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PHALANGISTA CONCINNA. 
The specimen was procured by M. P6ron at Maria Island, 
situated close to Tasman Peninsula, Van Diemen’s Land. 
PHALANGISTA ( Dromicia) CONCINNA. 
Beautiful Pigmy-Plmlanger. 
Dromicia concinna. Gould, Proceedings of the Zoological Society for 
January, 1845, Pt. 13. — Mammals of Australia, 
Pt. 1 . PI. 9. 
Plate 11, Fig. 2. 
Fur very soft ; upper parts of the body rusty brown, or ashy 
grey suffused with rust colour ; under parts white ; a dusky 
patch in front of eye; feet white : tail with minute brownish 
hairs. 
Inhabits the Swan River district, Western Australia, and South 
Australia. 
This little animal is rather smaller than the common Dor¬ 
mouse {Myu.vtts avcllanarius ). From the Dromicia yliri- 
formis it may be distinguished by its much smaller size, its 
tail not being inerassated at the base, and its colouring, 
which is usually of a delicate rusty browu hue on the upper 
parts of the body, but sometimes greyish, slightly suffused 
with rust colour only: the white of the under parts is 
strongly separated, on the sides of the body, from the darker 
colour of the upper parts ; the dark patch in the region of 
the eye is nearly confined to the anterior angle, but is continued 
in the form of a narrow* line across the upper part. 
Length from nose to i oot of tail 
“ of tail . 
“ from nose to car 
u of tarsus 
*' of car 
Inches. Lines. Inches. Lines. 
3 C 3 7 
2 10 3 0 
n 
Gi 0 
