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ing the root of the tail; eye encircled with black ; car black 
at the base externally, white at the posterior angle: a black 
patch on the cheek (which is white) immediately beneath 
the ear opening: flank membrane edged with white, but 
blackish towards the edge, both above and below: chin, 
throat, and under parts of body, white: tail black at the 
apex. 
Inhabits New South Wales. 
To the above description I need only add, that the naked 
tip to the nose, and naked palms of the feet, are of a delicate 
llesh-colour in the living animal; the ears are of a brownish 
llesli-colour, becoming darker towards the point. The black 
stripe on the upper parts of the animal is always rather 
suddenly expanded on the crown of the head ; the fore legs 
are grey externally, but become blackish towards aud at the 
wrist; the hands are greyish brown above: the hind legs are 
also greyish externally, but there is an undefined dusky mark 
on this part; the feet are greyish behind: in front, and on 
the toes, the hairs are white. The hairs on the throat, chest, 
and mesial line of the abdomen, are uniform white (some¬ 
times yellowish) to the root; towards the sides of the abdo¬ 
men they arc faintly tinted with grey at some little distance 
below the point, and on the under surface of the flunk mem¬ 
brane they are black, or nearly so, and for the most part 
tipped witli white ; this membrane is extended to the base of 
the outer finger, which has a fringe of white hairs on the 
outer side. A largish grey patch is generally observed oil the 
sides of the throat, and, besides the black spot under the 
opening of the ear, there is a second black spot behind the 
white fringe which adorns the posterior angle of the ear. 
Inches. Line*. Inches. Lines. 
Length from tip of nose to root of tail 
“ of tail 
*• of car 
8 6 9 0 
8 6 10 0 
94 011 
