NEW SOUTH WALES, 
Norfolk Island Flying -Sqjjirrel 
Size of the American grey fquirrel, and the general 
colour of the upper parts very nearly refembling that 
animal ; the under parts white : from the nofe to 
the tail runs a ilreak of dufky black, and another 
fprings on each fide of the head behind the noftrils, 
palling over the eyes and finifliing behind them : ears 
not riling from the head : on each fide of the body is 
a broad flap or membrane, as in other flying fquirrels, 
which is united to both the fore and hind legs, as ufual 
in many of this divifion : this membrane is blacky 
fringed on the outer edge with white : the tail for two- 
thirds of the length, is of an elegant afli colour, paler 
than the body, from thence to the end duflcy black i 
the toes on the fore legs are five in number ; thofe of 
the hinder uncertain, as the legs behind were wanting t 
length from head to rump nine inches ; the tail is ten 
inches. 
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CHAP. 
XV. 
BIRDS, 
