446 
Miscellanea . 
the upper surface of tlie tail dark brown, the remainder huffy 
white; outside of the fore-legs dark brownish grey ; feet and 
claws buffy white. 
Hapalotis longicaudata. H. superne pallide arenaced y 
pilis longis, nigris , ad caput et dorsum cum vcllere inter* 
mixtis; rostri lateribus, et abdomine albis; caudd pilis brevi- 
bus nigris ad basin indutd , apicem versus nigris et elongatis; 
apice extremo albo vellere molli , adpresso et juxta cutem 
plumbeo. 
Inches. 
Length from tip of nose to extremity of tail. 16 
-of tail... 9 
-from the tip of nose to base of ear .. 1$ 
-of hind-leg, tarsi and toes. 2 
-of fore-leg. 1 § 
-of ear. Og 
All the upper surface and the outside of the limbs pale sandy, 
interspersed on the head and over the back with numerous fine 
black hairs, which, becoming longer on the lower part of the 
back and rump, give that part a dark or brown hue ; ears naked 
and of a dark brown ; the limbs white ; tail clothed with short 
dark brown hairs at the base, with lengthened black hairs tipped 
with white on the apical half of its length, the extreme tip being 
white; tarsi white ; whiskers very long, fine, and black ; the fur 
is close, very soft, and of a dark slaty grey at the base, both on 
the upper and under surface. 
This species is considerably smaller than Hapalotis albipes, 
but has a much longer tail and longer hind-legs in proportion to 
the size of the body. 
‘ Kor-tung’ and ‘ Goola-was/ aborigines of Moore’s River, 
Western Australia. 
Phascogale calurus. Phase . cinerea ; subtiis pedibusque 
albis indistinctissimZ jlavo-tinctis; caudd corpore longiore , 
dimidio basali pilis brevibus , rujis , apicali pilis longis nigris 
obsitd; auribus magnis ad basin pilis flavescentibus obsitis. 
