. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. TUK II J. 201 and there, the visible jiortions being bhvck or bhickish, oi- jiointed. These are relieved by the dark and liglit-barred colour of the visible part of the shorter hairs, all tlie hairs being of a leaden-gi-eyish tint at the skin. The upper surface of the body has a close and stiff fur of rich golden colour, mixed with black ; the head, face, and lower parts of the legs are dark brownish-grey; and there are a few patches of white along the centre of the throat and chest. The fur covers the tail for half an inch or more,
. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. TUK II J. 201 and there, the visible jiortions being bhvck or bhickish, oi- jiointed. These are relieved by the dark and liglit-barred colour of the visible part of the shorter hairs, all tlie hairs being of a leaden-gi-eyish tint at the skin. The upper surface of the body has a close and stiff fur of rich golden colour, mixed with black ; the head, face, and lower parts of the legs are dark brownish-grey; and there are a few patches of white along the centre of the throat and chest. The fur covers the tail for half an inch or more, and then the rest is naked, and covered with a network of scales about three to a line in length. The scales are black above, and a few minute and very short hairs project from the intei-stices of the scales. The animal has a naked muffle and rounded ears. The hind foot is remarkable, for whilst the skull and dentition of the creature would associate it more with the Kangaroo-Rats, the position of the first toe (wanting in the Kangaroo-Rats) resembles somewhat that of the Phalangista .group, or the Phalangers, which will be noticed further on. The sole of the foot is long, and there is a nailless Iirojecting first toe, like a thumb ; next come the second and third toes—small, united by skin, and leaving the two combing-nails visible ; and then the largest, or fourth toe, is followed by a smaller fifth. Sir R. On-en judged that this animal was an occasional climber of trees, but that its usual locality was on the ground. Mr. Ramsay states that it li^es in the Rockingham Bay district, and that it frequents the dense and damp positions of the scrubs which fringe the rivers and clothe the sides of the coast range. Its habits are diurnal, and its movements are graceful. It procures its food by turning over the rubbish in search of insects, worms, and tuberous roots, frequently eating the palm-berries, which it holds with its fore paws, after the manner of the Phalangers, sitting
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