LONG-SNOUTED TARSIPES. 
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abundant; on the inner surface of the ear they are yellowish, 
those on the outer side are darker, especially near the front 
margin, where they assume a dusky hue. There is a small lobe 
near the posterior angle of the ear internally. The feet are 
clothed above with small glistening pale hairs. The tail is dusky 
above, and greyish beneath. The hairs on the back are of a 
deep lead-grey colour next the skin, and those on the abdo¬ 
men are of a paler grey at the root. 
In some specimens the sides of the body are yellowish, and 
the under parts are nearly white. The male specimens are 
generally smaller than the females. 
Male. 
Female. 
Female. 
Ins. Lines. 
Ins. Lines. 
Ins. Lines. 
Lengthfrom tip of nose to root of tail 1 ... 
3 4 
3 9 
3 0 
“ of tail . 
3 6 
4 0 
3 7 
“ from nose to ear . 
1 0 
1 2 
in 
** from nose to eye ... . 
6 
n 
6 
“ of ear ... . 
4 
4 
4* 
u of fore foot . . 
3f 
H 
4 
u of hind foot ... . 
7% 
n 
“ of thumb of ditto . 
2i 
2i 
14 of the second and third, joined, toes 
l<r 
n 
“ of the fourth toe ... . 
3 
3 
14 of the outer toe 
2 
2 
“ of middle finger of hand. 
if 
u 
Mr. Neill having kindly sent me a female specimen pre 
served in spirit, I will avail myself of the opportunity to 
notice the leading points which the entire skeleton of this 
interesting animal presents, since only some few parts (the 
1 The dimensions in the two first columns are taken from skins, and those 
in the third column from a specimen preserved in spirit. All of these speci¬ 
mens are from King George’s Sound. 
