504 
WHITE-TAILED OPOSSUM. 
New Holland O. Pennant Quadr. a. p» 25. 
Opossum. Hawskew, my, 3. p. 586. Cook's last wy, i,p. 108. 
pL 4. 
This is described as about twice the size of a 
rat; and of a rusty brown colour above, whitish 
beneath : the hair soft and glossy ; the tail taper, 
and nearly the length of the body; it is covered 
with brown hair to within about four inches and 
a half at the end, where it is white, bare, and 
prehensile ; the ears are short and rounded, and 
the face rather long. This species is a native of 
New Holland, and is described, but not very dis- 
tinctly, in the voyages above referred to. 
URSINE OPOSSUM. 
Didelphis Ursina. D.Jlavescens, labia superiore hifido. 
Yellowish O. with bifid upper lip. 
The largest of all the Opossums : size of a Bad- 
ger: colour pale yellow: fur longish and sub- 
erect: nose strongly divided by a furrow. 
Native of New Holland : a species very lately 
discovered, and not yet fully or satisfactorily 
known or described. 
