138 PHALAlfflERID^. 



or not extending beyond the level of the pads. Hind feet (fig. 3) 

 similarly constructed, the soles with five pads, and the tips of the 

 toes all with flattened and striated pads, those on the syndactylous 

 second and third toes separate and weU developed, although smaller 

 than the others ; these two toes only united to the ends of the 

 first phalanx. Tail rather longer than the head and body, its short- 

 haired part dark fawn above and pale fawn below ; its lateral fringe, 

 which only commences about half an inch from its base, bright 

 fawn throughout, sometimes, however, rather more slaty grey ; 

 extreme tip below naked and probably slightly prehensile. 



SJcull as described above. 



Teeth. Upper i.' about two thirds the vertical length of the 

 canine ; i.^ quite minute. Canine close to, but rather outside the 

 level of i.', and some little distance from p.' Three premolars aU 

 large and functional ; p.^ and p.* about equal, p.^ slightly longer. 

 Molars smoothly rounded, the last, m.^, about half the size 

 in cross section of m.^ Lower i.' long and slightly curved ; 

 i.^ and p.^ touching each other, i.' in front and p.' behind, but both 

 quite minute. P.^ and p.* long, sharply pointed, about equal in 

 length. M.^ with a high antero-external pointed cusp nearly aa 

 long as p.* 



Dimensions. 



.6. 2- 

 h (in spirit). 6 (in spirit). 



Adult. Adult. 



millim. millim. 



Head and body 67 64 



Tail 78 69 



Lower leg 23 22-2 



Hind foot 13-6 13 



Muzzle to eye 9 9 



Ear 9 9 



Skull, see p. 148. 



Hah. Queensland (south of about 20° S. lat.), New South Wales, 

 and Victoria. 



Co-types in collection. 



a, b. Ad. al., ,S ? • Queensland. H.M.S. ' Challenger.' 



c. Ad. al., c?. Port Stephens, N. S. W. Dr. G. Bennett [P. & C.l. 



d, e. Ad. al., cJ $ . New South Wales {J. Roy. Coll. Sm-geons [E.]. 



White). (Co-i«»es of species.) 



/. Ad. sk., cJ. NewSouthWalesC/.G.). Gould Coll. 



g. Ad. al., $ . Australia. G. KreiFt, Esq. [C.]. 



A, ». Ad. al., c?. Australia. Purchased. 



. 1 Ad. St. I Australia. J. P. Atkins, Esq. [P.]. 



•'■ j Skull. I 



k, I. Ad. St., S $ ■ Australia. ' J. S. Hume, Esq. [P.]. 



m. Ad. al., cf . Gippsland, Victoria, Purchased. 



n. Ad. sk. India Museum Coll. 



0. Skeleton (mount- Purchased. 



ed), cJ. 



p, q. Skulls.. Zool. See. Coll, 



