34 NOTES ON THE MAMMALS OF TASMANIA, 



that has a tail formed for grasping. It makes use of its 

 tail in order to carry grass to form its nest. General 

 cclonr grey, under surface white. Head and body measure 

 about eighteen inches and the tail about fifteen inches 

 long. 



POTOEOUS TEIDACTYLUS (aPICALIS). 



Common Kat-Kangaroo. 



Potorous tridacfyhis, Br. As. Ad. Sc. Handbk., p, 49 



(1914); 

 Lucas & Le Souef, An. of Aust., p. 

 64 (1909). 

 Bettovgia tridactylus, Smith, Nat. Tas., p. 85 (1909). 



(Ogilby Cat, Mamm., p. 40). 

 Hvpsiprym'ii'U.s murimis, West's Hist, of T'as. Vol. I., p. 



325 (1852); 

 Pict., Mus. An. Nat., p. 18 & 

 pis. 80-82 (An., teeth and 

 skull). 

 Potorom' tridactylus, Thomas, Cat. M. & M. Brit. Mus., p. 



117, who gives the following synonymy: — 

 Kawgaroo Rat, Phillip, Voy. Botany Bay, p. 277, pi. xlvii. 

 (animal) (1789). Poto-roo, White, Journ. Voy. N.S.W., p. 286, 

 pi. Ix. (animal) (1790) ; Vica-d'Azvr, Syst. Anat. Quadr. 

 (Encycl. Meth.), ii., p. 545 (1792). Didelphis tridactyla, Kerr,, 

 Linn. An. K., p. 198 a792) ; Turt., Linn. S.N., i., p. 67 (1806). 

 Didelphis potoru, Meyer, fSyst. Uebers. Zool. Entd., p. 13 

 (1793). Yerboa potoru, Beclist., Syst. Uebers. Vierf. Thiere, 

 ii. pp. 356 & 686 (1800). C'idelphis muvina, Cuv., Tabl. Elem., 

 p. 'l26' (1789) (nee Linn.); Desm., N. Diet. d'H.N. (1), xii., p. 

 385 (1803). Macropus minor, Shav/, Gen. Zool., i., pt. 2, p. 

 513. pi. cxvi. (animaD (1800); Fiwh., Syn. Mamm., p. 280 

 (1829) ; &'. Cuv., Anat. Comp., ii., pis, 180-182 (myology) 

 (1849); Schleg., Dierent., p. 171 (1872). Potorous murinus, 

 Pesm., N. Dmt. d'H.N. (1), xxiv.. Tabl. Meth., p. 20 (1804); 

 id., op. cit. (2), xxvih., p. 80 (1819); id., Mamm., i., p. 271 

 n.89.0): F. Cuv.. Diet. Sci. Nat., xliii.. p. 155 ^826): Gray, 

 Griff. Cuv. An. K., v., p. 201 (1827); Higg. & Pett., P. Roy. 

 Soc. Ta.sm., 1883, p. 196. Kangnrns niurinus, Tiedem., Zool., 

 p. 435 (1808). Hypsiprymnus potoru. 111., Prodr. Syst. Mamm., 

 p. 79 ('I8IP1. Kanguni potoroo, G. Fiscli., Zoogn., iii., p. 

 20 (1814). Hypsiprymnus minor, &'. Cuv., R.A., i., p. I8I 

 (1817); F. Cuv., Dent's Mamm., p. 133, pi. xlh. (teeth) (1825); 

 Gray, Charksw. Mag. N H., i., p. 584 (1837) ; id., Grev's Aust., 

 App., p. 403 (1841); id., List Mamm. B.M., p. 94 (1843); 

 Gprr.'^,rd, Cat. Bones Mnmm. P.M.. p. 130 (1862). 

 Hypsiprymnus murinus, Goldf., Handb. Zool., p. 477 (1820); 

 Schinz, Cur. Thierr., 1., p. 262 (1821); Pand. & D'Alt., VergL 

 Osteol, Rsutelth., pi. iii. (skeleton <% skull) (1828); Burm., 

 Tiohrb. Notnrg., p. 548 (1830); Ogilb., P.Z.S., 1838, p. 63; 

 Wat-oT'h., Jrird. N.at. Libr., Mamm.. xi., p. 175 (1841)- Less., 

 N Tcabk R.A.. Mamm., p. 193 (1842): Wagn.. Sohr. Saug. 

 Supp., n'i., p. 101 (1843); v., p. 297 (1855); Schinz., Syn.. 



