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NOTES ON SOME OF THE SMALLER MARSUPIALS. 



interesting account of this species, its nest and breeding, has been contributed by Mr. E. R. Waite. 1 

 The animals are easy to trap, the white larva of a beetle forming an irresistible bait, and they live 

 well in captivity, feeding on meat, insects and sugar ; and they are especially fond of spongecake. 



Specimens examined by us exhibit considerable variation in both size and colour, though all are 

 apparently referable to the one species. Two females from Robertson, New South Wales, measure 

 too mm. without the tail, which is 85 mm. long ; the fur is soft and fine, and the tail is thinly haired 



Fig. ib. 



Fig. if. — Sandstone cave in which Phasogale flavipe makes its nest. 



1. Waite, P.L.S., N.S.W., xxi., 1896, pp. 349-350. 



