Alga of Tasmania. 
til 
sporules divided into a great number of lesser clusters. The 
colour is exactly that of S. coronopifolius, and the habit is not 
dissimilar. The substance is thinner, yet it scarcely adheres to 
paper,—I had at first thought that this plant, which appears to 
be common in V. D. L., might be Rhodomenia alcicornis , J. Ag., 
but on reading over his description carefully, I cannot suppose 
them the same. The position of the fruit affords an obvious 
difference. 
(To be continued.) 
Art. VI. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 
(Continued from vol. ii., p. 447.) 
June 25, 1844. 
Phascogale crassicaudata. Phase, supril cinerea flavo- 
tincta; corpore subtus , pedibusque albis ; auribus mediocris , 
externh maculd nigrd ornatis ; caudd brevi crassd. 
Inch. Lin. 
Length from tip of nose to extremity of tail. 5 7 
- of ‘a' 1 . 2 1 
--of ear . 0 5| 
--tarsi and toes . 0 7 
Hab. Western Australia. 
This species is about the size of the common mouse, and is not 
unlike the Mus sylvaticus in its colouring; above grey with a 
wash of yellow, and on the sides of the body distinctly tinted with 
yellow; under parts and feet pure white; tail much swollen, espe¬ 
cially in the middle, and clothed throughout with very minute 
pale hairs; ears clothed with pale hairs, but with a largish black 
spot externally; eyes encircled with black hairs; fur moderately 
long and soft. 
AVES. 
Ieracidea occidentalis. Ier. vertice et corpore superiors 
ferrugineo-fuscis; singulis plumis strigd centrali nigrd an- 
gustt notatis ; caudd fusco multi-fasciatd; corpore sub tils 
albo plumis lined fused angustd notatis. 
