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Genus PeraurisTA, Desm.
Vol. I. Pl. 29,
23, Petaurista Taguanoides, Desm.
Habitat. New South Wales.
Genus BELIDEUS, Waterh.
Vol. I. Pl. 23,
24, Belideus flaviventer
Habitat. New South Wales.
Vol. I. Pl. 94,
25. Belideus sciureus : : |
Habitat. New South Wales and Victoria.
Vol. I. Pl. 25.
26. Belideus breviceps, Waterh. : ;

Habitat. New South Wales and Victoria.

: Vol. I. Pl. 26.
27. Belideus notatus, Peters.

Habitat. Victoria.

: Vol. I. Pl. 27,
28. Belideus Ariel, Gould . : : . :

Habitat. Cobourg Peninsula, on the north coast of Australia.

Genus Acropata, Desm.

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29. Acrobata pygmea, Desm. . : ; : : ‘ : Vol. I. Pig

Habitat. New South Wales and Victoria.

By some oversight the name of this species has been spelt on the plate and in the text Acrobates pygmaeus.

Genus Dromicia, Gray.
30. Dromicia gliriformis

Halitat. Van Diemen’s Land.

Vol. I. PL gs

31. Dromicia concinna, Gould . : é . Vol. I. Pl. 30.
Dromicia Neillii, Waterh. Nat. Hist. of Mamm. vol. i. p- 31

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Habitat. Western Australia.

32. Dromicia unicolor, Krefft.
Dromicia unicolor, Krefft in Proc. Zool. Soc. Jan. 22, 1863.
‘Fur of a uniform mouse-colour, lighter on the sides and beneath, with a bl

pped with yellowish at the back and sides, and with grey beneath;
are interspersed, except on the under side of the body. Bristles black to
white ; a few long bristly black hairs
what longer than the body, prehensile, tl

tapering ;

ackish patch in front of the eye.
“ All the hairs are slate-grey at the base, ti

longer black hairs, tipped with white,
within one-third of the tip, which is in front and behind the eye. Tail some-
un, showing every joint; slichtl

y enlarged at the base, and gradually
ht-coloured and black hairs :

covered with a mixture of lig

apical portion about +” from the tip, wide
beneath.
p 7 | inches.
Length from tip to tip. 5
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veal ae : : : ,
:
Face to base of ear : : ?
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Arm and hands :
Tarsi and toes : : | | | i :

(514 py ree On
This beautiful little cre

soms of the Banksia

ature was capture

d near St. Leonard’s N
» and lived a few d

orth Shore, Sydney, feeding upon the blos-
ays In captivity its habits 3+ ; : Paria a
, aptivity. In its habits it 1s nocturnal. The tongue of this Dromicia