492 
DIDKLPHYS DICHURA. 
formed in Brazil. In the stomachs of specimens dissecteil, 
the remains of birds have been found. 
Specimen 
in Mus. 
Zool. Sue. 
From 
Tcmminck 
Brit. Mus. 
Length from tip of nose to root of tail .. 
“ of tail 
“ of hairy portion of ditto ... 
ki from nose to ear ... . 
44 of ear ... «. ... ... 
Ins. Lines. Ins. Lines. 
9 0 | 9 9 
13 0 1 14 0 
2 9 1 2 11 
1 9 
10 
1 
Ins. Lines. 
10 6 
13 6 
2 2 
2 0 
9 
D i del/j/tys die/t // ra . 
Didelphy* dichurn . (Natterer), Wagner, in WicgmamT* Arcfatr. fur 
Naturgcschichte, vol. riii. Pt. 6 for 1812, p. 338. 
General tint reddish grey ; under parts yellowish white; tail 
equal to the body in length, and of a whitish flesh-colour, 
spotted with brown above, and immaculate beneath. Length 
of head and hotly 8j inches ; of tail, 9 inches. 
inhabits Brazil. 
Dr. Wagner observes, that both D . dichura and /)• ajfinis 
are liable to be confounded with the Did. Philander , and 
that the diagnosis of the last mentioned species might be as 
follows:—above, reddish, or hoary grey; beneath, yellow 
white; tail much longer than the body, the naked portion at 
first brown, and then white, spotted both above und below 
with brown, and with a considerable portion ut the terminal 
extremity of an immaculate fleshy white tint: female with a 
distinct pouch. Length of head and body, 11 inches and 2 
lines ; tail. 15 inches, of which the hairv portion measures 
2 J inches. 
