170 Mr. 0. Thomas on 



story upon which the solution of this and many other 

 interesting problems depends. But, whether this leads us to 

 the ultimate acceptance of the mp. 4 theory or not, I can 

 only reiterate my opinion that, in systematic writing, no 

 change in the commonly accepted notation of the cheek- 

 teeth of Muridse should as yet be adopted. 



Xiy. — The Godman Exploration Fund : List of Mammals 

 from North Queensland collected by Mr. T. V. Sherrin, 

 By Oldfield Thomas. 



(Published by permission of the Trustees of the British Museum.) 



In this, the first paper dealing with the results of the Godman 

 Exploration Fund, I may put on record that, as a peculiarly 

 suitable memorial to her late husband, the well-known 

 naturalist Mr. F. DuCane Godman, F.R.S., Dame Alice 

 Godman has founded an Exploration Fund for the employ- 

 ment of zoological collectors to obtain specimens for the 

 National Museum. The Trustees of the Fund will be a 

 permaraent body, who will be glad to take charge of and 

 utilize for the benefit of the Museum any further sums 

 which patriotic persons may like to give or bequeath for the 

 purpose of similarly benefiting the Museum collections. 



By the help of the Fund, Mr. T. V. Sherrin has made a 

 collection of Mammals in the district of Uavenshoe, North 

 Queensland, south-west of Cairns, about ]7°40' S. and 

 145° 30' E., and these prove to be of so much interest as to 

 deserve a special list. All are presented by the Godman 

 Exploration Trustees to the British Museum. 



Among them attention may be drawn to the well-marked 

 species of Marsupial Mouse, which I have named after 

 Mr. Godman Phascogale godmani, and to the little Platypus, 

 which seems to represent a peculiar diminutive northern 

 race of Ornithorhynchus anatinus. 



In addition to the species here recorded, examples 

 believed to be referable to jEpyprymnus rufescens, Pseudo- 

 chirus herbertensis and peregrinus, Petauroides volaiis, and 

 Trichosurus vulpecula were obtained, but, owing to various 

 Customs' formalities, have not yet been received. 



1. JEptesicus pumiluSj Gray. 

 (^ . 53, in spirit. Dinner Creek, Ravenshoe. 2900'. 



