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Thylacinus cj/nocejjJmlus, Thomas, Cat. M. & M. Brit. 

 Mus. p. 255 (1888), who also gives the following 

 synonymy : — 



'Didelphys cynocephala, Harris, Tr. Linn. iSoc, ix., p. 174, 

 pi. xix., lig.' 1 (animal) (1808). Dasyurus cynooephalus, Geoff., 

 Ann. Mus., xv., p. 304 (1810) ; G. Cuv., R.A., i., p. 175 (1817) ; 

 Desm., N. Diet. d'H.N. (2), ix., p. 136 (1817); Geoff., Diet. 

 Sci. Nat., xii.. p. 510 (1818); Desm.. Mamm., i., p. 262 (1820); 

 Desmoul., Diet. Class. d'H.N., v., p. 338 (1824); Gray, Griff. 

 Cuv. An. K., v., p. 192 (1827). Thvlaciiras harrisi, Temm., 

 Men., Mamm., i., p. 63, pi. vii., figs. 1-4 (skull) (1827); Less., 

 Man. Mamm., p. 216 (1827); id.. Cent. Zool., p. 14, pi. ii. 

 (ainmal & skull) (1830) ; Kaup, Thierr., i., p. 239 (1835) ; Less., 

 H.N. Mamm. (Compl. Buff), v., p. 367, pi. xxvi. (ainmal) 

 (1836); Waterh., Cat. Mamm. Mus. Z.S., p. 64 (1838); Owen, 

 P.Z.S., 1838, p. 121, et seqq. ; id.. Tr. Z.S., ii., pp. 317 & 408, 

 pi. Ixx., fig. 1 (skull) (1841); id., P.Z.S., 1843, p. 148; id., 

 Odontogr., Alt., pi. xcviii., fig. 1 (teeth) (1845); id., Todd's 

 Cyclop. Anat. Phys., iii., p. 258, fig. 80 (teeth) (1847); Less. 

 N. Tabl. R.A. Mamm., p. 190 (1842). Thylaeinus cvnocephalus 

 Fisch., Syn. Mamm.. p. 270 (1829); Pearson, J.A.S.B., iv., p 

 572, pi. xlviii., fig. 49 (dentition) (1835) ; Gunn, Ann. Mag 

 N.H. (1), i., D. 101 Q838) (habits): Grav, Grev's Austr., App 

 ii., p. 400 (1841); Waterh., Jard. Nat. Libr., Mamm., xi., jp 

 123, pi. V. (animal) (1841) ; Wagn., Schr. Siing. Supp., hi., p 

 19 (1843). v., n. 193 (1855); Schinz., Svu. Mamm., i., p. 489 

 (1R44); Waterh., N.H. Mamm., i., p. 456, pi. xvh., fig. 2 

 (animal) & xxi., fig. 3 (skull) (1846) ; Gunn, P.Z.S., 1850, p 

 90, pi. xviii. (animal); Gould, Mam.m. Auetr., i., pis. liii., liv 

 (auimal) (18.51); Gunn, P. Rov. Soc. Tasm., ii., p. 80 (1852) 

 Crisp. P.Z.S., 1855, p. 188 (anat); Gerv., H.N. Mamm., h., p 

 280, figs, (skeleton, teeth & animal) (1855) ; Gieb., Odontogr. 

 p. 39, pi. xvih., fig. 10 (teeth) (1855); Sehleg., Dierk., p 

 134 (1857); Gieb.. Sang., p. 734 (1859); Gunn, P.Z.S.. 1863 

 p. 103 (habits) ; Krefft, Notes Faun. Tasm., p. 4 (1868) ; id. 

 Austr. Vert., p. 14 (1871); Schlee-. Dierent., r,. 157 & fig 

 (animal) (1872); Scott, P.Z.S., 1872. p. 355; Gieb.. Bronn's 

 Kl. V. Ordn. vi., Abth. v., pi. xix., fiss. 2 & 3 (skull) (1874) 

 Cunnirfgham, J. Arat. Phys., xii.. p. 427 (1878) (Anat. limbs) 

 k1.. Rep. Voy. "Challenger," Zool., v., pt. 2, pis. i.-xiii 

 (1882) (Anat.V; Brehm, Thierl., h., p. 545 & figs, (skeleton 

 & animal) (1880^; Dobs., J. Anat. Phvs., xvh., p. 164 (1882) 

 (Anat. feet): Flow., Eneyel. Brit. (9), xv., p. 380, fig. 26 

 (animal) (1883); Higg. «.% Rett., P. Roy. Soc. Tasm.. 1883. p. 

 197: Flow. & Gars.. Cat. Ost. Coll. Srtrg., u., p. 745 (1884); 

 Gent., Cat. Ost. Levd. Mus., p. 305 (1887). liycaon cyno- 

 cephalus, Wagl., Syst. Amph. Sang., p. 24 (1830). Dasyurus 

 lucocephalns, Grant. Glean. Sci., iii., p. 175 (1831). Thylaeinus 

 striatus, WarloAV. J.A.S.B., h., p. 97 (1833). Peraeyon cyno- 

 oephalus, Grav. List. Mamm.. B.M., p. 97 (1843) ;' Gerrard, 

 Cat. Bones Mamm.. B.M., p. 133 (1862). Thylacinus brevieeps, 

 Krefft, An. Mag. N.H. (4), n., n. 296, pi. xvii. (skuU) (1868); 

 id.. Notes Faun. Tasm., p. 4 (1868); id., Austr. Vert., p. 14 

 (1871). 



Type specimen unknown. 



Owing to their partiality for killing sheep, a war of 

 extermination has been waged against the "Tigers." They 



