172 



Length of ear | inches. 



„ of fore feet and claws f 



„ of hind feet and claws 1-|- 



„ ofskuU , If 



Width of skull 



Length of nasal bones, 

 of lower jaw 



4 



16 



H 



Circumference of chest 3J 



In size approaches A. Swainsonii, but differs from it in the 

 colour of its fur, in the colour of its feet, shorter tail, and 

 greater width and convexity of the zygomatic arches. Found 

 in the neighbourhood of Mount Eoland, by Mr. E. Higgins, 

 of Kentishbury. 

 Antechinus leucogenys, (5- 



Ears moderately long, sparsely covered internally, and 

 thickly externally with dark-brown hair ; whiskers dark- 

 brown and white, and of a moderate length ; fur very long, 

 rufous brown, interspersed with darker hairs. Hair on the 

 head bluish-grey at the base, yellow in the middle, and 

 dark-brown at the tips, producing a variegated apj^earance ; 

 lips margined with white ; chin white ; the hairs on the under 

 surface pale yellowish-brown, the tips white ; fore feet and 

 portion of leg white ; hind feet white ; tail brown, with 

 scattered dark hairs ; hind feet with numerous transversely 

 striated tubercles ; form exceedingly slender. 



Length from tip of nose to root of tail ... 3^ inches. 



„ of tail 3|- 



„ from nose to ear 1 



„ to eye | 



„ of ear | 



Width „ f 



Length of fore feet and claws f 



„ of hind feet and claws f 



„ of skull 



Width „ 



Length of nasal bones 



„ of lower jaw 



In its measurements this species approaches to Albij^es and 

 Murina, but differs from both by its exceedingly slender 

 form, the colour of its fur, and by the white chin, which is so 

 especially characteristic in this species, which was obtained 

 by Mr. A. Simson, of Launceston, at Eingarooma, and kindly 

 placed at our disposal. The soles of hind feet thickly covered 

 with small tubercles. This species therefore belongs to 

 Gould's subgenus Podabrus. 

 Antechinus niger, 9. 



Form very robust ; ears large and wide, internally and 

 externally thickly covered with short, dark-brown hairs, and 



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