THICK-TAILED PERAMELES. 
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with small hairs, of a yellow colour on the inner surface, 
and dusky on the outer, if we except the hinder part, where 
they are pale. 
A male specimen in the British Museum collection presents 
the following dimensions : — 
Length from tip of nose to root of tail . . 
“ of tail ... ... ... . 
'* from nose to ear 
44 of ear ... . 
Width of ditto ... ' ... 
Length of fore foot and nails ... . 
(of which the nail of the largest toe is) 
44 of hind foot and nails ... 
(of which the nail of the largest toes is) 
Distance between posterior incisor and canine 
44 between canine aud first molar 
4 ‘ between first and second molars 
From front of foremost incisor to the first 
true molar ... 
Inches. Lines. 
16 0 
7 2 
3 6 
10 
10 
1 7 
8 
3 2 
7 
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Perameles macroura greatly resembles the P. oiesula , 
hut besides having the tail longer, it presents other differences; 
attaining a larger size, and having the posterior upper incisor 
almost in contact with the others, and broader than in P. 
obesala; the hind feet, moreover, are very nearly uniform in 
tint—not pencilled with black, as in the animal last men¬ 
tioned. The skull I have had no opportunity of ex¬ 
amining. 
