72 CLASS MAMMALIA. 



nines, and the three first molars,- both above and 

 below, are remarkably pointed. The back molars 

 have each four points. 



The Flying Dwarf Phalanger, {Bid. Pymaa, Shaw,) Gen. 

 Zool.pl. cxiv. 



Of the colour and almost the size of a mouse: 

 The hairs of the tail are very regularly disposed 

 on each side like the barbs of a pen. 



Some other species want the lower canines, and 

 the upper are very small. Their four back molars 

 also present four points, but somewhat curved in 

 the form of a crescent, which is pretty nearly the 

 form of those of the ruminantia. In front there are 

 two above and one below, less complicated. This 

 structure renders them still more frugivorous than 

 the preceding species. 



The Great Flying Phalanger, {Did. Petaurus, Shaw,) Gen. 

 Zool.pl.cxu. White, Voy.288. 



Resembles the taguan and the galeopithecus in 

 size. Its fur is soft and copious, its tail long 

 and compressed or flattened. They are of dif- 

 ferent shades of brown. Some are variegated 

 and others whitish. 



The Long-tailed Flying Phalanger, {Did. Macroura, ib.) 



Deep brown above, white underneath. As 

 large as a Surmulot, with a slender tail, about 

 one and a half as long again as the body. 



