42 NOTES ON THE MAMMALS OF TASMANIA, 



B.M., p. 96 (1S43); Gerrard, Cat. Bones Mamm. B.M., p. 132 

 (1862). Perameles ^affinis, Gray, List Mamm. B.M., p. 96 

 (1843). 



Type unknown. 



The Bandicoots are conimon tliroi'.ghoiit Tasmania. 

 This species, which also occurs all over txie south of Aus- 

 tralia, measures about 14 inches over head and body. 

 Perameles gunni, Gray. 

 Tasriiania,n Striped Bandicoot. 

 Perameles gunni, Br. As. Ad. Sc. Haudbk., p. 52 (1914); 

 Lucas and Le Souef, An. Aust., ]D- 135 



(1909); 

 Ogilby, Cat. Mamm. Aust., p. 22 (1892); 

 West, Hist. Tas. Vol. I., p. 324 (1852). 

 Fcrameles gunni, Thomas, Cat. M. & M. Brit. Mus., p. 245 



(1888), who also' gives the folloiwing synonymy: — 



Perameies mmni, GVay, P.Z.S., 1838, p. 1; id!, An. Mag. 

 N.H., i., p. 107 (1838); Gniin, Ann. Macr. N.H., i., p. 102 

 (habits) (1838); Owen, Tr. Z.S., ii., p. ' 320 (1841); Grav, 

 Grey's Austr., App. ii., p. 401 (1841); Vv^aterh., Jard. Nat. 

 Libr. Mamm., xi., p. 156, pi. xv. (animal) (1841) ; Less., N. 

 Tabl. R.A., Mamm., p. 191 (1842); Gray, List Mamm. B.M., 

 p. 95 (1843); Wacn., Scbr. Sauo;. Supp., iii.. p. 61 (1843), v., 

 p. 214 (1855); Schinz, Svn. Mamm., i., p. 517 (1844); Waterh., 

 N.H. Mamm., i., p. 376 (1846); Desm. Diet. Univ. d'H.N., 

 ix., p. 579 (1849); Gunn, P. Rov. Soc. Tasm., ii., p. 83 (1852); 

 Scbleg., Dierk., p. 138 (1857); (jould, Mamm. Austr., i., pb ix. 

 (animal) (1859); Gieb., Saug., p. 722 (1859); Gerrard. Cat. 

 Bones Mamm. B.M., p. 132 (18B2) ; Krefft, Notes Faun. Tasm., 

 p. 4 (1868); id., Austr. Vert., p. 13 (1871); Scbleg., Dierk., p. 

 163 (1872);_Jent., Cat. Ost. Leyd. Mus., p. 306 (1887). 



Type in British Museum. 



This species, which also occurs in Victoria, is slightly 

 larger than P. nhesula, and has a more elongated muzzle. 

 The white bands on the rump are distinctive. These 

 bands are particularly prominent in the young. 



Thylacinus cynocephalus, Harris. 



Tasnianian Marsupial Wolf ("Tiger"). 



Thylacinus cynocejohalus, Br. As. Ad. Sc. TIandbk., p. 53 



(1914); 

 Lucas and Le Souef, An. Aust., 



p. 132 (1909); 

 Smith, Nat. Tas., p. 95, and fig. 



23 (1909); 

 Camb. Nat. Hist. Mamm., p. 150 



(1902); 

 Ogilby, Cat. Aust. Mamm., p. 



19 (1892); 

 West, Hist. Tas., Vol. I., p. 322 

 (1852). 



