192 PHALAN&ERIUJE. 



General appearance very similar to that of T. vulpecula, var. 

 fuliginosus. Pur comparatively short, very thick and woolly. 

 Colour dark grey or deep umber- brown, the two styles of coloration 

 closely corresponding to those found in the Tasmanian Phalanger. 

 Muzzle short and blunt. Ears quite short, evenly rounded, barely 

 half the length of those of equally large specimens of T. vuVpecula. 

 Other fexternal characters as in the Tasmanian variety of the 

 common species. 



- Skull broad and stout, with a short heavy muzzle. Nasals short, 

 less expanded behind than is usual in T. vulpecula. Supraorbital 

 edges sharply ridged. BuUse very slightly inflated, opaque. 



Teeth. Incisors and canines as in the last species. P.' present or 

 absent, if present about half the size of the canine ; p.'' generally 

 shorter in proportion to its breadth than in T. vvlpemla. Molars 

 also shorter and more square, their longitudinal exceeding their 

 transverse diameters markedly less than in that species. Lower 

 teeth as usual. 



Dimensions. 



e (skin). a (skin). 



Adult. Adult. 



rnillim. millim. 



Head and body 550 515 



Tail 350 370 



Lower leg (c.) 105 (c.) 108 



Hindfoot 71 72 



Ear 23 25 



Skull, see p. 208. 



Hah. S. Queensland and New South Wales. 



Type in collection. 



This species is certainly very closely allied to the previous one, 

 and, curiously enough, to the Tasmanian form of that species, but 

 the marked difference in the size of the ears necessitates- its 

 recognition as a distinct species. Mr. De Vis is kind enough to 

 inform me that it is looked upon in Queensland as quite a different 

 animal from T. vulpecula, and that it inhabits the " scrub " only, 

 never being found in the open forest with that species. 



i Ad. sk. i o Richmond R., N. S. W. Gould Coll. 

 "■ ] Skull, f +• {J. G.). 



, I Ad. sk ) Liverpool Plains, N. S. W. Gould Coll. 

 "• 1 Skull, f {J. G.) 



_. I Ad. sk. i Hunter R., N. S. W. (C. Zool. Soc. (Gould Coll.). 



*" [Skull. j°" Coxen). (Tjrpc of species.) 



