THE HOARY P HALANGER. 
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The skull is represented as having no posterior palatine 
openings. The teeth are — incisors, 7 ,; canines, ~ ; molars, 
~ : as in P. Coolcii , there are six contiguous molars on 
each side of the upper jaw. 
Section 4. Dromicia . 
Dromicia. Gray, in Appendix to Grey's Journal of two Expeditions in 
Australia, p. 407. 1841. 
Incisors, canines, premolar?, ~; true molars, ^ = 36. 
Ears moderate, nearly naked, and folded; toes with the nails 
small; tail, excepting at the base, where it is covered with 
fur like that of the body, clothed with small adpressed hairs ; 
naked beneath at the extremity. 
The little Phalangers composing this section very much 
resemble the Dormice amongst Rodents, not only in general 
appearance, but also, to a considerable extent, in habits: 
they are readily distinguished by the reduced number of their 
molar teeth, affording a rare exception amongst the Marsu- 
pialia in having but three of these teeth on either side of each 
jaw. The foremost pair of incisors in the upper jaw are 
larger and longer, in proportion to the other two pairs, than 
in Phalcuujista proper; the latter teeth are very small; the 
canines are moderately developed, and situated distinctly 
behind the intermaxillary suture: these are followed by two 
minute teeth, separated from each other, and from the principal 
prcmolar winch follows: this last mentioned tooth is com¬ 
pressed, pointed, and two-rooted. Of the three true molar 
teeth the first is rather the largest, and the last distinctly 
smaller than the others ; this latter has but three pointed 
tubercles, whilst the foremost two true molars have each four 
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