40 NOTES ON THE MAMMALS OF TASMANIA, 



Mamm., p. 77 (1811). Opossum liirsutum, Perry, Acana, let- 

 terpress & plate (animal) (1811). Pliascolomys vombatu3, 

 Leach, Zool. Misc., ii., p. 102, pi. xcvi. (animal) (1815) ; Owen 

 Odontogr., pi. c, fig. 9 (teeth) (1845); Gray, P.Z.S., 1847, p, 

 41; Owen, Tr. Z.S., iii., p. 303, pi. xxxvii., figs. 1-3 (skull) 

 (1849); id., Cat. Ost. Coll. Surg., i., p. 330 (1853); id., Phil. 

 Trans., 1872, pp. 173 & 241, et seqq., fige. 1 & 2, pis. xix., 

 xxi., to xxiii. & xxxix. (skull, teeth, etc.); id., Tr. Z.S., viii., 

 p. 345 et seqq., pis. 1. to Ivii. (skull) (1872); id., Tr. Z.S., 

 viii., p. '483 et seqq. (1874). Pliasoolomys wombat. Per. & 

 Leis. Voy. Terr. Aust., ii., p. 13, Atl., pi. xxviii. (animal) 

 (1816); besm., Mamm., i., p. 276 (1820); id.. Diet. Sci. Nat., 

 xxxix., p. 450 (1826) ; Gray, Griff. Cur. An. K.V., p. 206 

 (1827); Less., Diet. Class. d'H.N., xiii., p. 352 (1828); Fisch., 

 Syn. Mamm., p. 285 (1829); Less., H.N. Mamm. (Compl. 

 Buff), iv., p. 500, pi. xxxvii. (1830); Owen, P.Z.S., 1836, p. 

 49 (Anat); Beim., Cat. N.H., Austr. Mus., p. 2 (1837); 

 Waterh., Cat. Mamm. Mus. Z.S., p. 68 (1838); Gunn, Ann. 

 Mag. N.H. (1), 1., p. 103 (1838); Gulliver, P.Z.S., 1841, jp.. 

 51; Waterh., Jard. Nat. Libr. Mamm., xi., p. 302, pi. xxxii. 

 (animal) (1841) ; Owen, Tr. Z.S., ii., p. 408, t.1. Ixviii. (skeleton) 

 & pi. Ixxi., fig. 6 (skull) (1841); Less., N. Tabl. R.A. Mamm., 

 p. 192 (1842) ; Schinz, Syn. Mamm., i., p. 568 (1844); Waterh., 

 N.H. Mamm., i., p. 246, pi. iii., fig. 1 (skull), and pi. xii., 

 fie. 7 (cole) (1846); Gerv., Diet. Univ. d'H.N., ix., p. 723 

 (1849); Gunn, P. Roy. Soc. Tasm., ii., p. 85 (1852); Gould, 

 Mamm. Austr., i., pis. Iv. & Ivi. (animal) (1855); Gerv., H.N. 

 Mamm., ii., p. 267, fig. (animal & teeth) (1855); Gieb., 

 Odontogr., p. 43, pi. xix., fig. 4, 6 & 7 (teeth) (1855); Schleg., 

 Di9rk.,'p. 144 (1857); Angas, P.Z.S., 1861, p. 269; Krefft, 

 Oat. Mamm. Austr. Mus., p. 54 (1864); Murie, P.Z.S.. 1865, 

 p, 853, fig. 2 (skull); id., P.Z.S., 1867, p. 798 et seqq; McCoy, 

 Tr. Roy. Soc. Victoria, viii., p. 267, fig. B. (nasals) (1868); 

 Krefft, Notes Faun. Tasm., p. 4 (1868); id., Mamm. Austr., 

 pi. V. (animal) (1871V, Schleg., Dierent., p. 172, fig. (animal) 

 (1872); Gulliver, P.Z.S., 1875, d. 491. pi. Iv., fig. '50 (blood- 

 corpuscle); Schmidt, P.Z.S.. 1880, p. 305; Higg. & Pett.. P. 

 Roy. Soc. Tasm., 1883, p. 196; Flow. & Gars., Cat. Ost. Coll. 

 Surg., ii., p. 696 (1884); Lvd., Cat. Foss. Mamm. B.M., v., 

 p. 147, fig. 26 (dentition) (1887); Jent., Cat. Ost. Leyd. Mus., 

 p. 307 (1887). Phascolomys ursinus, G. Cuv., R.A., i., p. 185 

 (1817); F. Cuv. H.N. Mamm. (fol.) livr. x. (animal^ (1819); 

 Schinz, Cuv. Thierr., i., p. 266 (1821); F. Cuv., Dents Mamm., 

 p. 139, pi. xliv. (teeth) (1825); Burm., Lehrb. Naturg.. p. 547 

 (1830); Grav, Grev's Austr., App. ii., p. 404 (1841) ;''id.. List 

 Mamm. B.M., p. 95 (1843); Gerrard. Oat. Bones Mamm. B.M., 

 p 131 (1862); Gray, Ann. Mag N.H. (3), xi., p. 458 (1863). 

 Pliascolomys bassi. Less., Man. Mamm., p. 229 (1827). 

 Phascolomys fossor. Wagn.. Schr. Sang. Supp.. iii., p. 132 

 (1843), v., p. 333 (1855); Gieb., Saug., p. 669 (1859); id., 

 Rronn's Kl. U. Ordn. vi., Abth. v., pi. xxi., figs. 1-3 (skull) 

 (1874); Brehm, Thierl, ii., p. 601, fig. (animal & skeleton) 

 (1880). 



Head and body measure about thirty-eight inches. 

 The colour varies from dark brown to grizzled grey. This 

 inoffensive animal has been greatly reduced in numbers, 

 and is now only met with in the less settled parts of the 

 State. 



