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THE CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



The Herbivorous Marsupials (Toephaga), . . . 206 



The Kaih^aroos, 206 



Ursine Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus ursinus), . 207 



Tufted-tailed Rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnus peni- 

 cillatus), 207 



Yellow-footed Rock-kangaroo (Petrogale xantho- 



pus), 208 



Great Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus), . . 208 



The Root-eating Marsupials (Rhizopliaga), . . 210 



Broad-fronted Wombat (Phascolomys latifrons), 210 

 Geographical Distribution and Descent of the Marsu- 

 pials, 211 



THE MONOTREMES (MONOTREMATA). 



PAGE 

 216 



Introduction, 



The Water-mole, Duck-mole, or Duck-billed Platy- 

 pus 217 



Water-mole or Duck-mole (Ornithorhynchus 



paradoxus), 217 



The Echidnas, 219 



Long-spined Echidna or Porcupine Ant-eater 



(Echidna hystrix), ..... 219 

 Short-spined Echidna (Echidna setosa), . . 219 

 Echidna of New Guinea (Acanthoglossus Bruynii),22o 



Geographical Distribution and Origin of the Monotremes, 220 



GLOSSARY, explaining the Principal Scientific Terras employied in this Work, 



223 



(jENERAL INDEX, giving References to the Animals both by their Scientific and 



their Popular Names, 235 



