some Queensland Plialangeridre. 247 



series of the Taguau Flying-Phalanger — Petauroides volatis. 

 The specimens appeared to be greyer than the ordinary form, 

 but for the moment they were pat aside till further material 

 should arrive. 



Now from the same region Mr. Sherrin, the Godman 

 collector, has sent some further examples of the animal, and, 

 after a careful comparison with the more southern material 

 available, I consider the Queensland form should be distin- 

 guished subspecifically. 



Petauroides volans incanus^ subsp. n. 



Size as in true volans^ both animals being somewhat variable 

 in the dimensions of the skull. General colour of the back 

 dark cinereous grey, apparently " deep mouse-grey " of 

 E-idgway, the hairs blackish grey for the greater part of their 

 length, their ends with a whitish subterminal band, the 

 extreme tips black. Laterally the light bands increase in 

 breadth and dominance, so that towards and on the edges of 

 the parachute the colour is whitish, with a slight drabby 

 tone. Under surface practically all white. Top of head 

 grey like back, but the ears, as also the hands, feet, and 

 greater part of tail, deep black, as in volans. Base of tail 

 commonly whitish or white. 



In true volans the body-area is black, slightly lightening 

 laterally on the parachute, but with few or no light rings to 

 the hairs, the general effect being very much darker than in 

 incayius. 



Skull as in volans. 



Dimensions of the type : — 



Head and body 390 mm. ; tail 490 : hind foot 52 ; 

 ear 55. 



Skull : condylo-basal length 60 ; zygomatic breadth 40*5 ; 

 combined length of ms^~^ 11*5. 



Hab. South-eastern Queensland. Type from Eidsvold, 

 near Mundubbera, 450' ; other specimens from Gin-Gin, 

 W. of Bundaberg (coll. W. Allen). 



7>jt;e. Adult male. B.M. no. 22.12.29.19. Original 

 number 27. Collected 21st January, 1922, by T. V. Sherrin. 

 Presented by the Godman Exploration Fund. Eighteen 

 specimens examined. 



All the older names in the literature refer to the blackish 

 animal of Port Jackson and other parts of New South \Yale3 

 and Victoria, an animal whose first introduction to zoology 

 by Governor Phillip was under the name of the " Black 

 Flying-Opossum.^' 



