50 NOTES ON THE MAMMALS OF TASMANIA, 



432 Podabrus leucopus, Krefft, P.Z.S., 1866, p. 433.. 

 Pociabrus mitchelli, Krefft, P.Z.S., 1866, p. 433; id Austr. 

 Vert., p. 15 (1871). Podabrus ferrugineifrons, Kreflt, Aust.. 

 Vert' p. 15 (1871). Antechinus leucogenys, Higg. & Pett., 

 Roy. Soc. Tasm., 1882, p. 172. 



Type in British Museiiim. 



The ■White-footed Pouched Mouse measures about four ■ 

 inches over head and body. It is found from Cape York 

 to Tasmania. Fur, above greyish brown, under white. 

 Hands and feet pure white. Higgins and Petterd described 

 C^) a separate species as Antechinus leucogenys, but the' 

 validity of this has not been recognised by the British, 

 Museum. 



Sub-class III. MONOTREMATA. 

 Order MONOTREMATA. 



This order is represented in Tasmania by two families, . 

 Ornithorhynchidge and Echidnidge. 



A single representative of each family occurs, 0. 

 anatinus representing the former and E. aculeata var. 

 se.tosa the latter. 



Echidna aculeata var. setosa, Shaw. 



Echidna (''Porcupine Anteater"). 



Echidna aculeata var. typica, Br. As. Ad. Sc, p. 54 (1914). 



Echidna aculeata var. setosa, Lucas & Ls Souei, An. Austr.^ 

 p. 146 (1909). 



Ecliidna setosa, Ogilby, Cat. Aust. Manim.,' p. 3 (1892). 



Echidna aculeata var. setosa, Thomas, Cat. M. & M. Brit. 

 Mus., p. 381 (1888), who gives the following 

 synonymy : — 



"Another species of Ornithorliynchus," Home, Phil.- 

 Trans., 1802, p. 364, pi. xiii. (animal). Echidna setosa, E. 

 Geoff., Cat. Mus., p. 226 (Note) (1803) (ex Home); id., Bull. 

 Soc. Philom., iii., "No. 77," p. 226 (misprinted 126), pi. xv. 



(animal) (1803); Desm., N. Diet. d'H.N. (1), xxiv., Tabl. 



Meth., p. 27 (1804); id., op. cit. (2), x., p. 53 (1817); &'. Cuv. 



R.A., i., p. 226 (1817); Schinz, Cuv. Thierr, i., p. 339 (1821); 

 Desm., Mamm., ii., p. 379 (1822); F. Cuv. Diet. Sci. Nat., 



xxxvi., p. 448 (1825); Gray, Griff. Cuv. An. K.V., p. 284 



(1827); Quov & Gaim., Voy. Astrolabe, Zool., i., p. 118 Atl., 

 pi. xxi. (beak, etc.) (1830); Less., N. Tabl. R.A., Mamm., p. 

 196 (1842); Gray, List Mamm. B.M., p. 192 (1843); Waterh., 



N.H. Mamm., i., p. 47, pi. i., figs. 7-9 (beak and feet) (1846); 



Gould, Mamm. Austr., i., pi. iii. (animal) (1849) ; Gunn, P. 



(7) Pap. and Pro. Eoy. Soc. Tas., 1882. 



