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both of the fore and hind feet (if we except the innermost one of ee are ee ee ee
very deep, and compressed claws. The innermost toe of Ue hind ee Is large, A - a me ne a
of a thumb, and is used as such, being opposed to the toes in grasping, as is the thumb o e, a ‘
to the fingers. The head is rather large, the muzzle ot and nearly naked ee ie a oe : A
upper surface, these parts being merely and rather sparingly clothed with sma ee ee a i
thus sparingly clothed is most extended on the upper surinee of the muzzle, oe reac ning ac about
12 inch from the tip of the nose, while at the sides only + an inch or Soe of the muzzle is destitute of
the ordinary fur. The ears are of moderate size and pointed, and entirely hidden by the very long hairs with
which they are clothed, these latter being for the most part about 2 inches in length; on the inner side
of the ears the hairs are white, and on the outer side of the same grey hue as those of the head, excepting
those which spring from the anterior margin of the ear, which are chiefly black. The eyes are rather large,
and, like those of other Marsupial animals (with the exception of the Kangaroos), are not protected by
eyelashes ; there are, however, a few long bristly hairs springing from immediately above the eye; the hairs
of the moustaches are small and scanty. ‘The fur is tolerably long, dense, of a wool-like quality, and rather
ashy grey somewhat suffused with brown,—a tint produced by the hairs
at the point. The hinder part of the back is of a dirty yellowish white hue.
and body, as well as the inner side of the fore legs and the posterior part of
the hind legs, are white, but not very pure; the hairs covering the feet have the visible portions whitish,
a slight pencilling of this darker hue is generally observable on
is of a brownish rust-colour. The muffle is naked, and, like the
ave been black in the living animal.

soft to the touch; its general hue
being brown before, and whitish
The under parts of the head

but they are dusky brown at the root, and
the toes. The inner side of the hind legs
naked soles of the feet, appears to h

“A very young Koala in the Muse

um of the Zoological Society presents some features worthy of notice.
Instead of having the woolly fur of the adult, it is clothed with
closely applied to the skin ;

hairs which are moderately soft, short, and
3; on the mesial line of the b

ack a little behind the shoulders, the hairs radiate,
the neck meet those of the head having an opposite direction, and form a kind
of crest at the line of junction : se centres from which the hairs radiate.

; on the rump there is another of the
much pointed and have the posterior edge emarginated, are clothed with hairs of about
the same as in the adult.”

a quarter of an inch in length.
ates represents the head of the anim

and running forwards over

The ears, which are

Its colouring Is
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One of the accompanying P] al, of the size of life ; the other, a reduced
hgure of a female and young.