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March 8, 1842. 
William Yarrell, Esq., Vice-President, in the Chair. 
Various species of Reptiles, and some Fishes collected in the 
Niger Expedition, by Dr. Stanger, and presented by that gentleman 
to the Society, were exhibited. 
Mr. Waterhouse called the attention of the Members to two new 
species of Marsupial animals from South Australia, and forming part 
of a collection presented to the Society by J. B. Harvey, Esq.; one 
belonging to the genus Phascogale ; and the other, of which only an 
imperfect skin had been procured, Mr. Waterhouse observed, was 
evidently a new species of Perameles, nearly allied to the P. Lagotis 
of Mr. Reid, but differed from that animal in having much smaller 
ears, a less hairy tail, and in being of a brown colour above, pen- 
cilled with white. ‘The fur is dense and very soft; on the upper 
part of the body it is of a slate-grey colour next the skin; each hair 
of the ordinary fur is brownish white towards the apex, and shaded 
into deep brown at the point. The longer and less soft hairs are 
very broadly annulated with white near the point, and black at the 
the point. The fur on the under parts of the body is white—rather 
impure; and next the skin it is tinted with palish grey. On the 
side of the body and head a yellowish hue is observable. The ears 
are of moderate size, rather broad, and well clothed with hairs; on 
the inner side these are of a dirty white colour, slightly tinted with 
yellowish, and so are those on the outer side, excepting towards the 
margin, where they are of a brownish black hue. The tail is im- 
perfect ; it must have been, however, longer than in any known 
Perameles (excepting the P. Lagotis), the part attached to the skin 
measuring eight and a half inches. It is well clothed with hairs, 
which completely hide the skin, though they are rather short: on 
the upper part they are of a rich brown colour, excepting towards 
the apex, where they are longer and entirely white; on the under 
side they are dirty white. The feet are unfortunately wanting. ‘The 
length of the head and body is about sixteen inches, and the ear 
measures about one inch in length. 
Mr. Waterhouse gave to this animal the name of its discoverer, a 
Corresponding Member of the Society, and one to whom the Society 
is indebted for very many valuable collections. Its principal cha- 
racters may be thus expressed :— 
PeraMetes Harveyi. Per. pilis mollibus; corpore supra fusco 
alboque irrorato, infra albo; caudd longd, supra fuscd, infra et 
ad apicem sordide albd. 
Hab. Port Adelaide. 
Nos. CX. CXI. & CXJI.—Proceepines or tur Zoot. Soc. 
