying Phalanger, a 

 native of N.S.W. Its fur is long and soft, brown above 

 and dull white beneath. 



Belidens ariel, fioru Cape York and New Guinea. 



B. breviceps ; the Short Headed Flying Phalanger of N.S.W. 



B. flavi venter ; from N.S.W. 



B. sciurus ; the Squirrel-like Flying Phalanger, from Queens- 

 land, and N.S.W. 



Acrobata pygmsea; the Opossum Mouse from N.S.W., and the 

 smallest of the tribe. 



Group 3. — PbaSCOlarctinae ; the Koala or Native 

 Bear. These are quiet, peaceable animals ; their fur is 

 very thick and soft, generally grey in colour. Their favourite 

 food is the leaves of the Eucalypti, though they eat some 

 kinds of roots and in confinement will live a short time 

 on bread and vegetables. The young is carried on the 

 mother's back till it is able to climb alone. There are several 

 examples in cases 9 and 10, 



Phascolarctos cinereus, is the only known species. 



Group 4.— Tarsipedinae. 



Tarsipes rostratus ; this animal is remarkably different from 

 others in the family. It is about the size of a mouse, has 

 very small teeth, a sharp nose and long tail, it has also 

 five toes on each foot ; it is a native of Western Australia, 

 and lives on honey obtained from the proteaceous plants. 



FAMILY 5.— DASYURID^.— The members of this family 

 are carnivorous ; they live on birds and eggs, insects, and other 

 mammals. The feet are of the usual marsupial type, viz. : five 

 toes in the front and four in the hind feet, the second and third 

 toes of the hind feet are, however, not united, and the tail is not 

 prehensile. They have eight incisors in the upper and six in the 

 lower jaws, and seven molars in each jaw. The specimens are to 

 be seen in cases 7, 8, and 9. 



Dasyurus viverrinus; the Native Cat of N.S.W., and Tas- 

 mania. 

 D. maculatus ; the Tiger Cat of Tasmania, Victoria & N.S.W. 



