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PHASCOGALE PENICILLATA. 
of White’s specimen still preserved in the Boyal College of 
Surgeons. The Brush-tailed Phascogale is nearly equal in 
size to the Common Squirrel (Sew nix vulgar in); has u 
long, and moderately soft fur, which, on the upper parts of 
the head and body, is of a grey colour, and on the under 
parts, white, or vellow-white. The eyes ore encircled with 
black, and there is a pale spot both above and below the eye: 
along the middle portion of the head, the hairs are more 
suffused with black than elsewhere : on the back, the hairs 
are finely annulated with whitish near the point, and are 
black at the poiut, whilst they are of a deep grey colour at 
the root. The ears are sparingly clothed with small pale 
hairs internally aud externally, but on the fore part of the 
outer surface they ore dusky. The fore legs and feet are of 
a pale greyish brown colour; the toes almost white ; the hind 
feet are somewhat dusky behind, but pale in front, and the 
toes are grey-white. The tail is about equal to the body in 
length ; at the root, covered with fur like that of the body; 
there is then a portion of about two inches in length which 
is clothed with short still* hairs, which are of a very pale grey 
hue (sometimes chiefly yellowish white), but dusky along the 
middle line beneath ; and the remaining portion, being about 
two-thirds of the whole, is clothed with very long and glossy 
black hairs, varying from one to two inches in length. 
Inches. Lines. Inches. Lines. 
t from nose to root of tail 
... 9 
0 
9 
6 
of tail ... 
... 7 
0* 
7 
6 
from nose to ear 
... 1 
9 
1 
11 
of car ... 
of tarsus 
... 1 
10 
cl 
1 
11 
7 
The present species has an unusually wide range, being 
found in New South Wales, and both in Southern and 
About Si inches, including the long hairs. 
