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VERTEBRATA. 



By E. C. STTRLTNG, M.A., M.D., C.M.Z.S., Hon. Director 



South Australian Museum, and A. ZIETZ, Assistant 



Director S.A. Museum. 



[Plates VI, and VII.] 



MAMMALIA. 



The mammals collected by Mr. R. Helms are comparatively 

 few in number, and represent only a few species, but the journey 

 has added some interesting information respecting tlieir distribu- 

 tion. The collection comprises twenty specimens, including one 

 skull and two skeletons, and represents eight species. 



MvkMECOJiius PASCIATUS, Waterhovse. 

 Everard Range. One dried skin. 



TulCIIOSURDS VULPECULA, Kerr. 

 One dried skin of this well-known and widely-distributed 

 species from the Everard Range. A rufous tinge is particularly 

 conspicuous on th(^ scapular region and neck. 



LArjORcirESTES riiHSUTUs, GovM. 



One old male (skin), one young, sex unknown (skin), and one 

 young male taken from the pouch (in spirit). These were taken 

 in the Porcupine grass (Triodia irritans) country, south of the 

 Barrow Range, before the exploring party entered the Victoria 

 Desert. Gould's type, of which he gives an excellent figure in 

 his "Mammals' of Australia" was obtained in "Western Aus- 

 tralia. 



The followijig description refers to the largest male specimen,, 

 which has been mounted. It is apparently an adult : — 



Rhinarium nearly wholly covered with gray hair, lips wiiite. 

 General colour above finely grizzled-grey, intermixed with rufous- 

 brown, which is more conspicuous on the rump and on the out- 

 side and back of legs. The fur of the back is, for half its length 

 next the skin, nearly black ; a yellowish-brown-tinted area, 

 around the eye, extends to root of ear ; back of ears grizzled- 

 grey, their insides and edges white. Arms, hands, front of legs 

 and feet pale. Tail short-haired, black above and towards the 

 point, grey on sides and root, its under-surface with short white 

 glossy hair. Length of hindfeet four and a half inches, of tail 

 ten inches, total length of specimen (stuffed) about thirteen 



