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PHASCOGALE {Antechinus) MINIMA. 
Geoffrey s Phascogale. 
Dasyurus minimus. Geoffroy”, Annales du Museum, tom. iii. p. 362. 
“ “ Schreber, Saugth. Suppl. Tab. 152, B. e. 
Phascogale minima. Temminck, Monographies de Mammalogie, tom. i. 
p. 59. 
“ affinis. Gray’, Appendix to Grey’s Journal of Two Expeditions 
of Discovery in Australia, vol. ii. p. 406. 
Brown, suffused with rusty yellow, the latter tint very distinct on 
the hinder parts of the body; under parts palish buff-yellow, 
as well as the feet, inner surface of the ears, and tail beneath ; 
upper surface of the tail dusky brown. 
Inhabits Tasmania. 
The fur of this animal is long, and moderately soft; the 
hairs of the back are grey, broadly ringed with rich rusty 
yellow near the point, and dusky at the point; the longer 
interspersed hairs have the visible portion black ; the general 
tint produced by this admixture of colours is rich yellowish 
brown ; a brown hue prevails on the upper surface of the head, 
and the hinder part of the body is of a very deep reddish 
yellow tint: ou the under parts of the body the hairs are 
grey at the base, and of a palish buff-yellow externally. The 
ears are small, and have the hinder margin nearly straight; 
they are densely clothed with minute yellowish hairs, both in¬ 
ternally and externally. The tail is about as long as the body, 
well clothed with short hairs, of a dusky brown colour on the 
upper surface, but of a dirty yellow hue on the sides and 
under surface. The feet are very nearly of the same tint; 
the claws of the fore feet are rather long. 
