48 NOTES ON THE MAMMALS OP TASMANIA, 



Phascologale swainsoni, Waterh. 



Swainson's Pouched Mouse. 



Pliascologale sivainsoni, Br. As. Ad. Sc. Handbk. p. 52 



(1914); 

 Lucas & Le Souef, An. Aust., p. 125 



(1909); 

 Ogilby, Cat. Aust. Manim., p. 14 

 (1892). 

 Fhascologale sioainsoni, Thomas, Cat. M. & M. Brit. 

 Mus., p. 285 (1888), who gives the followirig 

 synonymy : — 



Pliascogale swainsoni, Waterh., Mag. N.H. (2). iv., p 

 299 (1840); Wagn., Schr. Saug. Supp., iii., p. 36 (1843), v., p 

 199 (1855); Schinz, Syn. Mamm., i., p. 493 (1844); Gieb. 

 Saug., p. 727 (1859); Gent., Cat. Ost. Leyd. Mus., p. 303 

 (1887). Phascogaie (Antechinus) swainsoni, Waterh., N.H 

 Mamm., i., p. 411 (1846); Gunii,' P. Roy. Soc. Tasm., ii., p 

 82 (1852). Antechinus swainsoni, Gould, Mamm. Austr., i. 

 pi, xxxiv. (animal) (1854) ; Gerrai'd, Cat. Bones Mamm. B.M. 

 p. 136 (1862); Krefft, Cat. Mamm. Austr. Mus., p. 30 (1864) 

 id., Notes Faun. Tasm., p. 4 (1864); id., P.Z.S., 1866, p. 432 

 id., Austr. Vort., p. 15 (1871) ; Gray, Voy. Ereb. Terr. Mamm. 

 p. 12c, pi. sxv., fig. 1 (animal) (1875); Dobs., J. Anat. Pliys. 

 xvii., p. 153 (1882); Higg. & Pett., P. Roy. Soc. Tasm., 1883 

 p. 196. Antechinus niger, Higg. & Pett., P. Roy. Soc. Tasm. 

 1882, p. 172. Antechinus moorei, Higg. & Pett., op. citn, 1883 

 p. 182, and var. assimilis, t.c, p. 185. 



Type in British Museum. 



Swainson's Pouched Mouse also occurs in Victoria. 

 The general colour is deep rufous brown. Head and body 

 measure five inches, and the tail four inches. Higgins's 

 and Petterd's A. niger, A. 7?ioreii, and var. assimiUs are 

 coiisidered identical with P. sivainsoni by the British 

 Museum. 



Phascologale minima, Geoff. 



Little Pouched Mouse. 



Pliascologale minima, Br. As. Ad. Sc. Handbk., p. 52 



(1914); 

 Lucas & Le Souef, An. Aus., p. 125 



(1909); 

 Ogilby, Cat. Aust. Mamm., p. 13 

 (1892) . 



Phascologale minim^a, Thoanas, Cat. M. & M. Brit. Mus., 

 p. 287 (1888), who gives the following synonymy : — 



Dasyurusi minimus, Geoff., Ann. Mus., iii., p. 362 (1804) ; 

 Tiedem, Zool., p. 429 (1808); G. Fisch., Zoogn., ii., p. 686 

 (1813); Desm., N. Diet. d'H.N. (2), ix., p. 140 (1817); Geoff., 

 Diet. Sci. Nat., xh., p. 511 (1818) ; Desm., Mamm., i., p. 264 



