SPECIES OF MAMMALIA. 



finger on one side ; and the three others on the opposite ; 

 the hind-feet with a large distinct dawless thumb, and tlie 

 two inner fingers small, united to the claws. The Baron 

 Cuvier describes the animal as thumbless. 



Mr. Gray observes, that the skull of specimen which he 

 examined " had a short canine-tooth in the upper jaw, and 

 grinders |^, all with two fangs ; the first on each side small, 

 rather compressed, and the rest depressed with acute tuber- 

 cles, so that they exactly agreed with the Potorus in the 

 number, but the length of the jaws were more equal, and 

 the skull was compressed and depressed, so as to be sub- 

 quadrangular. The temporal fossae larger." Mr. Gray refers 

 the animal to the group of Phalangers. 



528. 1. K. Koala, (The Koala.) Of an uniform chocolate 

 colour ; fur long, thick, and harsh ; size of a moderate dog. 



Phascolarctos Fuscus, Blainville ? Desm, Mamm. 270 ? 

 Lepurus Cinereus, Goldfuss Schreb. South. 



Koala, Cuv. Reg. Anim. ii. 184. Coala or Koala, 5/am- 

 ville? Koala, or New Holland Sloth. 



Icon. Cuv. Reg. Anim. iv. ^.1. Ency. Method. Supj). t.9.f.4. 



Inhab. New Holland. 



Sub-Division IV. — E. Cutting-teeth f , canine-teeth %%. 



Phascolomys. 



Cutting-teeth f , very strong and thick, short; the upper 

 ones converging at their tips, canine ^^, grinders i-i, sepa- 

 rated from the cutting teeth by an empty space ; crown 

 oval, flat, separated into two by a groove; body thick ; head 

 large, flat ; ears short ; feet with five toes ; claws of the fore- 

 feet strong ; the thumb of the hind-feet small, indistinct, 

 claw less ; tail very short or reddish-brown. 



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