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Gardens in Adelaide, and of comparing it with two adult specimens 

 (male and female) of the Tasmanian Wombat, which, fortunately 

 enough, were being exhibited at the time in Adelaide. The differ- 

 ences between the two species were so evident, that I was induced to 

 make a careful drawing of P. latifrons, which, together with my ob- 

 servations and measurements of both animals, I have much pleasure 

 in laying before the Society. 



When I first saw the Wombat in the Adelaide Gardens I was at 

 once impressed with the idea that it was an animal altogether distinct 

 from that figured by Mr. Gould in his ' Mammals of Australia ;' but 

 as I was unable to refer to a copy of that magnificent work in this 

 colony, I hailed with pleasure the arrival of the living Tasmanian 

 Wombats, an inspection of which set aside all my doubts as to the 

 distinctness of the two species. 



Phascolomys latifrons, Ovfea. Adult male. Total length 38 inches. 

 Fur fine and silky, rather long, particularly on the hind-quarters ; 

 colour light silvery mouse, tinged with buff and purplish brown, 

 browner on the face ; the chest is white ; the remainder of the under 

 surface is of a reddish mouse-colour ; the feet are of the same colour 

 as the body ; the claws are smaller than those of P. wombat ; the 

 toes are covered with hair to the nails ; under hp blackish ; there is 

 a light-coloured spot above the eye, and a corresponding one below 

 it ; with a dark triangular patch extending underneath the eyes in 

 front towards the nostrils ; eyes small, irides dark hazel ; eyelids 

 black ; nose flesh-coloured ; the bristles of the eyebrows are black 

 and rather long, as are also those in the centre of the cheek and 

 round the nostrils ; tail naked and very small ; the hind quarters 

 present somewhat of that peculiarly flattened or truncated appearance 

 observable in the ordinary Wombat ; the ears are well-clothed with 

 hair internally. The following are the dimensions of P. latifrons: — 



in. Ud. 



Length from tip of nose to root of tail 37 



of tail 1 



of head 10 



of ear 3 8 



Breadth between tips of ears 8 



between root of ears 5 



between eyes 3 



Girth of skull in thickest part 18 



of centre of body 28 4 



Length of hind foot, including claws 4 4 



of fore foot 3 3 



Height at shoulder 12 



at hips 14 



Length of hind claw ^ an inch ; fore claw . . 10 



Phascolomys wombat, Peron et Lesueur. Adult male. Total 

 length 33 inches. Fur very rough and coarse, of a dark grizzly- 

 grey ; ears quite small, blackish brovra outside, whitish internally ; 

 nose nearly black, and more pointed than that of P. latifrons, giving 



