THE BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY. 



A New -Species of Cir/jscus* 



By Milton ji iAUiSL 



What appears to be a new species of the genus 

 Cuscus, has lately been brought from the interior of 

 New Guinea. Two specimens were captured alive 

 and brought into Cairns, North Queensland. One 

 died, but, at last reports, the other was living there, 

 (lat. 17*^ S.), and in perfect health. 



Milton J. Flood, a member of the Society, now 

 on a collecting trip for specimens of Natural History 

 in that section, communicates the facts, and seems 

 to be unable to find a specific name for it, in any 

 of the descriptions of that family. 



The ground color is white, with large tan-colored 

 spots on the back, sides and feet, which are very 

 distinctly defined. The colors on the head, neck 

 and fore-shoulders are of a lighter shade than on the 

 rest of the body, and the face is nearly ochre-col- 

 ored. The tail is nearly two feet in length, and 

 densely covered with hair, with the exception of 

 about eight inches of the underside at the tip. 



This animal, like the other species of the genus, 

 has a dense fur, and its tenacity of life is wonderful. 

 Wallace, in his "Malay Archipelago", mentions spe- 



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