THE WHITE-FOOTED PHASCOGALE. 
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following description is from the animal found in Tasman’s 
Peninsula. 
Phascogale affinis. Gray. 
Fur long, and moderately soft; on the head and fore part 
of the hack, brownish grey, slightly tinted with yellow; on 
the hinder parts of the body, of a deep fulvous brown, and 
on the under parts of a very pale yellowish hue. The feet 
are of a dusky brown colour, and so is the upper surface of 
the tail, but near the base it is somewhat pencilled with 
yellow. The cal’s are clothed with small hairs, which are for 
the most part yellowish. The fur, both on the upper and 
under parts of the body, is of a deep slate-grey colour next 
the skin ; the hairs of the back are annulated with yellowish 
towards the point, and black at the point; or, on the hinder 
parts of the back, the yellow is replaced by a rich brown 
colour. 
Inches. Lines. 
Length from tip of nose to root of tail ... 5 6 
“ of tail ... ... ... . 2 10 
“ from nose to ear . 1 3 
il of ear ... ... ... . 4 
11 of hind foot and nails ... ... 10 
PHASCOGALE {Antechinus) ALBIPES. 
The White-footed Phascogale. 
Phascogale albipes. Waterhouse, Proceedings of the Zoological Society 
for March, 1842, Pt. 10, p. 48. 
Fur moderate as to length, and very soft; on the upper parts of 
the body brownish grey, and on the under parts white. Tail 
dirty white beneath, and of a dusky ash colour above. Feet 
