Catalogue of Australian mammals : with introductory notes on general mammalogy / by J. Douglas Ogilby.

  • Ogilby, J. Douglas (James Douglas), 1853-1925.
Date:
1892
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Credit: Catalogue of Australian mammals : with introductory notes on general mammalogy / by J. Douglas Ogilby. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    3. PoTOROUS TRiDACTYLUs, Kerr^ sp. (1792). Common Eat-Kangaa?oo. Size variable, large, or medium. Other external characters aS in P. gilberti, but the naked part of the rhinarium extends rathe^ further backwards. Dimensions.—Head and body about sixteen and a half inches; tail about nine inches; hind foot from two-thirds to four-fifths of an inch. Habitat.—New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. References.—Thomas, B.M. Catal, p. 117, pis. xi. fig. 13 (rhin- a/rium), xiii. fig. 12 (fourth premolar), xiv. fig. 10 nasals); Gould, Mamm. Austr. ii. pis. Ixvii. (P. murinus), Ixviii. (P. apicalis). The two Tasmanian forms, P. apicalis which is larger and P. rufus which is smaller than continental examples may prove to be good species. Genus III.—CALOPRYMNUS, Thomas (1888). Rhinarium naked. Ears short and rounded. Pore-claws long and strong. Hind feet longer than the head, their soles naked and coarsely granulated. Tail thin, cylindrical, evenly short- haired, without trace of crest. Dentition.—I. Habits. 1.2.3 p 1 i.o.o> o’ P. 0.0 3.4 0.0.3.4* Terrestrial; herbivorous. M. 1.2.3.4 1.2.3.4 X 2 = 34. 1. Caloprymnus campbstris, Gould, sp. (1843). Plain Rat-Kangaroo. Size large. Form slender and delicate. Face broad between the orbits. Fur soft and straight. General color above grizzled sandy, darker on the back, brighter on the sides j below pale sandy-white. Ears with close, short, yellow hairs. Arms and legs bright sandy rufous; hands and feet white, the hairs quite short. Tail sparsely clothed with pale yellowish hairs, which are closest on the underside of the tip. Centre of chest naked and apparently glandular. Dimensions.—Head and body about eighteen inches; tail about fourteen inches. Habitat.—South Australia, References.—Thomas, B.M. Catal. p. 115, pis. xiii. fig. \ \(fourth premolar), xiv. fig. % (upper view of skull)] Gould, Mamm. Austr. ii. pi. Ixvi. . .
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