DIDELPHIS. 
the body; toes of the pofterior feet unarmed. Schreber 
Genus gliris folugfris, Merian. Philandre de Surinam, Buff. 
Merian opoffum, P. 
his {pecies, which is deferibed principally on the au- 
thority of madame ’ i 
© faj 
twifting cae. an oad hers. This anim 
five or a young at a litter, and is about the fize of the 
common rat 
Caen pone. Tail fcaly, almoft naked, and nearly as 
long as the body ; thumb of the pofterior feet flat. Didel- 
phis ping Gmel. Crabier, Buff. Cayenne opoffum. 
e of Cayenne, firft ‘peal ies in the ails eee to 
the on a Buffon. It is to be an animal of great ac- 
tivity, living en trees by aay, and by night eeaata into 
marfhy places in order to prey on crabs, which it draws out 
of their holes by means of its feet, or fometimes even with its 
tail, The ag is reddifh, tawny above, and yellowifh be- 
neath; the fur fomewhat woolly, but befet with coarfer 
hairs pice, ag apn the pa — they forin 
ind of mane. ace is long a nder; the ears 
upright, fharp, and oe eae the tail a fone eae and 
neked. This animal is about three feet in length, meafur- 
ing from the tip of the nofe to the end of the tail; it pane 
like a pig ; brings forth from fcur to five young at a hitter, 
is eafily tamed, and grows fat py. domeftication. The ficth 
refembles that of the es 
ETAURUS. Sides ree ay with a flying membrane: 
body above eg beneath white; tail long, fub- 
cylindrical, and hairy. Didelphis petaurus, , petaurine pofum, 
Shaw. Gen. Zool. Hepoona-roo, White’s Jourr. cat 
fring opafium 
“this nae fpecies meafures about twenty-two 
inches from the tip of the nofe to the beginning of the tail, 
which latter is twenty inches in length. ‘The body is about 
the fize of a {mall rabbit, and the general appearance is fimilar 
- Its colour is a fine fable, varie 
m he a to tail, 
ing membrane on the upper part has a 
darker tinge than the reft, while the extreme ed - is awies 
The tail is very full of long, and foft hairs of a blacker caft 
This fingular ani- 
{pring to a confiderable diftance at pleafure; itinhabits New 
Holland, where the natives diftinguith it by the name of He- 
acl aha beneath tawny ; tail cylindrical, 
em 
but ofa mere elongated form in proportion. 
is an iron-grey, beneath tawny, more or lefs pale. ‘The 
muzzle is shor: and roundifh 3 whifkers large ae black, the 
t, large, and rather acuminated a 
1 
its kength of the fame colour wit ody, the ae 
black ; the tail is naked beneath toa * confidera ble diftance 
from the tip. The total length of this animal is about two 
on _ inches, of which the tail alone meafures about twelve 
in 
This kind, like moft others of the genus, fubfift on {mall 
birds, infects, and vegetables, and when they feed are ob- 
ferved to fit upwght in the fame manner as the {quirrel.. 
Ozsesuta. Pale browns beneath whitifh; tail rather 
long. Diep sbyfda porculine opoffum, Shing: Nat. Mif. 
cut the fize of a half grown domeftic rat ; the hind 
oe $ are reget ree at ee and fomewhat 
refemble thofe of the kan e ears rounded, the 
tail rather Tong, and its ‘es more coarfe in oan ‘than 
in the reft of the {mall opoffums. 
Viverrind. Black {potted with white; tail hairy. 
Didelphis — viverrine opoffum, Shaw. Gen. Zool. 
his animal 1s remarkable for its flender form, and in its 
general figure be 
PHILANDER. 
with four ee Schreber. 
he 
large, the toa thick. and the ears rounded and ered. The 
tail is longer then the body, and is Hae at the bafe, the reft 
naked. 
e length of the e inches, and the tail | 
ace . The general colour of this ae is reddifh brown 
above, Taieth whitifh ; the eyes are furrounded with a 
brownith border ; a dite mouth befet on each fide with 
whifkers, The forehead is eee with a brownifh flripe. 
This {pecies inhabits Surin 
RIENTALIS. 
and lorger than the body; two hae toes .of the pofterior 
roe united, Pallas. Phalange 
The phelanger is the fize s a very Jat rge rat, meafurin 
about nine inches from the nofe to the tail, and the tail itfele 
ten inches, 
is hairy for about a inches and a half from the bafe. Its 
voice is faid to refemble that of the euler and it commonly 
ee the attitude of that animal when feeding. 
nit. Tail fhort, naked; poiterior feet long and tri-- 
dxctylous, Schreber. ’ Filander, Le Bruyn. Favan opef- 
This “tp eciee which is about the fize of the common hare, 
was firft difcovered by Le Bruyn in the ifland of Java. The 
head is narrow, and fhaped like that of the fox, with the ears 
placed ere&t. The general colour of the animal is pale yel- 
lowith brown, witha brown ftripe along the forehead. The 
abdominal pouch is large. Bruyn refers this animal to the 
kanguroo tribe. 
ACHYURA, 
uaa pouch; body rufous. 
Tail hairy, and very fhort; eare naked; 
Schreber. Short-tailed opoffumy 
One of the f{maller {pecies feldom exceeding the length ia 
five inches from the nofe to the tail, and the latter about tw. 
inches. 
whitifh beneath. This {pecies being deftitute of an abdomi- 
nal pouch, the yo 
fur of this animal is foft and elegant, the tail very thick at 
the bafe, ae gradually tapering tothe end. It isa native of 
ye = rica. 
Sides furnifhed with a Aying membrane; body 
ore gryih, beneath fnowy white; tail sears and very 
hair his feiurea, fquirrel opoffum. w Zool, 
New Hl Hl. apes fe A pel 
The fize of this animal is nearly that of the common 
European fqnirrel, and from the fullnefs and. peculiar growth 
Its general em refem= 
American grey f{quirrel A ftripe 
pafles over each eye along the top of the head; and _ 
eae! 
Tail ae from the bafe to the middle,. 
Its colour is a reddifh brown on the upper parts, oe . 
ung faften themfelves to the teats. The’ 
