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THE CONTENTS. 



The Herbivorous Marsupials (Poephaga), . . . 206 



The Kangaroos, 206 



Ursine Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus ursinus), . 207 



Tufted-tailed Rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnus peni- 

 cillatus), 207 



Yellow-footed Rock-kangaroo (Petrogale xantho- 



pus), 208 



Great Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus), . . 208 



The Root-eating Marsupials (Rhizophaga), . . . 210 



Broad-fronted Wombat (Phascolomys latifrons), 210 

 Geographical Distribution and Descent of the Marsu- 

 pials, 211 



THE MONOTREMES (MONOTREMATA). 



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Introduction, 216 



The Water-mole, Duck-mole, or Duck-billed Platy- 

 pus, 217 



Water-mole or Duck-mole (Ornithorhynchus 



paradoxus), 217 



The Echidnas, 219 



Long-spined Echidna or Porcupine Ant-eater 



(Echidna hystrix), 219 



Short-spined Echidna (Echidna setosa), . . 219 

 Echidna of New Guinea (Acanthoglossus Bruynii),220 



Geographical Distribution and Origin of the Monotremes, 220 



GLOSSARY, explaining the Principal Scientific Terms employed in this Work, . 223 



GENERAL INDEX, giving References to the Animals both by their Scientific and 



their Popular Names, 235 



