TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



607 



4.— Genus : Pouched Squirrels {Pe- 



tauroides) 586 



Pouched Squirrel (P. volans) . 586 

 5.— Genus : Sugar Squirrels (Petau- 



rus) 586 



Sugar Squirrel (P. sdureus) . 586 

 6. — Genus: Opossum Mouse {Acro- 



batss) 587 



Opossum Mouse {A.pygfnizus) 587 



Third Family: Wombats or Kodent- 

 like Marsupials {Phascolomyidcs). 

 Genus : Wombats (Phascolomys) 587 

 Tasmanian Wombat (P. ursi- 



nus) 587 



Broad-fronted Wombat (P. lat- 

 ifrons) 587 



Second Suborder : Carnivorous 



Marsupials (Polyprotodontia) . . 588 



Fourth Family: Bandicoots (Per- 

 amelidcs) . 588 



Genus : Bandicoots {Perameles) 588 

 Long-nosed Bandicoots (P. na- 

 sutd) .588 



Fifth Family : Predaceous Marsu- 

 pials (Dasynridcs) 588 



THE DASYURINES (Dasyuriticg). 



I. — Genus: Zebra-wolves (Thylaci- 



nus) 589 



Zebra- wolf {T. cynocephalus) 589 

 2. — Genus : Tasmanian Devil (Sarco- 



philus) 589 



Tasmanian Devil {S. ursinus. . 589 

 3. — Genus : Dasyures (Dasyurus) . . 590 

 Spotted Dasyure {D. viverri- 

 nus) 590 



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 THE BANDED ANT-EATERS {Myr- 



mecobiince) 590 



4. — Genus : Banded Ant- eaters (/J/yr- 



mecobius) 590 



Banded Ant-eater {M./asciaius)5go 



Sixth Family : Pouched Kats (Z?«- 

 delphyidce) 591 



I. — Genus : Pouched Rats {Didel- 



phys) ■ 591 



Common Opossum (D. niarsu- 



pialis) 591 



2. — Genus : Philanders {Philander) . 594 

 Crab-eating Opossum {P. phi- 

 lander] 594 



3. — Genus : Water Opossums {Chiro- 



nectes) 594 



Water Opossum {C. tmnimus).5S4 



Fifteenth Order: EGG=LAYINQ MAfiriALS. Monotremata. 595. 



•piRST Family : Ant*eaters (Echid- 

 nidcs) 596 



I. — Genus : Porcupine Ant-eaters 



[Echidna) 596 



Australian Porcupine Ant-eater 

 {E. aculeaia typica) .... 596 



Papuan Porcupine Ant-eater . 



(E. aculeaia lawesi) . . . 596 

 Tasmanian Porcupine Ant- 

 eater {E. aculeaia selosa) . 596 

 2. — Genus • Woolly Echidna ( Pro- 

 echidna) 597 



Woolly Echidna {P. bruijnit) 597 

 Second Family: Duck-moles (Cr- 



nilhorhynchideg) 597 



Genus: Duck -moles {Ornilho- 



rhynchus) 597 



Duck-mole (C. analinus) , , 597 



Addenda to the Table of Contents (revised edition.) 



American Long-eared Bats (Plecolus mocrolus) 82 



Common Brown Bat ( Vesperlilio subulalus) 82 



( Vesperlilio lucifugui) 82 



( Vesperlilio Hindus') 82 



( Vesperlilio evolis) 82 



Serotine Bats ( Vesperugo seronitus) 82 



( Vesperugo hesperus) 82 



( Vesperugo georgianus) S2 



( Vesperugo noclivagans) 82 



Red or New York Bat (alalapha noveboracensis) 82 



