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THYLACINUS CYNOCKPHALUS. 
composed being waved. The general tint of tlie animal is 
greyish brown, but faintly sutlused with yellowish ; on the 
under parts of the body of a paler hue than the upper, ihe 
fur on the back is of a deep brown colour next the skin, and 
each hair (excepting those which form the transverse black 
bands) is yellowish brown towards the point, and dusky at die 
point; on the abdomen the hairs are of a paler brown at the 
root, and brown-white externally. The black bands alluded 
to are usually about fourteen in number; they commence 
immediately behind the shoulders, and are at first narrow and 
confined to the back, but, proceeding towards the tail, they 
become gradually broader, and are more extended in the 
lateral direction ; those on the haunches are the longest, and 
are often forked at their extremities. The general tint of the 
head is rather paler than that of the body, and the region of 
the eye is of a whitish hue, but a dark spot is observable ut 
the anterior angle of the eye, and a narrow dmk line runs 
over the eye: the muzzle is dusky; the edge of the upper 
lip white. The limbs, externally, and the feet, scarcely differ 
in colour from the body. The large pads at the base of the 
toes of the fore foot are naked, and exceedingly rough, and a 
narrow naked mark runs backwards from these pads to the 
wrist; a similar narrow naked mark runs along the under 
side of the hind foot, from the heel to the great rough pads 
at the base of the toes. The claws of the fore and hind feet 
are nearly equal in size ; short, thick, but slightly compressed, 
and solid ; and they are of a brown colour. The tail is 
about half as long as the body; thick at the base, where it 
is covered with somewhat woolly fur, like that on the body, 
but at about the commencement of the second fourth of the 
tail the hairs become short and harsh, and are closely applied 
to the skin; they are brown on the upper surface, and pale 
brown on the under; on the under surface of the apical 
portion of the tail, however, the hairs are comparatively long, 
